"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.