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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.