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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather