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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.