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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )