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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )