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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.