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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.