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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )