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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses