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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.