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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.