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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.