"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.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.