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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.