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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.