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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.