"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.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.