"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.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.