"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.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.