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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.