"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.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.