"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.