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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.