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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.