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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg