"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.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather