"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.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.