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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.