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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.