"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.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.