"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.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.