"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.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )