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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.