"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.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.