"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.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )