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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.