"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.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.