"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.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.