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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story