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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.