"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )