"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.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.