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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.