"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.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.