"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.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.