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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.