"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.