"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.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.