"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.