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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.