"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.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.