"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.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.