"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.