"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.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )