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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.