"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.