"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.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )