"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.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.