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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.