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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.