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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means