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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.