"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.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.