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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.