"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.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.