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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.