"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.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.