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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.