"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.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.