"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.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.