"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.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.