"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.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.