"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.