"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.