"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.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.