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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.