"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )