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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.