"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.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.