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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.