"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.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.