"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.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.