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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.