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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.