"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.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )