"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.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.