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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.