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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.