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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.