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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story