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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.