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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.