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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )