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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.