"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.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.