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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.