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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.