"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.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.