"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.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.