"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.