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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.