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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.