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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.