"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.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.