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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.