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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.