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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )