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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.