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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.