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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.