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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.