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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.