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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.