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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.