"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.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.