"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.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.