"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.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.