"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.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.