"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.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.