"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.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.