"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.