"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.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.