"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.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.