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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.