"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.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.