"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.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.