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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.