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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.