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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.