"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.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.