"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.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.