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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.