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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather