"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.