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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.