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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.