"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.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.