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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )