"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.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.