"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.