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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg