"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.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.