"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.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.