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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • 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.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake