"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.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.