"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.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.