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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )