"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.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )