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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.