"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.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.