"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.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )