"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.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )