"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.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide