"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.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.