"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.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )