"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.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.