"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.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.