"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.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )