"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.