"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.