"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.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story