"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.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )