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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.