"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.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.