"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.