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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.