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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )