"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.