"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.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.