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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.