"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )