"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )