"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.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.