"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.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )