"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.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.