"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.