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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.