"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.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.