"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.