"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.