"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.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.