"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.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush