"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.