"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.