"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.