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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.