"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.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.