"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.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )