"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.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.