"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.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.