"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.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.