"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.