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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family