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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.