"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.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.