"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.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.