"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.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.