"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.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.