"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.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.