"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.