"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.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.