"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.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.