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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )