"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.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.