"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.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.