"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.