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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.