"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.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.