Appropriate Preposition

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.