Appropriate Preposition

  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.