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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.