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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.