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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.