Appropriate Preposition

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.