Appropriate Preposition

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • 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.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.