"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.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.