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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.