Appropriate Preposition

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.