Appropriate Preposition

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.