Appropriate Preposition

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.