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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.