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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.