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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist