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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.