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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.