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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.