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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.