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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.