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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.