"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.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.