"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.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.