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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.