F5. Other use the "to-infinitive"
a. use the preposition "for" to show who these adjectives refer to: difficult, easy, possible, impossible, hard (e.g. It was difficult for us to hear what she was saying.) Use the preposition "of" with other adjectives. (e.g. It’s kind of you to help.)
b. As a postmodifier after abstract nouns like: ability, desire, need, wish, attempt, failure, opportunity, chance, intention. (e.g. I have no desire to be rich.) We often use a to-infinitive as a postmodifier after an indefinite pronoun. (e.g. When I am travelling I always take something to read.)
c. After dare, can use the infinitive with or without to. (e.g. I wouldn't dare to tell him. Or I wouldn't dare tell him.) But after dare not (or daren't), you must use the infinitive without to. (e.g. I daren't tell him what happened. (not I daren't to tell him)
d. After some verbs, can use a question word (what/ whether/ how etc.) + 'to ~'. We use this structure especially after: ask, decide, know, remember, forget, explain, learn, understand, wonder (e.g. We asked how to get to the station.)
e. Also show/ tell/ ask/ advise/ teach somebody what/ how/ where to do something. (e.g. Can somebody show me how to change the film in this camera?)
more about the To + Infinitive
Idiom 365
No Dice: an unacceptable alternative or explanation that something will not happen.
Example: Can you come for me this weekend? Sorry, no dice. I have to be at home.