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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.