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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.