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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.