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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.