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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.