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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.