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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.