"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.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • 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.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.