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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.