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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )