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Appropriate Preposition:
- Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
- Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
- Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
- Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
- Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
- Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
Idioms:
- Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
- Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
- Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
- As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
- In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
- By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.