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

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.