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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.