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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.