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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.