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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.