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Appropriate Preposition:
- Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
- Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.
- Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
- Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
- Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
- Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
Idioms:
- Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
- Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
- At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
- At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
- In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
- Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.