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Appropriate Preposition:
- Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
- Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
- Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
- Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
- Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
- Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
Idioms:
- Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
- On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
- From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
- Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
- Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
- harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )