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Appropriate Preposition:
- Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
- Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
- Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
- Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
- Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
- Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
Idioms:
- Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
- reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
- Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
- At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
- Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
- On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.