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Appropriate Preposition:
- Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
- Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
- Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
- Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
- Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
- Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
Idioms:
- breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
- have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
- At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
- By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
- Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
- In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.