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Appropriate Preposition:
- Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
- Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
- Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
- Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
- Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
- Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
Idioms:
- loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
- Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
- At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
- To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
- Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.