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Appropriate Preposition:
- Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
- Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
- Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
- Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
- Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
- Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
Idioms:
- Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
- 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.
- bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
- pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
- Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.