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Appropriate Preposition:
- Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
- Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
- Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
- Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
- Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
- Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
Idioms:
- Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
- Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
- At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
- In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
- Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
- Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.