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cantankerous   [ক্যান্টাংকারাস্] /adj/ কলহপ্রিয় ; বদমেজাজি ; ঝগড়াটে ; খিটখিটে
SYNONYM   quarrelsome ; contentious; peevish ; irascible ; ill-tempered.
EXAMPLE  He could be cantankerous and rude, yet hated to be embarrassed.
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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

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  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.