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Appropriate Preposition:
- Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
- Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
- Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
- Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
- Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
- Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
Idioms:
- Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
- Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
- Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
- Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
- After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
- Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide