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Appropriate Preposition:
- Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
- Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
- Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
- Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
- Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
- Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
Idioms:
- In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
- Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
- Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
- Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
- Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
- By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.