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Appropriate Preposition:
- Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
- Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
- Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
- Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
- Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
- Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
Idioms:
- cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
- By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
- know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
- Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
- Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
- To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.