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Appropriate Preposition:
- Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
- Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
- Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
- Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
- Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
- Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
Idioms:
- loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
- By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
- Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
- End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
- Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
- At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.