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Appropriate Preposition:
- Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
- Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
- Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
- Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
- Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
- Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
Idioms:
- Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
- On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
- Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
- Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
- Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
- Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.