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Appropriate Preposition:
- Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
- Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
- Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
- Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
- Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
- Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
Idioms:
- queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
- put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
- At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
- be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )