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Appropriate Preposition:
- Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
- Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
- Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
- Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
- Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
- Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
Idioms:
- Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
- harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
- Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
- pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
- At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
- A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.