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Appropriate Preposition:
- Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
- Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
- Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
- Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
- Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
- Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
Idioms:
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
- In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
- As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
- Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
- To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
- Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.