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Appropriate Preposition:
- Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
- Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.
- Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
- Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
- Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
- Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
Idioms:
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
- Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
- Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
- To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
- At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
- From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.