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Appropriate Preposition:
- Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
- Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
- Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
- Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
- Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
- Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
Idioms:
- Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
- On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
- by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
- Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
- On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
- Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.