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Appropriate Preposition:
- Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
- Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
- Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
- Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
- Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
- Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
Idioms:
- Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
- At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
- a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
- By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
- Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
- Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.