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Appropriate Preposition:
- Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
- Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
- Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
- Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
- Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
- Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
Idioms:
- Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
- Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
- Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
- vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
- in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
- On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.