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Appropriate Preposition:
- Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
- Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
- Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
- Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
- Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
- Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
Idioms:
- Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
- To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
- On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
- Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
- By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
- In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.