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Appropriate Preposition:
- Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
- Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
- Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
- Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
- Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
- Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
Idioms:
- cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
- Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
- Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
- In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.