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Appropriate Preposition:
- Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
- Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
- Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
- Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
- Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
- Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
Idioms:
- Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
- Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
- Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
- Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
- Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
- Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.