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Appropriate Preposition:
- Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
- Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
- Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
- Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
- Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
- Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
Idioms:
- Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
- Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
- Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
- Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
- Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
- Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.