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Appropriate Preposition:
- Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
- Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
- Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
- Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
- Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
- Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
Idioms:
- Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
- Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
- bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
- Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
- In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
- blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )