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Appropriate Preposition:
- Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
- Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
- Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
- Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
- Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
- Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
Idioms:
- On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
- by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
- Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
- Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
- At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
- A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.