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Appropriate Preposition:
- Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
- Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
- Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
- Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
- Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
- Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
Idioms:
- At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
- loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
- put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
- Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
- In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
- blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )