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against the grain  /phrase/ স্বাভাবিক পন্থা, প্রথা বা পদ্ধতির বিরুদ্ধে; প্রবৃত্তির বিরুদ্ধে;
SYNONYM   against what is normal way; contrary to the natural feeling of someone or something..
EXAMPLE  It goes against the grain to tell outright lies.
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again again and again against against one's will against the clock against the stream

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.

Idioms:

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  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )