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- Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
- Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
- Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
- Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
- Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
- Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
Idioms:
- A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
- Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
- At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
- queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.