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be about to  /verb/ উদ্যত হত্তয়া;
SYNONYM   be ready;
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Nearby Words:

be able be absorbed be accustomed to be acquainted be acquired be addicted

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

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  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.