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- Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
- Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
- Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
- According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
- Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
- Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
Idioms:
- By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
- Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
- reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
- Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
- In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
- Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.