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- Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
- Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
- Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
- Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
- Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
- Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
Idioms:
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
- After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
- Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
- bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
- Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
- In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.