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- Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
- Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
- Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
- Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
- Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
- Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
Idioms:
- Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
- To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
- Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
- clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )