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high and dry   জলে নাই এমন; স্থলোপরি উত্তোলিত;
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Nearby Words:

higgle higgledy-piggledy higgling high high alter high and dry land

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

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  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.