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rip van winkle   [ˌrip ˌvan ˈwiNGkəl] /noun/ রিপ ভ্যান উইংকল; যে প্রচুর ঘুমোয়;
SYNONYM   Rip van Winkle;
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Nearby Words:

rip rip off rip out rip up rip-off rip-roaring

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

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  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.