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a wild goose chase   বৃথা পরিশ্রম করা; সোনার হরিণের বা অসম্ভবের পিছনে ছোটা; তাড়া খাওয়া মানুষ, পশু, জাহাজ ইত্যাদি;
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a way a weary a while a white elephant a work of art

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

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  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.