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- Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
- Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
- Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
- Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
- Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
- Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
Idioms:
- 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.
- Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
- Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
- From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
- Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
- Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.