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- Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
- Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
- Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
- Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
- Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
- Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
Idioms:
- In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
- By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
- Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
- Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
- bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
- By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.