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- Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
- Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
- Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
- Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
- Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
- Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
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- loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
- Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
- pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
- At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
- Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
- At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.