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be about to  /verb/ উদ্যত হত্তয়া;
SYNONYM   be ready;
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Nearby Words:

be able be absorbed be accustomed to be acquainted be acquired be addicted

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

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  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.