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- False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
- Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
- Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
- Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
- Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
- Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
Idioms:
- Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
- Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
- Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
- On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
- slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
- Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.