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• Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
• Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
• End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
• Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
• Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
• Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

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• Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
• Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
• Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
• Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
• On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
• Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.