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- Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
- Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
- Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
- Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
- Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
- Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
Idioms:
- harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
- Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
- As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
- put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
- Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
- In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.