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flog a dead horse   বৃথা চেষ্টা করা;
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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

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  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.