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former generation  /noun/ পূর্বপুরুষ;
SYNONYM   ancestor;
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Nearby Words:

for for a change for a long time for a start for ages for all that

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

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  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.