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held off  /verb/ আঁকড়াইয়া ধরা; দূরে সরাইয়া রাখা; এড়াইয়া চলা;
SYNONYM   tackle; hold off; shirk;
Next : to conquerPrevious : strick out

Nearby Words:

held held back held down held out held over held up

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.

Idioms:

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  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.