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hold in contempt  /verb/ ঘৃণার দৃষ্টিতে দেখা; ঘৃণার অবজ্ঞার দেখা;
SYNONYM   despise; scorn;
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Nearby Words:

holarrhena antidysenterica hold hold back hold down hold fast hold firm

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

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  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )