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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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  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

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  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.