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Phrases, Idioms & A. prep.
in vain  /adverb/ নিরর্থক; বিফলে; ব্যর্থ হইয়া; উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে; অনর্থক; শুধুশুধু; মিছামিছি; নাহক; নিষ্ফল; বৃথা;
SYNONYM   unreasonably; vainly; casually; unnecessarily; for nothing; without avail; uselessly; vain; bootless;
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in toto in a big way in a body in a different way in a family way in a flash

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

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  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.