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lay hold of  /verb/ পাকড়াত্ত করা;
SYNONYM   waylay;
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Nearby Words:

lay lay a ghost lay aside lay away lay back lay bare

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

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  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.