Bangla Academy Dictionary:
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- Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
- Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
- Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
- Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
- Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
- Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
Idioms:
- At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
- In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
- Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
- At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
- At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
- a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.