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- Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
- Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
- Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
- Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
- Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
- Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
Idioms:
- Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
- put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
- reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
- Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
- a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
- Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.