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rip van winkle   [ˌrip ˌvan ˈwiNGkəl] /noun/ রিপ ভ্যান উইংকল; যে প্রচুর ঘুমোয়;
SYNONYM   Rip van Winkle;
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Nearby Words:

rip rip off rip out rip up rip-off rip-roaring

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  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

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  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.