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strait-laced  /adjective/ আঁটো করিয়া ফিতাবাঁধা;
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Nearby Words:

straddle straddled straddles straddling strafe strafed

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

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  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )