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tongue in cheek  /phrase/ ব্যঙ্গভরে কিছু বলা;
SYNONYM   tongue in cheek;
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Nearby Words:

ton tonal tonalities tonality tone tone down

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

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  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )