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white elephant  /phrase/ শ্বেতহস্তী; শ্যামদেশীয় শ্বেতহস্তী;
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Nearby Words:

which which ever which is which? whichever whiff whiffle

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

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  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.