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At bay - কোনঠাসা
SYNONYM  in a tight corner.
EXAMPLE  The tiger was at bay in the bush.

Nearby Words:

At a loss At a low ebb At a stretch At all At all events At arm’s length

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.

Idioms:

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  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )