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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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  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

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  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • 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.