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Beat about the bush - কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা
SYNONYM  talk irrelevantly.
EXAMPLE  Please come to the point without beating about the bush

Nearby Words:

Bear away Bear on Bear out Bear up Bear with Beat black and blue

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

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  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.