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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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  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

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  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.