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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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  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

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  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.