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"The job was not plain-sailing."
উত্তর জানতে একটি অপশন বেছে নাও 👇
সঠিক উত্তর: খ) The job was not easy to do
ব্যাখ্যা
plain sailing অর্থ সহজ ও ঝামেলাহীন; not plain sailing অর্থ কাজটি সহজ ছিল না।
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