"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.