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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.