Idioms Phrases

'To end in smoke' means-

• to create fire
• to go through suffering
• to come to nothing
• to see fire

Ups and downs means ___

• throughly
• move upward and downward
• here and there
• rise and fall

'Do away with' means- 

• to remove something
• to flourish something
• to forward something
• to set up something new

What is the meaning of the phrase 'a man of letters'? 

• A dull-headed person
• A scholar
• A big gun
• A wealthy person

Which is the meaning of 'White elephant'?

• a very costly or troublesome possession
• an elephant of white colour
• a hoarder
• a black marketer

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more;" These memorable lines in Shakespeare tragedy are spoken by -

• Lady Macbeth
• Banqqo
• Duncan
• Macbeth

`Sweet are the uses of adversity' is quoted from Shakespeare's -

• Julius Ceasar
• Macbeth
• Comedy of Errors
• As you like it

'Brain child' means -

• intelligent person
• a person's idea
• autistic child
• special child

'To break the ice' means -

• to end the hostility
• to end up partnership
• to start quarreling
• to start a conversation

'Enough is enough' is used to mean :

• continue
• stop
• continue until it is enough
• none

'Green eye' means

• Jealousy
• Green movement
• Good eyesight
• Green garden

What is the meaning of the idiom 'The salt of the earth'?

• Best people
• Best place
• Best salt
• Best soil

The saying "enough is enough" is used when you want -

• to tell instructions are clear
• to express anger
• something to stop
• to say enough

Green eye means

• Green place
• Green environment
• Jealous
• Angry

`To read between the lines' means -

• to read carefully
• to read only sometimes
• to read quickly to save time
• to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning

What is the meaning of `Dead letter'?

• bad letter
• old letter
• law not in force
• letter written by unknown person

`Hold water' means -

• Bear Examination
• Keep water
• Clean water
• Drink water

What is the meaning of silver tongue?

• having a good time and fortune
• a person who speaks sweetly
• all of the above
• born in a rich family

What is the meaning of the idiom a round dozen?

• Round about a dozen
• less than a dozen
• more than a dozen
• a full dozen

The phrase 'dog days' menas -

• hot weather
• cold shower
• rain soaked streets
• ice storm

Which of the following novels is not written by an English Writer?

• A passage of India
• Sons a
• R. K. Narayan
• Arundhati Roy

The phrase 'sine die' means -

• half-heartedly
• doubtfully
• fixed
• uncertain

He is the black sheep in the family. Here 'black sheep' means -

• a clever person
• an irritating person
• a novel person
• an unworthy person

'Doing something at the drop of a hat' - What does the idiom mean?

• doing something slowly
• doing something instantaneously
• doing something irrationally
• doing something later

The phrase 'in high sprits' means -

• tensed
• worried
• cheeful
• vibrant

'The idiom' in a nutshell' means -

• nutshell
• concise
• cover
• nutty

'Wear and tear' means -

• clothing
• depreciation
• first speech
• accumulation

'To take a leap in the dark' means -

• to take risk
• to hazard oneself
• to do a task secretly
• to do hazardous thing without an idea

'To the full' means -

• to exhaust
• to the highest extent
• throughly
• to complete

Tooth and nail' means

• Get by heart
• tried hard
• go with heart
• none of these

"Take one to task " means -

• resume
• imiate
• retrains
• rebuke

What is the meaning of the phrase, of late?

• long ago
• occasionally
• long since
• recently

The phrase 'Bakers dozen' means :

• 13
• 12
• 11
• 24

He could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in advance. Here 'tipped off' means

• toppled over
• rewarded
• threatened
• given advance information

I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder. Here 'cold shoulder' means :

• scolded me
• insulted me
• abused me
• ignored me

By fits and starts - means

• irregularly
• regularly
• very often
• now

The expression 'take into account' means -

• count numbers
• consider
• think seriously
• assess

ইংরেজি প্রবাদ “Black and White” এর অর্থ কী?

• চিরতরে
• মৌখিক ভাবে
• লিখিতভাবে
• ভালোভাবে

“Pass away’ means

• disappear
• cease
• fall
• die

Pick up”means?

• display
• collect
• suspend
• tolerate

'Bottom line' means -

• final step
• the essential point
• end of road
• last line

When a person says he's all in. It means -

• He is very tired
• He has arrived
• He has finished packing
• He has got everything

The meaning of the phrase 'Feel at home' is -

• calm and quiet
• proficient and expert
• familiar
• free and easy

All at once এর অর্থ কী?

• Suddenly
• Quickly
• Slowly
• Gradually

'By and large' means -

• Very large
• Mostly
• Every where
• Far away

Birds fly at large in the sky.

• freely
• in high speed
• confined
• slowly

You should abide by the law.

• brake
• compromise
• follow
• study

How did he come by such an expensive watch?

• collect
• obtain
• steal
• show

He started at day-break. Here the word 'day-break' menas -

• evening
• morning
• mid-day
• night

The phrase 'over head and ears' means -

• deeply
• blindly
• mostly
• emotionally

The idiom 'put up with' means -

• stay together
• tolerate
• keep trust
• protect

Tom, Dick and Harry' means -

• three bosom friends
• an ordinary or a common man
• important person in the society
• comic characters in a drama serial

'To stick to one's gun' means -

• to be brave
• to be arrogant
• to stand near a gun
• to refuse to change one's position

'In black and white' means -

• completely right or wrong
• directly
• in writing
• painted in black and white

The meaning of the idiom 'bad blood' is -

• friendship
• cruelty
• enmity
• infected blood

A 'fantasy' is -

• an imaginary story
• a funny film
• a funny play
• a real life event

'Through and through' means -

• from one end to the other
• straight through
• right through
• in every way

The idiom 'a snake in the grass' means -

• a sleeping snake
• a piece of rope
• a hidden enemy
• a dead snake

'To build castles in the air' means -

• To work
• To be a dreamer
• To work selflessly
• To make a fortune

'maiden speech' is the -

• first speech
• late speech
• early speech
• final speech

'De facto' means -

• in reality
• by rights
• evidence
• as per facts

The idiom 'let things slide' means -

• ignore
• set free
• lose gradually
• reveal a secret

'Look after' means to -

• follow
• try again
• take care
• look at

'Call it a day' means -

• to be unhappy with the weather
• to pay someone a visit
• to raise doubts
• to stop work since enough has been done

'At home' এর অর্থ হচ্ছে -

• home made of bricks
• one who has lost home
• try to make a home
• familiar with

'Black and blue' অর্থ কী?

• উত্তম মধ্যম
• রঙ্গীন
• ধূসর
• কাল ও নীল

'A buring question' means -

• an important question
• a hard question
• a uncommon question
• a false question

'Bottom line' means -

• the end of a road
• the last line of a book
• the essential point
• the final step

'Pass for' means -

• allow
• brush aside
• qualify
• appear to be

'Look over' means -

• neglect
• choose
• ignore
• examine closely

My friend is a couch potato. What does the idiom/phrase 'couch potato' means?

• active person
• busy person
• lazy person
• angry person

'Life is not a bed of rose' means :

• None of the above.
• Life is a bed of merry gold.
• Life is a bed of flowers other than rose.
• Life is a painful journey.

'Pass away' means -

• erase
• fail
• disappear
• die

There are black sheep in every community 'Black sheep' means -

• bad character
• none of these
• a sheep with black colour
• black sheep and goat

'A cock and bull story' means -

• an animal story
• a tragedy
• a short story
• a false story

'Put up with' means -

• patiently
• complain
• tolerate
• hate

'A man of letter' means -

• An unwise man
• A wise man
• An illiterate person
• A stupid man

'A bolt from the blue' means -

• A happy ending
• A sudden bad news
• A thunderstorm
• A hailstorm

'End in smoke' means -

• stop smoking
• complete destruction
• come to nothing
• catch fire

‘Once in a blue moon’ means-

• always
• very rarely
• nearly
• hourly

Choose the meaning of the idiom- ‘Take the bull by the horns’ -

• To challenge the enemy with courage
• Force the enemy to submit
• Out of one's wit
• Surrender before the emeny

A speech of too many word is called-

• A big speech
• Maiden speech
• An unimportant speech
• A verbose speech

The phrase ‘Achilles’ hell’ means :

• A strong point
• A weak point
• A permanent solution
• A serious idea

The idiom ‘A stitch in times saves nine’- refers to the importance of-

• saving lives
• timely action
• saving time
• time tailoring

‘To do away with’ means-

• to repeat
• to start
• to get rid of
• to drive off

‘To do away with’ means-

• to repeat
• to start
• to get rid of
• to drive off

The idiom “A stitch in time saves nine”- refers the importance of-

• saving lives
• saving time
• timely action
• time tailoring

The phrase ‘nouveau riche’ means-

• Riche rich
• New high class
• Well off
• New rich

'Call to mind' means-

• fantasize
• attend
• remember
• request

'Pass away' means-

• disappear
• die
• erase
• fall

The idiom "put up with" means-

• stay together
• tolerate
• keep trust
• protect

Despite being a brilliant scientist, he does not seem to get his ideas across.

• make his ideas understand
• get his ideas down pat
• summaries his ideas
• put together his ideas

"To raise one's brows" indicates-

• annoyance
• disapproval
• indifference
• surprise

Of the foru alternatives, find the one that best fits into the blank space : While living in poverty, the poet had to _ a great deal of sufferings.

• see through
• put up with
• pas by
• fall back

To end in smoke-

• To create fire
• To go through suffering
• To come to nothing
• To see fire

Each of the following idioms is followed by some alternatives. Choose the one which best expresses its meaning : To keep one's head-

• to save oneself
• to be self respectful
• to keep calm
• None of these

to read between the lines-

• to concentrate
• to suspect
• to read carefully
• to graps the hidden meaning

To put the cart before the horse-

• to offer a person what he cannot eat
• to force a person to do something
• to raise obstacle
• to reverse the natural order of things

The bad news struck him like a bolt from the- -

• shy
• heavens
• firmament
• blue

When they had their first child, they put - a large sum for his education.

• aside
• beside
• outside
• under

"To get along with" means-

• to adjust
• to accompany
• to interest
• to walk

"Through thick and thin" means-

• under all conditions
• to make thick and thin
• not clear in understanding
• of great density

'Prior to' means-

• after
• before
• immediately
• during the period of

Explain the meaning of 'Bring to pass'.

• Cause to destroy
• Cause to happen
• Cause to carry out
• Cause to convice

'Maiden speech' means-

• Late speech
• Early speech
• Final speech
• First speech

What is the meaning of 'White Elephant'?

• An elephant of white colour
• A hoarder
• A black marketer
• A very costly or troublesome possession

Fill in the blank with th correct phrase: - your shoes before entering the mosque.

• put out
• put off
• put away
• put on

Choose the correct meaning: He raised his eyebrow at my exploration

• Show surprise or didapproval
• Show First Language
• International Language
• The French Language

'Maiden speech' means-

• First speech
• Last speech
• Late speech
• Early speech

Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom 'swan-song'

• First work
• Last work
• Middle work
• Early work

Complete the sentence- Trees have - off their leaves.

• thrown
• fallen
• cast
• put

In spite of my requests, he did not -

• give in
• fall in
• get off
• give forth

To stay healthy, we must plan to have a balanced-

• food
• diet
• outlook
• figure

The word 'dilly dally' means-

• to dilute
• wait impatiently
• repeat
• waste time

Bill of fare is -.

• A chart of bus fare
• A price list
• A valuable document
• A list of dishes at a restaurant

'To read between the lines' means-

• To read carefully
• To read only some lines
• To read quickly to save time
• To read carefully to find out any hidden meaning

What is the meaning of the expression "bottom line"?

• the final step
• the end of a road
• the last line of a book
• the essential point

Trying unitedly we were able to have our project approved against strong oppositions. Which of the following says nearly the same as 'against' above?

• in the wake of
• in the guise of
• in the plea of
• in the teeth of

Not many people can commit such a heinous crime in cool blood. - What does the italicized idiom above mean?

• in cool brain and calculated thought
• so thoughtfully
• so impatiently and thoughtlessly
• stirred by sudden emotion

'The condition of most slum dwellers is so miserable that if cannot be described in words' Whaich is the best phrase of the underlined expression above?

• beggars description
• cuts of the quick
• boils down to his
• keeps open house

To meet trouble 'half-way' means-

• To be puzzle
• to get nervous
• to be disappointed
• to bear up

What is the meaning of the idiom 'a round dozenn'?

• a little less than a dozen
• a little more than a dozen
• a full dozen
• found about a dozen

The socond anniversary celebration of our college will be held on December 15. Which of the following is the correct phrase for will be held above?

• takes off
• comes off
• will bring about
• will come round

Dog days means:

• a period of being carefree
• a period of having youthful filings
• a period of misfortune
• hot weather

It is too difficult t ' tolerate' bad temper for long.Which of the following phrase does replace 'tolerate' in the above sentence?

• cope with
• put up with
• stand up for
• pull on with

I have never seen such a slow coach like you. This small work has taken you three full nonths. What does the idiom 'a slow coach' mean?

• an irresponsible person
• a careless person
• an unthoughtful person
• a very lazy person

'Hold water' means -

• Keep water
• Store water
• Bear examination
• Drink water

'Out and out' means -

• Not at all
• Thoroughly
• To be last
• Man of outside

What is the meaning of 'white elephant'?

• An elephant of white colour
• A very costly or troublesome possession
• A black marketer
• A hoarder

He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is -

• A noun phrase
• An adjective phrase
• A permanent solution
• A serious idea

How did you come by your lost watch? Here 'come by' means

• quicken
• get
• mend
• lose

A - in time saves nine.

• money
• penny
• stitch
• saving

A man is known by the - he keeps.

• words
• company
• contribution
• relatives

Maiden Speech means -

• first speech
• last speech
• female speech
• early speech

"Blue blood" means -

• fresh blood
• aristocratic birth
• scoundrel
• none

Find the idioms and phrases of "tall talk".

• secrets
• to frown
• to bride
• in dumps

Which of the following phrases means 'to tolerate'?

• put up with
• put off
• put out
• put down

The sinner will suffer -.

• in the long run
• on the long run
• after the long run
• before the long run

'Lingua france' refers to -

• second language
• first language
• foreign language
• common language

'Maiden speech' এর অর্থ?

• last speech
• first speech
• short speech
• good speech

Fill in the blank: Turjo - the tree with an axe.

• cut down
• cut off
• cut out
• cut in

He advised me - smoking.

• giving
• to give up
• in giving up
• from giving up

'Out and Out' means -

• not at all
• brave
• thoroughly
• whole heartedly

What is the meaning of ' a bed of roses'?

• bed full of roses
• a comfortable bedroom
• a life only of joy and happiness
• a soft rosy hed

'Dog days' means -

• A period of misfortune
• A period of having youthful flings
• Hot weather
• A period of being carefree

'White colour job' means

• A job without any work
• A job with much hardship
• A thankless
• A job without labour

The phrase 'Down to earth' means :

• Close to earth
• Thrown to the gorund
• Realistic
• Morning to evening

The phrase 'out and out' means -

• thoroughly
• not at all
• at the end
• always

Fill in th gap(s) As a last -, he appealed to the President for mercy.

• resource
• resort
• solution
• force

The phrase 'at the out set' means -

• In the end
• In the middle
• At the beginning
• Before the end

The phrasal verb 'write off' means -

• cancelling a debt
• writing a letter
• increasing money
• reducing rates

At last the soldiers gave in . The underlined words 'gave in' means -

• won
• surrendered
• cheerep up
• started fighting

What is the meaning of 'White Elephant'?

• White Elephant
• A hoader
• A black marketer
• A very costly possession

'At a loss' means -

• puzzled
• destroyed
• defeat
• harm

Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom 'Swan sone'.

• first work
• last work
• middle work
• early work

He will come in no time. Here the idiom 'in no time' means -

• never in future
• soon
• not in future
• not ever

'Castles in the air' means -

• Romantic scenery
• Visionary project
• Fanciful schemes
• Idealistic thhinking

Use the correct phrase/word : A stich in time saves -

• ten
• five
• seven
• nine

Bad habits should be nipped in the bud. Here the underlined phrase means -

• crop up
• to be cultivated
• to shun
• to be stopped in the beginning

He proud of his -

• bad blood
• blue blood
• block head
• broken reed

A - in time saves nine.

• stick
• strict
• stitch
• stich

- he is coming today.

• At lenght
• Ten to one
• At large
• All in all

Yor'll fail in the exam, if you - from school.

• take to task
• put off
• put out
• play truant

His - pleased us all.

• slow coach
• silver spoon
• maiden speech
• weal and woe

He is - a rogue.

• above all
• after all
• one and every
• out and out

A person whose head is in the clouds is -

• proud
• a day dreamer
• an aviator
• useless

A spech full of too many word is -

• a big speech
• Maiden speech
• An unimportant speech
• A verbose speech

While living in poverty, the poet had to - a great deal of sufferings.

• see through
• put up with
• pass by
• fall back

The idiom 'white elephant' means -

• a very costly but useless possession
• an expensive gift
• a great opportunity
• a hoarder

'To read between the lines' means -

• to read only some lines
• to read quickly to save time
• to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning
• to read carefully

Choose the appropriate words to fill in the blank : 'I am not going to - your somking any longer.'

• get along with
• take up with
• keep up with
• put up with

He turned a deaf ear to my advice. Appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom is :

• Atiention
• Obey
• Disregarded
• Unhappy

`Prons and cons' means -

• Advantage and disadvantage
• Merits and demerits
• Good and Bad
• All

We must set deadlines for phrase of the project to complete it on time.

• any
• all
• the
• each

A speech delivered without preparation is called -

• verbose
• maiden
• straight forword
• extempore

'Pass away' means -

• fall
• die
• disappear
• erase

The issue will be discussed -

• with details
• by details
• in details
• in detail

Which one of the following phrases means to 'tolerate'?

• put up with
• put down ot
• put of
• put up

Dec 16 is a - for us.

• green letter day
• white letter day
• orange letter day
• red letter day

Fill in the blank : 'A stitch in time saves -?

• five
• many
• a lot
• nine

'In black and white' menas -

• directly
• in writting
• verbally
• in a simple way

'Bird's eye view' means -

• a rough idea
• eyes of birds
• eyes of a flock of birds
• a view of the sky

'Paradise Lost' was written by -

• George Orwel
• Stevension
• Jonathan swift
• John Milton

'A hard nut to crack' means -

• to finish
• to come to nothing
• tit for tat
• a difficult problem

The idiom 'Through thick and thin' means -

• come to a close
• in all situation
• live within one's income
• stretch to limit

'Out and out' means -

• Not at all
• to be last
• an outside
• Thoroughly

'Call to mind" means -

• tantalize
• attend
• remember
• request

To complete the sentence 'The plane will take - at 7 pm we need.

• on
• over
• at
• off

'For good' means -

• for betterment
• permanently
• for the time being
• in future

The phrase 'bed of roses' means -

• hardship
• talented
• comfortable
• worthless

Write the meaning of the phrase 'out of date'

• At night
• Out of fashion
• Smart
• End of the day

'Bag and baggage' idiom এর অর্থ কি?

• Belongings
• Heavy thing
• Leaving nothing behind
• Costly things

'Pay careful attention to something ' is meant by word :

• look
• see
• feel
• heed

'In black and white' means :

• verbally
• in writing
• falsely
• in color

What is the meaning of the phrase - 'the bottom line'?

• the most important thing
• the lower line
• conclusion
• residue part

The term 'bounce back' means :

• flaunt
• recover
• please
• topple

We put together the bookcase by following the instructions in the manual.

• assemble
• recreate
• dissect
• upgrade

The union threatened a strike but called it off at the last minute.

• showcased
• informed everyone
• cancelled
• rescheduled

Howe did you come by that cheque ?

• collect
• obtain
• steal
• show

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom 'At home' -

• Home made of bricks
• One who has lost home
• Try two make a home
• Familiar with

'A fish out of water' means -

• Undescribale
• Uneasy state
• Aimlessly
• Stop

'In black and white' means -

• in writing
• temporary
• false
• verbally

'Hard and fast' means -

• Difficult matter
• Fixed
• Easy matter
• Loose

He lives in the suburb of Dhaka. The underline phrase is -

• a noun phrase
• an adjective phrase
• an adverbial phrase
• an infinitive phrase

'A baker's sozen' means -

• Charity
• Allowance
• Twelve
• Thirteen

The expression 'in a fix' means-

• in a difficult situation
• very slow
• not able to move
• without change

What do we mean by 'tooth and nail'?

• very strong
• desperately
• to the core
• dangerous

The phrasal verb 'break into' means -

• stop suddenly
• move very fast
• enter by force
• attack violently

The idiom 'a snake in the grass' means -

• a sleeping snake
• a dead snake
• a hidden enemy
• a harmless person

The expression 'a stone's throw' means -

• very near
• an unkind pert
• we throw a stone whenever we find it
• close fisted

What is the meaning of the idiom - 'wear your heart on your sleeve'?

• Stay in good mood
• Being true of oneself
• Allowing others to see one's feelings
• Becoming open minded

The idiom 'make ends meet' means -

• come to close
• have a happy ending
• live within one's income
• stretch to limit

`Few and far between' means -

• distant thing
• in frequent
• very few
• in between

Explain the meaning of 'Bring to pass' -

• Cause to destroy
• Cause to happen
• Cause to carry out
• Cause to convice

'Kith adn Kin' means :

• Close relation
• Bosom friend
• Blood relation
• Good relation

'All at once' means :

• suddenly
• gradually
• slowly
• quickly

The phrase 'Make out' means -

• to prove
• to escape
• to destroy
• to repair

Choose the meaning of ' bring to pass'?

• Cause to happen
• Cause to pass
• Cause to destroy
• Cause to carry out

'Ten to one' means -

• very uncertain read
• very likely
• almost impossible
• not impossible at all

The phrase 'To embrace a habit' means -

• to reject it
• to eliminate it
• be curious about it
• to eagerly engage in it

মুক্তিযুদ্ধে কয়জন মহিলা বীরপ্রতীক খেতাবে ভূষিত হন?

• ১ জন
• ২ জন
• ৩ জন
• ৫ জন

'To carry coal to new castle' means -

• To carry coal to New Zealand
• To carry coal where there are no coal
• To take things where they are already plentiful
• To take things where they are mostly needed.

What does the phrase 'give in' mean?

• complete
• surrender
• give away
• distribute

'Bod blood' means -

• impure blood
• poisonous
• enmity
• frendship

The phrase 'out of the words' means -

• out of the way
• out of the bush
• out of the jungle
• free from difficulties

'Few and far between' means -

• in between
• long distance
• rarely
• short distance

The saying 'enough is enough' is used when you want -

• something to continue
• something to stop
• something to continue until it's enough
• to tell instructions are clear

The phrase 'A slip of the tongue' means -

• Wrongly by choice
• Unintentionally
• To hit another person
• Deliberately

'At the eleventh hour' means -

• Late
• At last
• At a time
• At the last moment

'Get over' means -

• proceed
• overcome
• disclose
• send

'Pass away' means -

• Die
• Disappear
• Cross
• Quality

'To do away with' means -

• To respect
• To start
• To get rid of
• To drive off

'Out and out' means -

• Thoroughly
• Absolutely out
• Not at all
• Externally

The boy wants to go home. Identify the phrase 'to go home'.

• noun phrase
• adjective phrase
• adverb phrase
• prepositional phrase

What is the meaning of the word 'prima facie'?

• out look
• face reading
• face to face
• At the first sight

The phrase 'carry the day' means to -

• pass time
• be victorious
• suffer
• hope

'ab initio' means -

• From the beginning
• Alternating correct
• Towars the end
• in the meantime

The meaning of the phrase 'to smell a rat' is -

• To see sings of the plague epidemic
• To get bad smell of a dead rat
• To be in a bad mood
• To suspect foul dealing

The phrase 'out of the wood' means -

• out of the jungle
• out of the bush
• free from difficulties
• out of the way

'An odious crime' means -

• punishable
• suicidal
• hateful
• trivial

Break the ice

• get some out of trouble
• make some feel comfortable
• meet someone after a long time
• take care of someone

Call it a day

• to say the truth about someone or something
• to stop working on something
• to give up
• to be optimistic

Let something run its course

• to rush something
• to do a piece of work
• to finish somethign with importance
• to let something finish in its natural time

Under the weather

• angry
• nervous
• moody
• sick

A dime a dozen

• to bargain on a deal
• to compare
• to close a deal
• something common

'Known secter' is an example of -

• open secret
• oxymoron
• romanticim
• nazism

'Come into question' means -

• to become a matter for doubt
• to be a matter for praise
• to be a great event
• to become a matter for writing

'Bring to book' means -

• a book published
• valualess book
• to find a book
• to rebuke

The phrase 'to make good' means -

• to gain something
• to do good works
• to compensate
• to help otheres

'After one's own heart' means -

• to be in high spirit
• with complete devotion
• to one's content
• of the same mind

'Out and out' means -

• fully
• suddenly
• at a time
• unknowingly

'Misanthropist' means -

• one who flirts with ladies
• a person of narrow views
• a hater of mankind
• one who belives that God is everything

'Prior to' means -

• after
• immediately
• before
• during the period of

The phrase 'put up with' means -

• tolerate
• hang up
• write
• postpone

Choose the correct meaning of hte phrase 'end in smoke' :

• Come to nothing
• Catch fire
• Destroy
• Stop smoking

The phrase 'salt of the earth' means -

• salty earth
• worthy persons
• evil persons
• salted earch

'Apple of discore' means -

• an attractive object
• object of dispute
• disagreement
• a valuable object

The idiom 'be all ears' means -

• listen with great interst and curiosity
• become fully aware with other people
• always agree with other people
• be highly confused

Pass out means -

• die
• faint
• disappear
• corss

'A maiden voyage' means -

• a journey made by a young woman
• a journey made by a new ship
• bridegroom
• the first journey made by a ship

'The English' refers to -

• the English language
• the English society
• the English territory
• the people of English

'Few adn far between' means -

• rarely
• not very far
• in between
• long distance

A stitch in time saves -.

• nine
• a lot
• much
• a few

I cannot - what you say.

• make out
• take out
• take over
• make over

The phrase 'De Jure' means?

• By law
• Successful
• Compromising
• Illigal

He goes to his friend's house off and on. What does 'off and on' means -

• frequently
• rarely
• occasionally
• Never

The phrase 'at loggerheads' means -

• very close
• belligerent
• quarreling
• distant relation

What is the appropriate meaning of 'Achilles heel ' ?

• Important issue
• Turning point
• Vulnerable point
• Main point

Instead of 'confirm' we can say -

• bear out
• bear on
• bear to
• bear oif

'A cock and bull story' means -

• an animal story
• a story about a cocl and a bull
• a tragedy
• a false story

'Big bug' means -

• terrorist
• a large bug
• important person
• a large insect

'At a stretch' means -

• without break
• stretch mark
• long way
• decay

A taxi ran into the back of a bus.

• caught up
• passed
• met
• collided

He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is -

• A noun phrase
• An adjective phrase
• An infinitive phrase
• An adverbial phrase

'In no time' means -

• ahead of time
• very quickly
• at the best of times
• in good time

'Get rid of' means -

• listen
• express
• pretend
• to be free from

A speech full of too many words is -

• A big speech
• Maiden speech
• an unimportant speech
• A verbose speech

Maiden Speech means-

• First speech
• Middle speech
• Maid servant's speech
• Final speech

The phrase 'Achilles heel' means :

• A strong point
• A weak point
• A permanent solution
• A serious idea

'Once in a blue moon' means

• full moon day
• very rarely
• very often
• moonlit night

'To read between the lines' means -

• to read carefully
• to read some lines only
• to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning
• to read quickly to save time

'To get along with' means -

• to adjust
• to accompany
• to interst
• to walk

'Out and out' means-

• Not at all
• Brave
• Thoroughly
• Whole heartedly