Idioms and Phrases

226. 'A women's work is never done' means -

• ক. A woman never works
• খ. A woman never finishes her work
• গ. A womain's work keeps piling up
• ঘ. A woman is by nature idle

227. 'Jim worked against the clock to get the homework finished before 10 p.m.'. Here the underlined words express.

• ক. worked slowly
• খ. worked without looking at the clock
• গ. workrd fast because he only had limited time
• ঘ. worked without any speed

228. 'He could not believe his ears' means he was -

• ক. incredulous
• খ. deaf
• গ. guilty
• ঘ. hurt

229. We must --- catch the 7.30 train. Otherwise we won't be able to reach the campus in time.

• ক. at once
• খ. at best
• গ. surely instantly
• ঘ. at all costs

230. His poor health is the main road block to his promotion. Here "road block" means -

• ক. obstacle
• খ. worry
• গ. danger
• ঘ. disaster

231. The ambassador was bombared with questions' means -

• ক. The ambassador made many bombs
• খ. The ambassador made bombs with questions
• গ. The ambassador was asked too many unpleasent questions
• ঘ. The ambassador was bombed to death

232. 'অরন্যে রোদন' বাগধারাটির ইংরেজি অনুবাদ -

• ক. weep at forest
• খ. wild crics
• গ. wild forest
• ঘ. wilderness crics

233. 'Carried the day' means -

• ক. won
• খ. defeated
• গ. lost the day
• ঘ. passed the day

234. The correct meaning of "a bird's eye view"

• ক. a false hope
• খ. a cursory glance
• গ. eye witness
• ঘ. a false story

235. "Hard and Fast" means -

• ক. quick
• খ. fixed
• গ. rapid
• ঘ. difficult

236. The proverb 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush' implies -

• ক. One bird in hand is equal to two in the bush
• খ. It is always difficult to catch birds from the bush
• গ. Two birds in the bush are less valuable than one in hand
• ঘ. Something easily available is better than many precious things out of reach

237. 'To take somebody for a cruising' means -

• ক. to provide entertainment
• খ. to deceive or humiliate a person
• গ. to keep company
• ঘ. to exploit a person

238. 'A foregone conclusion' means -

• ক. an uneasy situation
• খ. false hope
• গ. an anticipated result
• ঘ. quite familiar

239. 'To carry coals to Newcastle' means -

• ক. to carry coal to New Zealand
• খ. to carry coal to New England
• গ. to take things where they are already plentiful
• ঘ. to take things where they are most needed

240. In black and white - এর অর্থ কি ?

• ক. সাদা ও কালোয়
• খ. কাগজে - কলমে
• গ. বর্ন বৈষম্য
• ঘ. কালো ও সাদায়

241. What is the meaning of 'Herculean task' ?

• ক. A very good task
• খ. A very difficult task
• গ. A very important task
• ঘ. None of above

242. 'Live from hand to mouth' means in Bangla -

• ক. হাত দিয়ে মুখে খাবার দেওয়া
• খ. মুখ দিয়ে হাত চেটে খাওয়া
• গ. দিন আনে দিন খায়
• ঘ. হাত ও মুখের জন্য খাওয়া

243. She cut and sad figure in her first performance of the stage.

• ক. made a sorry figure
• খ. cut a sorry face
• গ. cut a sorry figure
• ঘ. No improvement

244. My uncle sees me every now and again.

• ক. daily
• খ. rarely
• গ. occasionally
• ঘ. frequently

245. Do come and visit us the next time you're in Dhaka. The underlined words may be replaced by -

• ক. Enter
• খ. Pay a visit
• গ. Show up
• ঘ. Encounter us

246. With this fog , I'm sure the train will be late. Which expression may replace the underlined phrase ?

• ক. bounds to late
• খ. is bound to be late
• গ. will bound to be late
• ঘ. will be bound to be late

247. When a person is in 'deep water' she/he is ----?

• ক. profound
• খ. busy
• গ. in trouble
• ঘ. confused

248. 'John , if your mother catches you playing in the filty mud like that you'll realy be in hot water'. The means that if John's mother catches him he will -

• ক. have to wish in hot water
• খ. be in serious trouble
• গ. feel terribly ashamed
• ঘ. punished by having hot water thrown over him

249. Dog's meat -এর অর্থ কি ?

• ক. কুকুরের মাংস
• খ. কুকুরের খাদ্য
• গ. আবর্জনা
• ঘ. বর্জ্য পদার্থ

250. 'Two heads are better than one' - এই প্রবাদ বাক্যটির ভাবার্থ কোনটি ?

• ক. Compromise
• খ. Consultation
• গ. Comprehension
• ঘ. Correction