Idioms and Phrases

151. " Blue blood " means -

  • ক. aristrocratic birth
  • খ. scoundrel
  • গ. sound health
  • ঘ. blood of king

উত্তরঃ aristrocratic birth

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152. Please keep an ----- on the baby.

  • ক. ear
  • খ. look
  • গ. eye
  • ঘ. hand

উত্তরঃ eye

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153. ' A stones throw ' means -

  • ক. to strike
  • খ. at a short distance
  • গ. a game
  • ঘ. unit of weight

উত্তরঃ at a short distance

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154. Choose the best end for the sentence. He copied my eassy --?

  • ক. word to word
  • খ. word for word
  • গ. word in word
  • ঘ. to the last word

উত্তরঃ word for word

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155. ' An early bird ' means -

  • ক. a little bird
  • খ. a short lived bird
  • গ. an early riser
  • ঘ. a bird that one often sees

উত্তরঃ an early riser

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156. Choose the best end for the sentence : Every time he lights a cigarette , I tell him it's another --- ?

  • ক. thorn in the flesh
  • খ. storm made tea cup
  • গ. nail in his coffin
  • ঘ. spoke in his wheel

উত্তরঃ nail in his coffin

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157. The sinners shall suffer --- ?

  • ক. in due coures
  • খ. in course of time
  • গ. in the long run
  • ঘ.

উত্তরঃ in the long run

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158. Ambition is ---- of his life .

  • ক. pros and cons
  • খ. part and parcel
  • গ. odds and ends
  • ঘ. off and on

উত্তরঃ part and parcel

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159. He succeeded in life ---- his talents.

  • ক. instead of
  • খ. by virtue of
  • গ. by way of
  • ঘ. by means of

উত্তরঃ by virtue of

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160. Burning question. বাগধারাটির সঠিক অর্থ কোনটি ?

  • ক. Any easy question
  • খ. A hotly discussed question
  • গ. A hard question
  • ঘ. An important question

উত্তরঃ A hotly discussed question

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161. What is the meaning of the phrase 'come into force' ?

  • ক. Make effective
  • খ. Perplexity
  • গ. Rebuke
  • ঘ. Utter an obscence word

উত্তরঃ Make effective

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162. 'At the eleventh hour' means -

  • ক. At a time
  • খ. At the last moment
  • গ. At the first moment
  • ঘ. At no moment

উত্তরঃ At the last moment

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163. Which is the best sentence by 'Bag and Baggage' ?

  • ক. He leaves the place bag and baggage.
  • খ. He leaves the place with bag and baggage.
  • গ. He leaves the place for bag and baggage.
  • ঘ. He lives for bag and baggage.

উত্তরঃ He leaves the place bag and baggage.

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164. Choose the correct sentence ?

  • ক. He left the hostel bag and baggage.
  • খ. He left the hostel with bag and baggage.
  • গ. He left the hostel for bag and baggage.
  • ঘ. He left the hostel by bag and baggage.

উত্তরঃ He left the hostel bag and baggage.

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165. What is the word of the proverb - 'Handsome is that handsome ----'

  • ক. works
  • খ. thinks
  • গ. does
  • ঘ. means

উত্তরঃ does

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166. The thief was caught red - handed. Here 'red -handed' means -

  • ক. later
  • খ. trap
  • গ. with proof
  • ঘ. None of them

উত্তরঃ with proof

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167. Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom. The piece of land was 'a bone of contention' between the two countries .

  • ক. A matter of dispute
  • খ. Something to negotiate
  • গ. A source of food
  • ঘ. Battlefield

উত্তরঃ A matter of dispute

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168. What do you mean by the phrase 'Sit on the fence ' ?

  • ক. watch over the fence
  • খ. sit idly
  • গ. remain neutral in a dispute
  • ঘ. sit on a height

উত্তরঃ remain neutral in a dispute

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169. Find out the correct answer.

  • ক. A drowning man catches to a straw
  • খ. A drowning man catches with a straw
  • গ. A drowning man catches at a straw
  • ঘ. A drowning man catches about a straw

উত্তরঃ A drowning man catches at a straw

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170. I shall come back ' in no time '. The phrase means -

  • ক. very soon
  • খ. short of time
  • গ. finishing the time
  • ঘ. before the time

উত্তরঃ very soon

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171. My wife's pin money has saved me from any creditor. The phrase means -

  • ক. rest money
  • খ. saved money
  • গ. sundry expenses
  • ঘ. sundry debtors

উত্তরঃ sundry expenses

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172. You should try to 'make good' your loss . The phrase means -

  • ক. be better
  • খ. to make one's good
  • গ. take into confidence
  • ঘ. compensation

উত্তরঃ compensation

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173. He comes to me from ---- ?

  • ক. time immemorial
  • খ. bad to worse
  • গ. time to time
  • ঘ. head to foot

উত্তরঃ time to time

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174. Find out the meaning of the phrase - 'Over head and ears'

  • ক. Emotionally
  • খ. Doubtfully
  • গ. Deeply
  • ঘ. Mostly

উত্তরঃ Deeply

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175. " Bird's eye view " means -

  • ক. A rough idea
  • খ. Eyes of birds
  • গ. Eyes of a flock of birds
  • ঘ. A view of the sky

উত্তরঃ A rough idea

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