Idioms Phrases

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

• ক. doing something slowly
• খ. doing something instantaneously
• গ. doing something irrationally
• ঘ. doing something later

252. 'Get rid of' means -

• ক. listen
• খ. express
• গ. pretend
• ঘ. to be free from

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

• ক. a clever person
• খ. an irritating person
• গ. a novel person
• ঘ. an unworthy person

254. The phrase 'sine die' means -

• ক. half-heartedly
• খ. doubtfully
• গ. fixed
• ঘ. uncertain

255. A speech full of too many words is -

• ক. A big speech
• খ. Maiden speech
• গ. an unimportant speech
• ঘ. A verbose speech

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

• ক. A passage of India
• খ. Sons a
• গ. R. K. Narayan
• ঘ. Arundhati Roy

257. The phrase 'dog days' menas -

• ক. hot weather
• খ. cold shower
• গ. rain soaked streets
• ঘ. ice storm

258. What is the meaning of the idiom a round dozen?

• ক. Round about a dozen
• খ. less than a dozen
• গ. more than a dozen
• ঘ. a full dozen

259. Maiden Speech means-

• ক. First speech
• খ. Middle speech
• গ. Maid servant's speech
• ঘ. Final speech

260. What is the meaning of silver tongue?

• ক. having a good time and fortune
• খ. a person who speaks sweetly
• গ. all of the above
• ঘ. born in a rich family

261. `Hold water' means -

• ক. Bear Examination
• খ. Keep water
• গ. Clean water
• ঘ. Drink water

262. What is the meaning of `Dead letter'?

• ক. bad letter
• খ. old letter
• গ. law not in force
• ঘ. letter written by unknown person

263. `To read between the lines' means -

• ক. to read carefully
• খ. to read only sometimes
• গ. to read quickly to save time
• ঘ. to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning

264. The phrase 'Achilles heel' means :

• ক. A strong point
• খ. A weak point
• গ. A permanent solution
• ঘ. A serious idea

265. Green eye means

• ক. Green place
• খ. Green environment
• গ. Jealous
• ঘ. Angry

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

• ক. to tell instructions are clear
• খ. to express anger
• গ. something to stop
• ঘ. to say enough

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

• ক. Best people
• খ. Best place
• গ. Best salt
• ঘ. Best soil

268. 'Green eye' means

• ক. Jealousy
• খ. Green movement
• গ. Good eyesight
• ঘ. Green garden

269. 'Enough is enough' is used to mean :

• ক. continue
• খ. stop
• গ. continue until it is enough
• ঘ. none

270. 'To break the ice' means -

• ক. to end the hostility
• খ. to end up partnership
• গ. to start quarreling
• ঘ. to start a conversation

271. 'Once in a blue moon' means

• ক. full moon day
• খ. very rarely
• গ. very often
• ঘ. moonlit night

272. 'Brain child' means -

• ক. intelligent person
• খ. a person's idea
• গ. autistic child
• ঘ. special child

273. 'To read between the lines' means -

• ক. to read carefully
• খ. to read some lines only
• গ. to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning
• ঘ. to read quickly to save time

274. 'To get along with' means -

• ক. to adjust
• খ. to accompany
• গ. to interst
• ঘ. to walk

275. 'By and large' means -

• ক. Very large
• খ. Mostly
• গ. Every where
• ঘ. Far away