Idioms Phrases

26. 'Maiden speech' means-

• ক. Late speech
• খ. Early speech
• গ. Final speech
• ঘ. First speech

27. What is the meaning of 'White Elephant'?

• ক. An elephant of white colour
• খ. A hoarder
• গ. A black marketer
• ঘ. A very costly or troublesome possession

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

• ক. put out
• খ. put off
• গ. put away
• ঘ. put on

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

• ক. Show surprise or didapproval
• খ. Show First Language
• গ. International Language
• ঘ. The French Language

30. 'Maiden speech' means-

• ক. First speech
• খ. Last speech
• গ. Late speech
• ঘ. Early speech

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

• ক. First work
• খ. Last work
• গ. Middle work
• ঘ. Early work

32. Complete the sentence- Trees have - off their leaves.

• ক. thrown
• খ. fallen
• গ. cast
• ঘ. put

33. In spite of my requests, he did not -

• ক. give in
• খ. fall in
• গ. get off
• ঘ. give forth

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

• ক. food
• খ. diet
• গ. outlook
• ঘ. figure

35. The word 'dilly dally' means-

• ক. to dilute
• খ. wait impatiently
• গ. repeat
• ঘ. waste time

36. Bill of fare is -.

• ক. A chart of bus fare
• খ. A price list
• গ. A valuable document
• ঘ. A list of dishes at a restaurant

37. 'To read between the lines' means-

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

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

• ক. the final step
• খ. the end of a road
• গ. the last line of a book
• ঘ. the essential point

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

• ক. in the wake of
• খ. in the guise of
• গ. in the plea of
• ঘ. in the teeth of

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

• ক. in cool brain and calculated thought
• খ. so thoughtfully
• গ. so impatiently and thoughtlessly
• ঘ. stirred by sudden emotion

41. '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?

• ক. beggars description
• খ. cuts of the quick
• গ. boils down to his
• ঘ. keeps open house

42. To meet trouble 'half-way' means-

• ক. To be puzzle
• খ. to get nervous
• গ. to be disappointed
• ঘ. to bear up

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

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

44. 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?

• ক. takes off
• খ. comes off
• গ. will bring about
• ঘ. will come round

45. Dog days means:

• ক. a period of being carefree
• খ. a period of having youthful filings
• গ. a period of misfortune
• ঘ. hot weather

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

• ক. cope with
• খ. put up with
• গ. stand up for
• ঘ. pull on with

47. 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?

• ক. an irresponsible person
• খ. a careless person
• গ. an unthoughtful person
• ঘ. a very lazy person

48. 'Hold water' means -

• ক. Keep water
• খ. Store water
• গ. Bear examination
• ঘ. Drink water

49. 'Out and out' means -

• ক. Not at all
• খ. Thoroughly
• গ. To be last
• ঘ. Man of outside

50. What is the meaning of 'white elephant'?

• ক. An elephant of white colour
• খ. A very costly or troublesome possession
• গ. A black marketer
• ঘ. A hoarder