Idioms Phrases

26. 'Maiden speech' means-

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

উত্তরঃ First speech

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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

উত্তরঃ A very costly or troublesome possession

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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

উত্তরঃ put off

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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

উত্তরঃ Show surprise or didapproval

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30. 'Maiden speech' means-

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

উত্তরঃ First speech

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

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

উত্তরঃ Last work

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

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

উত্তরঃ cast

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

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

উত্তরঃ get off

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

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

উত্তরঃ figure

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35. The word 'dilly dally' means-

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

উত্তরঃ waste time

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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

উত্তরঃ A list of dishes at a restaurant

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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

উত্তরঃ To read carefully to find out any hidden meaning

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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

উত্তরঃ the essential point

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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

উত্তরঃ in the teeth of

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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

উত্তরঃ in cool brain and calculated thought

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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

উত্তরঃ cuts of the quick

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

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

উত্তরঃ To be puzzle

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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

উত্তরঃ a full dozen

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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

উত্তরঃ hot weather

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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

উত্তরঃ put up with

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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

উত্তরঃ a very lazy person

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48. 'Hold water' means -

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

উত্তরঃ Bear examination

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49. 'Out and out' means -

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

উত্তরঃ Thoroughly

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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

উত্তরঃ A very costly or troublesome possession

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