1. ১. What is the meaning of the idiom "A bed of roses"?
a) A difficult path
b) A life of only hardships
c) A comfortable and easy life
d) A garden of red flowers
Answer: A comfortable and easy life
2. ২. "At daggers drawn" means —
a) Violent friendship
b) On the point of fighting / Bitter enmity
c) To play with weapons
d) To draw a sharp knife
Answer: On the point of fighting / Bitter enmity
3. ৩. "At a loss" means —
a) To suffer financial loss
b) Puzzled or confused
c) To lose everything in trade
d) To defeat someone
Answer: Puzzled or confused
4. ৪. What is the meaning of "Blue blood"?
a) High or noble birth
b) Aristocratic disease
c) Unhealthy blood condition
d) Royal painting
Answer: High or noble birth
5. ৫. "Burning question" means —
a) A fiery topic
b) An unimportant matter
c) An important and much discussed topic
d) A question about fire safety
Answer: An important and much discussed topic
6. ৬. "By fits and starts" means —
a) Regularly
b) Irregularly
c) Continuously
d) Slowly
Answer: Irregularly
7. ৭. What does "Cats and dogs" mean in "It is raining cats and dogs"?
a) Heavily
b) Lightly
c) Slowly
d) Dangerously
Answer: Heavily
8. ৮. "Crocodile tears" means —
a) False sorrow / Pretended grief
b) Real crying
c) Danger from wild animals
d) Crying of a predator
Answer: False sorrow / Pretended grief
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9. ৯. "In lieu of" means —
a) In spite of
b) Instead of
c) Because of
d) In favor of
Answer: Instead of
10. ১০. "Maiden speech" means —
a) First speech
b) Last speech
c) Long speech
d) Short speech
Answer: First speech
11. ১১. What is the meaning of "Once in a blue moon"?
a) Very frequently
b) Very rarely
c) Every month on a full moon
d) Always in the evening
Answer: Very rarely
12. ১২. "Out of the wood" means —
a) Out of danger
b) Out of the forest
c) Out of patience
d) Out of work
Answer: Out of danger
13. ১৩. "To nip in the bud" means —
a) To destroy at the early stage
b) To grow rapidly
c) To flower in spring
d) To save from ruin
Answer: To destroy at the early stage
14. ১৪. What does "White elephant" mean?
a) A rare species of elephant
b) A very costly or troublesome possession with little or no utility
c) A sacred animal
d) An ancient statue
Answer: A very costly or troublesome possession with little or no utility
15. ১৫. "With a grain of salt" means —
a) To take something with suspicion or doubt
b) To add extra taste to food
c) To accept completely without question
d) To refuse an offer politely
Answer: To take something with suspicion or doubt
