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Idioms of phrases For those studying or preparing for, this page contains 20 important questions and answers arranged in sequence. Each question is accompanied by the correct answer and, where necessary, a detailed explanation to help clarify your concepts. Read carefully and assess your own preparation.

1. Blot from the blue' means

a) an easy target

b) living things

c) unexpected things

d) a foolish man

Answer: unexpected things

Explanation: Blot from the blue (অপ্রত্যাশিত ঘটনা) এই idiom টি হঠাৎ করে ঘটে যাওয়া অপ্রত্যাশিত ঘটনা বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

2. The idiom "To hit the nail on the head" means:

a) To hurt someone

b) To make a mistake

c) To describe exactly what is causing a situation

d) To strike a nail perfectly

Answer: To describe exactly what is causing a situation

Explanation: "To hit the nail on the head" এর সঠিক অর্থ হলো: To describe exactly what is causing a situation - কোন বিষয়ের সঠিক কারণ বা মূল বিষয়টি নির্ভুলভাবে চিহ্নিত করা

3. To kick the bucket" means to-

a) begin

b) neglect

c) die

d) quarrel

Answer: die

Explanation: To die' বা মারা যাওয়া এর ১৮ টি সমার্থক idiom/phrase: 1. To pass away 2. To depart this life 3. To breathe one's last 4. To buy the farm 5. To give up the ghost 6. To yield up the ghost 7. To kiss the dust 8. To kiss the ground 9. To bite the dust 10. To bite the ground 11. To pay the debt of nature 12. To cross the Styx 13. To hop the twig 14. To kick the bucket (পটল তোলা) 15. To meet one's end 16. To meet one's maker 17. To fall off one's perch 18. Cut off Example: The man breathed his last Sunday. (লোকটা গত রবিবার মারা গেছেন) He was cut off in the prime of his life. (সে তার জীবনের সেরা সময়ে/যৌবনে মারা গেল) He was cut off at an early age. (সে খুব কম বয়সে মারা গিয়েছিল

4. What is the meaning of the phrase 'By way of'?

a) গালমন্দ করা

b) পালাক্রমে

c) কারণে

d) পথ ঘুরে

Answer: পথ ঘুরে

5. The idiom 'Tie the knot' means:

a) To get married

b) Relevant but inappropriate.

c) Relevant and appropriate.

d) An official or legal process to end a marriage

Answer: To get married

Explanation: Tie the knot (বিবাহবন্ধনে আবদ্ধ হওয়া): To get married

6. To be one's , wit's end means - [ ইবি ]

a) To come to the end of a journey

b) To finish a job

c) To become mad

d) Not to know what to do

Answer: Not to know what to do

7. To come to the end of a journey

a) uncertain

b) fixed

c) half-heartedly

d) doubtfully

Answer: uncertain

8. . 'To do away with' means

a) to drive off

b) to get rid of

c) to start

d) to repeat

Answer: to get rid of

9. They tried heart and --- but could not prevail. [

a) soul

b) body

c) spirit

d) mind

Answer: soul

10. Black sheep' শব্দটির অর্থ কি ? [ প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয় প্রধান শিক্ষক নিয়োগ পরী

a) শাস্তি দেয়া

b) ঘটানো

c) কপটতা

d) কুলাঙ্গার

Answer: কুলাঙ্গার

11. Pass for ' means

a) qualify

b) brush aside

c) allow

d) appear to be

Answer: qualify

12. . In a nutshell means

a) Briefly

b) Large description

c) Elaborately

d) In details

Answer: Briefly

13. In a body' means -

a) all body

b) strong

c) together

d) a person

Answer: together

14. In cold blood কি ?

a) ঠাণ্ডা শরীর

b) ঠাণ্ডা মাথা

c) বংশ গৌরব

d) ঠাণ্ডা রক্ত

Answer: ঠাণ্ডা মাথা

Explanation: 'In cold blood' একটি Idiom যার অর্থ হলো অত্যন্ত ঠাণ্ডা মাথায়, সুপরিকল্পিতভাবে বা নিষ্ঠুরভাবে কোনো কাজ করা। এটি সাধারণত কোনো অপরাধ বা হত্যার ক্ষেত্রে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

15. A bed of roses' idiom টির অর্থ কি ? [ স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়

a) A soft rosy bed

b) A life only of joy and happiness

c) A comfortable bedroom

d) A bed full of roses

Answer: A life only of joy and happiness

16. Riding for a fall' means

a) Riding fast

b) Horse race

c) To act recklessly

d) Pleasure trip

Answer: To act recklessly

17. . ‘To read between the lines' means

a) To read quickly to save tim

b) To read carefully to find out any hidden

c) To read carefully

d) To read only some lines

Answer: To read carefully to find out any hidden

18. 'Bill of fare' is – [ ১৭তম

a) a list of dishes at a restaurant

b) a valuable document

c) a chart of bus fare

d) a price list

Answer: a list of dishes at a restaurant

19. Choose the apporpriate meaning of the idiom 'Swan song

a) Early work

b) Middle work

c) Last work

d) First work

Answer: Last work

20. A 'bull market' means that share prices are –

a) static

b) moving

c) rising

d) falling

Answer: rising

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