আমরা আপনাদের জন্য এনেছি Special Idioms/Phrases – এর সেট, যা বিভিন্ন প্রতিযোগিতামূলক পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতিতে অত্যন্ত কার্যকর। প্রতিটি প্রশ্নের শেষে সঠিক উত্তর এবং সমাধান দেওয়া থাকবে। নিয়মিত এমন কন্টেন্ট পেতে আমাদের সাথে যুক্ত থাকুন এবং আপনার প্রস্তুতিকে আরো মজবুত করুন। 🎯
1. Modus operandi
a. Ordinary People
b. Way of working
c. In short periods, not regularly
d. A little
Ans. B
Sol. Modus operandi – a particular way of doing something; method of operation (Latin Phrase)
Usage: Her modus operandi in buying a new car always included a month of research.
2. Whole nine yards
a. Under his control
b. Between two dangers
c. Work or study hard
d. Everything possible
Ans. D
Sol. Whole nine yards – everything possible or available; everything you can possibly want, have, or do in a particular situation
Usage: The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain.
3. The whole bit
a. The whole of something
b. Without hope
c. Dispose of
d. Bitterly hostile
Ans. A
Sol. The whole bit – everything related to an activity or idea; the whole of something, including everything that is related to it
Usage: He’s into jogging, squash, aerobics, the whole exercise bit.
4. Not a spark of decency
a. Rain heavily
b. Without any result
c. Very rude manners
d. Keep one at a distance
Ans. C
Sol. Not a spark of decency – The phrase ‘not a spark of decency’ refers to someone who has no manners or very rude manners
Usage: The class showed not a spark of decency by refusing to stand up when their principle entered the classroom.
5. Not playing with a full deck
a. Mentally deficient
b. Bitterly hostile
c. Without hope
d. Very nervous
Ans. A
Sol. Not playing with a full deck – Not very bright or intelligent; dimwitted; mentally deficient. When someone is not playing with a full deck, he is mentally, psychologically or intellectually deficient. The deck referenced in ‘not playing with a full deck’ is a deck of cards.
Usage: This has helped me understand that we all must constantly forgive each other, because like I said before, we’re not playing with a full deck.
6. Speak of the devil
a. To tackle a problem in a bold and direct fashion
b. A person appears just after being mentioned
c. To act foolishly or inconsistently
d. Accuse or denounce the wrong person
Ans. B
Sol. Speak of the devil – something you say when the person you were talking about appears unexpectedly
Usage: Did you hear what happened to Anna yesterday – oh, speak of the devil, here she is.
7. Speak up for someone/something
a. To make a supreme effort
b. Made up story that one should not believe
c. Ask for the impossible
d. To express support for a person or idea
Ans. D
Sol. Speak up for someone/something – to express support for a person or idea
Usage: Many employees wouldn’t speak up for themselves.
8. Speak volumes
a. Talent for speaking
b. Disturb the work
c. Very clear with few words
d. A constant source of annoyance
Ans. C
Sol. Speak volumes – If something speaks volumes, it makes an opinion, characteristic, or situation very clear without the use of words
Usage: She said very little but her face spoke volumes.
9. Speak your mind
a. Remain faithful to the cause
b. End the quarrel and make peace
c. Express one’s opinions frankly
d. Very happy
Ans. C
Sol. Speak your mind – to say what you think about something very directly
Usage: He’s certainly not afraid to speak his mind.
10. Speak/talk out of turn
a. Reveal a secret
b. To praise one’s own achievement
c. Disregard / ignore what one says
d. Say something that you should not say
Ans. D
Sol. Speak/talk out of turn – to say something that you should not have said
Usage: I’m sorry if I spoke out of turn, but I thought you already knew.
11. Speak/talk the same language
a. Understand one another very well
b. To hear rumors
c. To learn by heart
d. To attract attention
Ans. A
Sol. Speak/talk the same language – to have similar ideas and similar ways of expressing them
Usage: We come from similar backgrounds, so we speak the same language.
12. In the heat of the moment
a. While temporarily angry, excited
b. Something completely unexpected that surprises you
c. One’s means of livelihood
d. To attempt to do something without proper materials
Ans. A
Sol. In the heat of the moment – If you say or do something in the heat of the moment, you say or do it without thinking because you are very angry or excited
Usage: He didn’t mean it – he said it in the heat of the moment.
13. In the flesh
a. Deliberately
b. In real life
c. At first sight
d. In Private
Ans. B
Sol. In the flesh – in real life, and not on TV, in a film, in a picture, etc.; physically in front of you
Usage: I’ve seen her perform on television, but never in the flesh.
14. In the fast lane
a. There is no need to advertise something good
b. To expend energy in two directions at the same time
c. A way of living that is full of excitement
d. Something completely unexpected that surprises you
Ans. C
Sol. In the fast lane – in a way that is exciting and slightly dangerous
Usage: He lived life in the fast lane when he was young.
15. In the face of something
a. Despite
b. At first sight
c. To be perfectly sure or certain
d. To be in the usual form
Ans. A
Sol. In the face of something – despite having to deal with a difficult situation or problem
Usage: She left home in the face of strong opposition from her parents.
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