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. Cook somebody’s goose
a. A method that helps to know if something is correct
b. To explode
c. Cannot judge something primarily on appearance
d. Prevent from succeeding
Ans. D
Sol. Cook somebody’s goose – to do something that spoils someone’s plans and prevents them from succeeding
Usage: Just tell her we can’t – that’ll cook her goose.
2. Balance the books
a. Full of Bruises
b. To add up all the debits and credits
c. Being Serious or Dedicated
d. To aggravate the situation
Ans. B
Sol. Balance the books – to show that the amount of money a business has received is equal to the amount spent
Usage: Mr. Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books.
3. Go off the boil
a. To waste lavishly
b. Talk irrelevantly
c. To lose interest or become less urgent
d. A source of quarrel
Ans. C
Sol. Go off the boil – to become less good at something that you are usually very good at
Usage: He’s gone off the boil after a tournament win in Dubai.
4. Don’t give up the day job
a. In a state of suspense and anxiety
b. Discuss unpleasant in public-private matters before strangers
c. Disregard / ignore what one says
d. Don’t try something new
Ans. D
Sol. Don’t give up the day job – used as a humorous way of recommending someone not to pursue something at which they are unlikely to be successful
Usage: “What did you think of my singing, then?” “Er, don’t give up the day job!”
5. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched
a. The various aspects of a matter in detail
b. Don’t be too confident in anticipating success
c. Be precise, careful and exact
d. Confess – especially when a person has done a wrong thing
Ans. B
Sol. Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched – don’t be too confident in anticipating success or good fortune before it is certain
Usage: I wouldn’t count your chickens—I’ve agreed to sign the contract but that’s all I’ve agreed to.
6. The deserving poor
a. People who are poor but have good qualities
b. Accuse or denounce the wrong person
c. A man of no substance
d. Under all conditions
Ans. A
Sol. The deserving poor – people who are poor but have good qualities and are not responsible for having little money
Usage: All that remains is handed over to the deserving poor.
7. A cash cow
a. Anything that provides a steady income
b. Honest and open
c. A critical test
d. A source of quarrel
Ans. A
Sol. A cash cow – a product or service that makes a lot of money over a long period of time for the company, often money that is used to support the company’s other activities
Usage: The studios discovered that movie rentals were an even bigger cash cow than movie tickets.
8. A ball park figure/ A ball park estimate/ A ball park amount
a. Something unexpected
b. A rough or approximate number
c. Avoiding the main topic
d. Something that is easy to understand or do
Ans. B
Sol. A ball park figure/ A ball park estimate/ A ball park amount – a number or amount that is almost but not exactly correct
Usage: He said $25,000, but it’s just a ball-park figure.
9. A nine days’ wonder
a. Something good and useful that did not initially seem that way
b. The benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time
c. Something that turns good into great
d. Great excitement or interest for a short time
Ans. D
Sol. A nine days’ wonder – to be a cause of great excitement or interest for a short time but then quickly forgotten
Usage: She left her husband and ran away with a younger man. It was a nine days’ wonder.
10. Be a matter of opinion
a. To remain neutral
b. To initiate a social conversation or interaction
c. Cannot judge something primarily on appearance
d. Something not capable of being proven either way
Ans. D
Sol. Be a matter of opinion – If something is a matter of opinion, different people have different opinions about it
Usage: Both performances were excellent; it’s simply a matter of opinion as to whose was better.
আমাদের Objective এবং Descriptive English-এর পেইড ব্যাচে ভর্তি হতে নিচের ফর্মটি পূরণ করুন:
