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. If wishes were horses, beggars might ride
a. Willingness to do something instantly
b. You have to work for the things
c. Live on only basic necessities
d. To Live Pleasantly Together
Ans. B
Sol. If wishes were horses, beggars might ride – You have to work for the things you want, not merely wish for them to come true; wishing for something won’t make it happen
Usage: The president said he wishes the country would be more united on this issue, but if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
2. One swallow does not make a summer
A. A fortunate event doesn’t mean that what follows will also be good
b. To remain without
c. To win by hitting another one
d. Words and communication have a greater effect than war
Ans. A
Sol. One swallow does not make a summer – used to say that because one good thing has happened, it is not therefore certain that a situation is going to improve
Usage: “One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.”
3. One too many
a. Happen unexpectedly
b. A difficult situation
c. Drunkenness & sobriety
d. To act at the right time
Ans. C
Sol. One too many – If you have had one too many, you have drunk too much alcohol; (Drunkenness & sobriety)
Usage: He had one too many at the bar last night
4. To move heaven and earth
a. Do something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm
b. To do whatever is necessary
c. Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment
d. To present a counter argument
Ans. B
Sol. To move heaven and earth – to do everything you can do to achieve something
Usage: He’ll move heaven and earth to get it done on time.
5. A miss is as good as a mile
a. A general financial figure
b. To make certain that the amount of money spent is not more than the amount of money received
c. To be very busy
d. The fact of failure or escape is not affected by the narrowness of the margin
Ans. D
Sol. A miss is as good as a mile – Comes nowhere near it. If someone narrowly misses the target it still is treated as a missed one or failure
Usage: Although they scored the last goal, that one miss was as good as a mile.
6. Lock, stock, and barrel
a. Including everything
b. To do something sensational or remarkable
c. Once a person loses his reputation
d. To come into an inheritance
Ans. A
Sol. Lock, stock, and barrel – including everything; including all or every part of something
Usage: We had to move our things lock, stock, and barrel to the other side of the country.
7. Make hay while the sun shines
a. Where there are more workers than necessary
b. To take the opportunity to do something now
c. By fair or foul means
d. A time when there are peace and happiness in the land
Ans. B
Sol. Make hay while the sun shines – to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later
Usage: The tourists won’t be here forever, so we’d better make hay while the sun shines.
8. Make haste
a. Not in the usual form
b. To learn by heart
c. To hurry
d. Hypocritical Tears
Ans. C
Sol. Make haste – to hurry or do something quickly
Usage: When he saw Edwin Chase striding up towards them he made haste to make known one to the other.
9. Make good on something
a. To fulfill an obligation
b. To discourage efforts
c. To attract attention
d. To keep things going
Ans. A
Sol. Make good on something – to do what you have said you would do; to fulfill an obligation, such as keeping a promise or paying a debt
Usage: You better make good on all the things you said you would deliver, or the client is not going to be happy.
10. Make good time
a. To perform the most difficult part
b. A blissful, happy, rural and simple life
c. To complete a journey or a trip quickly
d. In perfect order
Ans. C
Sol. Make good time – to complete a journey or a trip quickly
Usage: We made good time – I think it only took us an hour and fifteen minutes.
আমাদের Objective এবং Descriptive English-এর পেইড ব্যাচে ভর্তি হতে নিচের ফর্মটি পূরণ করুন:
