Learn and Examine Yourself

শিক্ষক নিবন্ধন

ইংরেজি

Phrases and Idioms

1.	A speech full of too many words is------

A big speech

Maiden speech

An unimportant speech

A verbose speech

2.	What is the meaning of the idiom’a round dozen?

a little less than a dozen

a little more than a dozen

a full dozen

round about a dozen

3.	The condition of most slum dwellers is so miserable that it cannot be described in words. ---- Which is the best phrase for the underlined expression above?

beggars description

cuts to the quick

boils down to this

keeps open house

4.	Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom ‘Swan song’?

First work

Last work

Middle work

Early work

5.	You should show good manners in the company of young ladies. --Which is the appropriate phrase for the underlined expression above?

behave gently

practise manners

behave yourself

do not talk rudely

6.	The invention of computer has turned over a new leaf in the history of modern technology. Which of the following is nearest in meaning to the italicized idiom above?

created a new history

began a new civilization

opened a new chapter

created a sensation