Idioms and phrases MCQ
1. The phrase ‘Tide over’ means:
A. overcome✓
B. passover
C. cross over
D. carry over
2. I shall come back ‘in to time’ The underlined phrase means--
A. very soon✓
B. short of time
C. finishing the time
D. before the time
3. My wife's "pin money" has saved me from any creditor. The underline phrase means--
A. rest money
B. saved money
C. sundry expenses✓
D. sundry debtors
N.B: Pin money (noun) পত্নীকে প্রদত্ত হাতখরচের টাকা;
4. The phrase 'Momentum Theory' is related to-----
A. Politics
B..Culture
C. Sports✓
D. Music
5. The phrase 'pass the buck' means-
A. to suffer
B. to succeed
C. to complete a task
D. to pass the blame to someone else✓
6. You should try to "make good" your loss. The underlined phrase means---
A. be better
B. to make one's good
C. take into confidence
D. compensation✓
7. The phrase 'At a stretch' means:
A. irregularly
B. without break✓
C. decaying
D. long way
8. 'On the eve of' phrase টির অর্থ হচ্ছে-
A. Just after
B. Just before✓
C. Beautiful
D. Dark evening
9. 'Loaves and fishes' -- phrase টির অর্থ হল-
A. Personal gains✓
B. Personal loss
C. Bread with fishes
D. None
10. Find Idioms/phrases of "out and out".
A. Slightly
B. simply
C. totally✓
D. merely
11. The idiom "Bring to book" এর অর্থ---
A. Book written by famous writer
B. Rebuke✓
C. Valueless person
D. None of the above
12. What do you mean by the phrase 'Sit on the fence'?
A. watch over the fence
B. sit idly
C. remain neutral in a dispute✓
D. sit on a height
13. The phrase 'To embrace a habit' means_____
A. to reject it
B. to eliminate it
C. to eagerly engage in it✓
D. be curious about it
14. What is the meaning of the phrase "At home with"?
A. Family relation
B. At ease✓
C. Neighbour
D. Free at
15. 'Throw cold water on' এর অর্থ হচ্ছে ---
A. Damp the spirits✓
B. Throwing cold water
C. Ice water
D. None
16. 'Dark horse' এর অর্থ হচ্ছে ---
A. Dark coloured horse
A person about whose past nothing is known✓
C. Arabian horse
D. Large horse
17. 'Tooth and nail' এর অর্থ হচ্ছে ---
A. Beautiful
B. Precise
C. Incompletely
D. Completely✓
18. Which one is the correct phrase to fill in the gap of ---- "The teacher beat the student"---
A. one by one
B. black and white
C. black and blue✓
D. one after another
N.B: Black and blue - বেদম প্রহার।
19. What is the correct meaning of the phrase "At daggers drawn" ?
A. In a state of violent enmity✓
B. Without any delay
C. Crack brain
D. Very poor
20. The idiom 'In black and white' এর অর্থ ----
A. False
B Verbally
C. In writing✓
D. Temporary
21. The idiom 'At home' এর অর্থ ----
A. Familiar with✓
B. Home made of bricks
C. Try to make a home
D. One who has lost home
22. To meet trouble half-way phrase --টির অর্থ কি?
A. To get nervous
B. To be puzzled✓
C. To gear up
D. To be disappointed
23. The word ‘Cartography’ relates to -
A. The process of making maps✓
B. The study of drawing cartoons
C. The science of carving
D. The study of curts
24. The word 'wink' means-
A. to close one eye briefly✓
B. to close two eyes briefly
C. to bob the head up and down
D. to shake the head from side to side.
25. The phrase ‘A square meal’ means ___
a) a full meal. ✅
b) half meal
c) a small and unsatisfying meal.
d) a meal with vegetables
26. “The salt of the Earth” means ___
a) Criminal.
b) best people ✅
c) Business men.
d) Scientists.
27. “To see eye to eye with” means ___
a) to agree. ✅
b) disagreement partly
c) intimacy.
d) enmity.
28. “Stuff and nonsense” means ___
a) critical.
b) bad ✅
c) complex.
d) simple.
29. “Silver lining” means ___
a) hope. ✅
b) white line
c) silver plated.
d) white colour.
30. “Swan song” means ___
a) First work.
b) last work ✅
c) early work.
d) middle work.
31. “A storm in a tea cup” means ___
a) a serious matter.
b) a stormy mater
c) a lot of fuss. ✅
d) a dangerous storm.
32. “Salt of life” stands for ___
a) sorrows of life.
b) saline water
c) sodium chloride.
d) valuable things. ✅
33. “Speed money” means ___
a) Bribe. ✅
b) percentage of interest
c) black money.
d) hard-earned money.
34. “Take the chair” means ___
a) taking a chair.
b) make a chair
c) preside. ✅
d) Bring the chair.
35. “Boot leg” means_
a) distribute
b) export
c) import
d) smuggle ✓
36. The word ‘Benevolent’ means-
a) kind ✓
b) unkind
c) cruel
d) honest
37. The word ‘banish’ means –
a) Exile
b) emerge
c) drive away
d) expel ✓
38. The word ‘Brutal’ means –
a) gentle
b) British
c) cruel ✓
d) none of them
39. “A red letter day” means __
a) a red day
b) a historical day
c) a memorable day ✓
d) a day of joy
40. “Milk and water” means__
a) Pure milk and water
b) dirty milk and water
c) lifeless ✓
d) none of them
41. “Cock and bull story” means__
a) a fable
b) a Tragedy
c) a false story ✓
d) a wonderful story
42. “Brain-box” means___
a) idea
b) wit
c) thought
d) intelligent Person ✓
43. “At a loss” means __
a) puzzled ✓
b) destroyed
c) defeat
d) harm
44. “Once in a blue moon” means__
a) always
b) very rarely ✓
c) nearly
d) hourly
