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MCQ
421. Choose the correct alternative from the options to fill in the blanks: To make headway' is to-
make progress
progress towards collision
make little progress
proceed to travel
422. To cry wolf means-
to keep off starvation
to listen eagerly
to give false alarm
to turn pale
423. The idiom 'hit pay dirt' is used to mean-
great attempts but insignificant achievement.
to make futile attempts.
to end up in failures after great labor.
to achieve something valuable after an arduous search.
424. Zakia kept on talking, here kept on means:-
maintain
continued
carried
take way
427. What is the correct meaning of the phrase 'To leave someone in the lurch'?
To come to compromise with someone
Constant source of annoyance to someone
To put someone at ease
To desert someone in his difficulties
428. He is such a Good Samaritan. It means-
He is very clever
He is a helpful person
He is a fool
He is a bad man
429. A man of straw is-
an unreasonable person
a very active person
a man of no substance
a worthy fellow
430. 'To get along with' means-
to adjust
to accompany
to interest
to walk
432. What do you mean by a 'herculean job'?
A very interesting job
A very easy job
A very comfortable job
A very difficult job
433. What the meaning of 'hard and fast'?
বাঁধাধরা
নিয়মমত
ঠিকমত
ভালোভাবে
434. The party was- when we arrived.
do the full
in full swing
in full
fully going
435. Speed money means-
Percentage of interest
Black money
Bribe
Hard-earned money
436. Choose the opposite of the following idiomatic expression from the options given: 'To go to the dogs',
To turn over a new leaf
Be off one's head
To oil one's own machine
To breathe one's last
437. The old man was cut to the quick when his rich son refused to recognize him
irritated
annoyed
hurt intensely
surprised
438. 'Kith and Kin' means:
Close relation
Bosom friend
Blood relation
Good relation
439. 'In the time of danger, we should try to take the bull by the horns' means-
Surmount it
Overcome it
Deal the situation decisively
Control ourselves
440. What is the meaning of 'A piece of cake'?
Something is very hard
Something is very solid
Something is very easy
Something is very rigid