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The phrase 'out of the words' means __
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D: free from difficulties
Select the word/phrase you think is closet in meaning to the word/words underlined. If this rain continues, we shall "call off" the game.
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C: cancell
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Select the word/phrase you think is closet in meaning to the word/words underlined. If this rain continues, we shall "call off" the game. Correct Answer cancell call off - বাতিল করা। cancel অর্থও বাতিল করা। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর হবে (c)।
Select the pair of correlated words/phrase to complete the sentence. There have been short periods in which the firm's market performance has-----radically, although the firm has registered strong---- in the last ten years.
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B: declined----growth
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Select the pair of correlated words/phrase to complete the sentence. There have been short periods in which the firm's market performance has-----radically, although the firm has registered strong---- in the last ten years. Correct Answer declined----growth declined - হ্রাস পাওয়া /পতিত growth - বৃদ্ধি এই দুইটি পরস্পর বিপরীত দিক দিয়ে সম্পর্ক যুক্ত।
What si the meaning of the phrase 'pros and cons'?
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C: Advantage and disadvantage
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What si the meaning of the phrase 'pros and cons'? Correct Answer Advantage and disadvantage The idiom ‘pros and cons’ অর্থ ভালো বা মন্দ উভয় দিক এবং এটি একটি Noun Phrase । অন্যদিকে Advantage and Disadvantage অর্থ সুবিদা - অসুবিদা এবং এটিও একটি Noun Phrase । অতএব অর্থ ও গঠন অনুযায়ী সঠিক উত্তর (c) ।
Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word. Abundant
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A: Scarce
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Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word. Abundant Correct Answer Scarce abundance(n) Antonyms: deficiency, dearth, scarcity, poverty. Synonyms: sufficiency, plenty, profusion, copiousness, exuberance, plenteousness, overflow.
Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word. Gaudy
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C: Modest
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Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word. Gaudy Correct Answer Modest gaudy (adjective) extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. "silver bows and gaudy ribbons" Similar: garish, lurid, loud, over - bright, glaring, harsh, violent.
Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word . Accumulate
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D: Scatter
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Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word . Accumulate Correct Answer Scatter accumulate. Antonyms: dissipate, disperse, diminish, scatter, expend, waste. Synonyms: collect, gamer, grow, mass, heap, store, bring together, hoard, gather, agglomerate, husband, augment, amass, increase.
Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word : Costly
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B: Economical
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Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word : Costly Correct Answer Economical costly. Antonyms: valueless, cheap, low - priced, mean, worthless, beggarly, paltry. Synonyms: valuable, expensive, high - priced, rich, precious, sumptuous.
Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word: Forbid
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C: Allow
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Select the word or phrase that is most closely opposite in meaning to the original word: Forbid Correct Answer Allow Antonyms: countenance, let, permit, allow. Synonyms: proscribe, rule out, counter, interdict, keep, veto, preclude, forestall, prevent, prohibit, foreclose, nix, anticipate, foresee, close out, disallow.
The phrase 'go to the brink' in the passage means
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C: Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it.
Identify the underlined words or phrase that must be change to to make the sentence correct: →aNot one of the children →bhas ever sang →din public before
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B: b
The phrase 'Get the axe means':
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D: lose the job
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The phrase 'Get the axe means': Correct Answer lose the job Get the axe একটি phrase যার অর্থ চাকরি হারানো, lose the job. সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর d
নিচের কোন জোড়কে যথার্থ সমোচ্চারিত শব্দের দৃষ্টান্ত হিসেবে মেনে দেয়া যায় না?
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ঘ: আধ-আঁধি
The phrase 'archival quality' implies a/an:
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B: long-lasting paper
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The phrase 'archival quality' implies a/an: Correct Answer long-lasting paper ১ গিগাবাইট = ২৩০ বাইট বা ১০২৪ মেগাবাইট সুতরাং ৮০ গিগাবাইট = ৮০*২৩০ byte information
The phrase Down-to earth means:
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D: Realistic
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The phrase Down-to earth means: Correct Answer Realistic Down to earth. একটি phrase. Down to earth. এর অর্থ হলো ভনিতা, বিভ্রান্তি বির্বজিত। অর্থাৎ Realistic এর অর্থ বাস্তবধর্মী - ই সঠিক উত্তর।
The phrase Man of parts ' means-
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A: talented
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The phrase Man of parts ' means- Correct Answer talented The meaning of MAN OF PARTS is a talented or gifted man : a man of notable endowments or capacity.
কোন পুরুষবাচক -নারী বাচক শব্দজোড়া অশুদ্ধ?
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গ: ভাই-বোনাই
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কোন পুরুষবাচক -নারী বাচক শব্দজোড়া অশুদ্ধ? সঠিক উত্তর ভাই-বোনাই বোনাই শব্দের অর্থ হলো বোনের স্বামী বা ভগিনীপতি।তাই ‘ভাই-বোনাই’ অশুদ্ধ।
The phrase 'A slip of the tongue' means :
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B: Unintentionally
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The phrase 'A slip of the tongue' means : Correct Answer Unintentionally A slip of the tongue শব্দটির দ্বারা অনিচ্ছাকৃত ভাবে কিছু হওয়াকে বােঝায়। Option গুলাের মধ্যে (b) unintentionally সঠিক উত্তর।
The phrase 'Down to earth ' means :
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D: Realistic
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The phrase 'Down to earth ' means : Correct Answer Realistic Down to earth. একটি phrase. Down to earth. এর অর্থ হলো ভনিতা, বিভ্রান্তি বির্বজিত। অর্থাৎ Realistic এর অর্থ বাস্তবধর্মী - ই সঠিক উত্তর।
'all at once' phrase কথাটির অর্থ-
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ক: Suddenly
The phrase 'A slip of the tongue' means -
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B: Unintentionally
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The phrase 'A slip of the tongue' means - Correct Answer Unintentionally A slip of the tongue অর্থ কথা বলার সময় অনিচ্ছাকৃত ভুল। অর্থাৎ unfortunately - যার অর্থ অনিচ্চাকৃত।
The phrase 'Down -to earth ' means
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D: Realistic
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The phrase 'Down -to earth ' means Correct Answer Realistic Down to earth অর্থ পৃথিবীর নীচে বা বাস্তবে। এর সমার্থক শব্দ Realistic।
The phrase 'at loggerheads' means ---
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C: quarreling
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The phrase 'at loggerheads' means --- Correct Answer quarreling 'At loggerhead' phrase টির বাংলা অর্থ ঝগড়ারত (quarreling) | Very close - খুব নিকটে, belligerent - যুদ্ধরত আর distant relation অর্থ দূর সম্পর্ক।
The phrase 'salt of the earth ' means -
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B: worthy persons
'Our teacher told us off ofr being late' The bold faced phrase is closest to
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C: scolded us
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'Our teacher told us off ofr being late' The bold faced phrase is closest to Correct Answer scolded us Tell (sb) off - কারো দুষ্কর্মের হিসাব করা, ভর্ৎসনা করা। অপশনগুলোর মধ্যে Expel - বহিষ্কার করা ,বিতাড়িত করা; Detain - আটকে রাখা, বিলম্ব করানো; Scold - তীব্র ভাষায় তিরস্কার করা , ভর্ৎসনা করা এবং Punish শাস্তি দেওয়া, দন্ড দেওয়া। সুতরাং 'told off' phrasal verb এর closest meaning হলো - scolded.
My friend is a couch potato, What does the idiom/ phrase 'Couch potato' means?
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C: lazy person
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My friend is a couch potato, What does the idiom/ phrase 'Couch potato' means? Correct Answer lazy person Couch potato - একটি idiom , যার অর্থ - অলস ব্যক্তি। Active person কর্মঠ ব্যক্তি, Busy person - ব্যস্ত ব্যক্তি, Lazy person - অলস ব্যক্তি, Angry person - রাগান্বিত ব্যক্তি। অতএব সঠিক উত্তর অপশন (c) .
Private property, namely cars is often collateral damage during clashes between rioters and the police. The bold faced phrase is an example of -
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B: Euphemism
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Private property, namely cars is often collateral damage during clashes between rioters and the police. The bold faced phrase is an example of - Correct Answer Euphemism Collateral damage - সমান্তরাল ক্ষতি। এটি Euphemism - এর উদাহরণ । কারণ কোনো রুঢ় বা শক্ত কথা ভদ্রভাবে উপস্থাপন করাকে Euphemism (সুভাষণ) বলে। দুটি আলাদা জিনিসের বাহ্যিক তুলনাকে Simile (উপমা) বলে। অতিরঞ্জিত করে কিছু বলাকে Hyperbole বলে।
He got ..... his illness quickly.
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A: over
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He got ..... his illness quickly. Correct Answer over He got over his illness quickly. Get over শব্দটির অর্থ - সুস্থ হওয়া/সুস্থতা লাভ করা। Get শব্দটির Past Form Got. Get on - have a harmonious or friendly relationship. "they seem to get on pretty well" Get Over - recover from an ailment or an upsetting or startling experience. "the trip will help him get over Sal's death" Get off - send something by post. "I must get these letters off first thing tomorrow"
The phrase 'end in smoke' means -
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A: Come to nothing
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The phrase 'end in smoke' means - Correct Answer Come to nothing End in smoke অর্থ ব্যর্থতায় পর্যবসতি হওয়া বা Come to nothing ।
The phrase 'De Jure' means?
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A: By law
The meaning of the phrase 'Feel at home' is-
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D: Free & Easy
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The meaning of the phrase 'Feel at home' is- Correct Answer Free & Easy Feel at home অর্থ অনায়াস ও স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য অনুভব করা। এখানে Calm & Quiet অর্থ শান্ত ও নীরব Proficient & Expert অর্থ দক্ষ ও বিশেষজ্ঞ। Free & Easy অর্থ সুপরিচিত।
The meaning of the Underlined phrase in the sentence. 'Please look into the matter.'
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D: investigate
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The meaning of the Underlined phrase in the sentence. 'Please look into the matter.' Correct Answer investigate বাক্যের অর্থঃ দয়া করে বিষয় তদন্ত করুন।
I'll come to meet you at the station in my car ---- you do not have to walk to my house.
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B: so that
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I'll come to meet you at the station in my car ---- you do not have to walk to my house. Correct Answer so that ‘যাতে বা যেন’ অর্থে conjunction হিসেবে so that ব্যবহৃত হয়। বাক্যটির অর্থ - আমি আমার গাড়ি নিয়ে স্টেশনে তোমার সাথে দেখা করতে যাবো যাতে তোমাকে আমার বাড়িতে হেঁটে না আসতে হয়।
We round _____the meal with sweets.
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A: off
Well done!____ the good work.
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C: Keep up
I am →feeling Under the weather. What does the Underlined phrase mean?
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D: Feeling Slightly ill
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I am →feeling Under the weather. What does the Underlined phrase mean? Correct Answer Feeling Slightly ill Feeling under the weather (সামান্য অসুস্থ বোধ করা) idiom - টির অর্থ Feeling slightly ill
Choose the correct phrase that best retains the meanings of the selected phrase in the sentence despite being a brilliant professor. he does not seem to ‘get his ideas across’
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C: make his ideas understood
The phrase 'Bakers dozen' means -
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A: 13
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The phrase 'Bakers dozen' means - Correct Answer 13 Bakers dozen (১৩টি) a set of thirteen.
What is the meaning of the phrase, "of late"?
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D: recently
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What is the meaning of the phrase, "of late"? Correct Answer recently ‘of late (সাম্প্রতিককালে) Phrase টির অর্থ - recently.
I could hardly ... the ship in the distance.
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C: make out
Which phrase indicates the interior flow of thought employed in high-modern literature?
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D: Stream of consciousness
He watched the boart ____down the river.
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A: floating
Joyee is the only son of the bank owner. So he had it on eady street . The bold faced phrase means-
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A: financial security
The phrase 'De Jure' means-
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B: By law
The phrase 'End in smoke' means-
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A: Come to nothing
I don't feel like ___
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D: Talking to you
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I don't feel like ___ Correct Answer Talking to you কোনো কাজ করার ইচ্ছা পোষণ করা বা করতে চাওয়া অর্থে feel like ব্যবহৃত হয় । Feel like এর পরে verb এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়। I don't feel like talking to you - তোমার সাথে কথা বলতে আমার ইচ্ছে করছে না।
The phrase "in high spirits' means-
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C: Cheerful
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The phrase "in high spirits' means- Correct Answer Cheerful ’In high spirits ' (হাসিখুশি/উৎফুল্ল) এর অর্থ cheerful.
The phrase 'sine die' means-
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D: uncertain
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The phrase 'sine die' means- Correct Answer uncertain Sine die= অনিনির্দিষ্টকাল। The meeting adjourned sine die= মিটিং অনির্দিষ্ট কালের জন্য মুলতুবি করা হয়েছে।
What is the meaning of the phrase 'carry the day'?
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C: Win
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What is the meaning of the phrase 'carry the day'? Correct Answer Win 'Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) idiom - টির অর্থ win.
He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is.......
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D: An adverbial phrase
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He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is....... Correct Answer An adverbial phrase যে word বা phrase বাক্যের verb কে modify করে বা verb সম্পর্কে অতিরিক্ত তথ্য দেয় তাকে adverb বা adverbial phrase বলে। সাধারণত কোথায়, কখন, কিভাবে দ্বারা প্রশ্ন করলে adverb বা adverbial phrase পাওয়া যায়। বাক্যে 'with all sincerity phrase - টি বাক্যের verb 'worked' এর ধরন নির্দেশ করছে। সুতরাং এটি একটি adverbial phrase.