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Choose the appropriate meaning of the idiom : It was his constant prayer that he might 'die in harness' .

1. A die in bed
2. B die in business
3. C die in honour
4. D die in peace

'All and sundry' is the meaning of---

1. A all without exceptions
2. B exactly alike
3. C never theless
4. D without any secret

The idiom 'Nip in the bud' এর অর্থ -

1. A Bed of roses
2. B Beginning
3. C Destroy at the very beginning
4. D Rare up

The phrase 'functus officio' means

1. A functional authority
2. B functional office
3. C having no further authority
4. D officiating

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 ?

1. A Began a new civilization
2. B Created a new history
3. C Created a sensation
4. D Opened a new chapter

The weight was too much and the pillar gave way. Here 'gave way ' indicates -

1. A bent down
2. B vanished
3. C was broken
4. D was changed

Eat into vitals :

1. A escape
2. B interrupt
3. C life
4. D unveil

To put the cart before the horse ----- ?

1. A to force a person to do something
2. B to offer a person what he cannot eat
3. C to raise obstacle
4. D to reverse the natural order of things

'At a loss' means---

1. A Being puzzled
2. B finding no trace
3. C Incurring loss in business
4. D Missing something

We locked up our valuables so that they would not ---

1. A fall in trouble
2. B fall into arrears
3. C go astray
4. D run amok

Which of the following is a correct proverb?

1. A A full rushes in where an angle fears to tread
2. B fools rush in where an angel fears to tread
3. C fools rush in where angles fear to tread
4. D fools rush in where the angels fear to tread

"To sit on the fence" is -

1. A to be alert
2. B to be on guard
3. C to remain neutral
4. D to take an elevated position