ইংরেজী লেঙ্গুয়েজ(Idioms & Phrases)-7th

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE IDIOM

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A LITTLE MORE THAN A DOZEN A LITTLE MORE THAN A DOZEN
a round dozen a round dozen
ROUND ABOUT A DOZEN ROUND ABOUT A DOZEN
A LITTLE LESS THAN A DOZEN A LITTLE LESS THAN A DOZEN

The new regulations are in force.

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being reconsidered being reconsidered
being used being used
being discussed being discussed
being eliminated being eliminated

''Blame and criticize'' means-

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fall heavily on fall heavily on
come down on come down on
fall down on fall down on
come heavily on come heavily on

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF SOFT SOAP?

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TO RECOGNISE OTHER GOOD DEEDS TO RECOGNISE OTHER GOOD DEEDS
FLATTER FOR SELF MOTIVES FLATTER FOR SELF MOTIVES
TO SPEAK ILL OF OTHERS TO SPEAK ILL OF OTHERS
TO SPEAK HIGH TO OTHERS TO SPEAK HIGH TO OTHERS

The phrase ''put up with'' means----

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decline decline
tolerate tolerate
resent resent
avoid avoid

The meaning of '' have eyes at the back of your head'' ----

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see the past see the past
be partial be partial
see everything see everything
be blind be blind

What is the meaning of ''Soft soap'' ?

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to recognize others good deeds to recognize others good deeds
flattery for self motives flattery for self motives
to speak high of others to speak high of others
to speak ill of others to speak ill of others

'Out and Out' means?

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To be last To be last
Throughly Throughly
Man of outside Man of outside
Not at all Not at all

The second anniversary celebration of our college will be held of December 15. -Which of the following is the correct phrase for will be held above?

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Comes off Comes off
Will bring about Will bring about
Will come round Will come round
Takes off Takes off

The appropriate meaning of the idiom 'Swan song' -----

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last work last work
middle work middle work
early work early work
first work first work

''The old man works at a snail's pace'' means-----

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he works steadily he works steadily
he works slowly he works slowly
he works carefully he works carefully
he works smoothly he works smoothly

The phrase ''red-handed' means-----

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trap trap
with proof with proof
none of these none of these
later later

Bill of fare is-

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A list of dishes at a restaurant A list of dishes at a restaurant
A valuable document A valuable document
A price list A price list
A chart of bus fair A chart of bus fair

''Salt of life'' stands for-----

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valuable things valuable things
sodium chloride sodium chloride
saline water saline water
sorrows of life sorrows of life

Explain the meaning of 'Bring to pass'------

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cause to convince cause to convince
cause to destroy cause to destroy
cause to happen cause to happen
cause to carry out cause to carry out

''To smell a rat'' means-----

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to have a dirty ways to have a dirty ways
to smell a bad smell to smell a bad smell
to suspect a trick or deceit to suspect a trick or deceit
to misunderstand to misunderstand

The meaning of the idioms ''Leave no stone unturned''-----

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try every possible means try every possible means
impossible impossible
rare stone rare stone
heavy stone heavy stone

Don't---- a long face over your face.

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pull pull
get get
make make
take take

Do not burn the candle------- .

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when you walk when you walk
when you are asleep when you are asleep
in daylight in daylight
at both ends at both ends

To 'raise ones brows' indicate_

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indifference indifference
surprise surprise
disapproval disapproval
annoyance annoyance

He was excused---- his age.

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in accordance with in accordance with
in view of in view of
in the light of in the light of
in quest of in quest of

The last word of the proverb, Handsome is that handsome-

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Says Says
Does Does
Thinks Thinks
Works Works

What is the meaning of the expression ''bottom of my heart'' ?

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core of my heart core of my heart
lower part of my heart lower part of my heart
close to my liver close to my liver
close to my heart close to my heart

Blue chips are-

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Industrial shares consideted to be a safe investment
Industrial shares considered to be a risky investment
Flat plastic countets used as money token
Securities issues by the government Securities issues by the government

"Call to mind" means

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attend attend
remember remember
request request
fantasize fantasize

Meaning of the phrase ''On the spur of the moment''-----

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without previous thought without previous thought
at the earliest possible moment at the earliest possible moment
after careful thought after careful thought
for only a short time for only a short time

Such claim needs to be tested empirically’ means –

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The test should be based on calculation
The test should be based on experience The test should be based on experience
The test should be based on idea The test should be based on idea
The test should be based on assumption The test should be based on assumption

''Lend me your ears'' means----

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listen to me listen to me
come close to me come close to me
let me check your ears let me check your ears
let me whisper into your ears let me whisper into your ears

To read between the lines----

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to grasp the hidden meaning to grasp the hidden meaning
to read carefully to read carefully
to suspect to suspect
to concentrate to concentrate

'Maiden speech' means------

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first speech first speech
final speech final speech
early speech early speech
late speech late speech

The phrase ''Beggar Description'' means-----

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miserable life miserable life
indescribable indescribable
undesirable undesirable
the life of a beggar the life of a beggar

The phrase ''Far cry'' means----

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long distance long distance
real real
lovely lovely
ruined ruined

''A bull market'' means that share prices are-----

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rising rising
moving moving
finishing finishing
falling falling

What is the meaning of the expression "bottom line"?

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The last line of a book The last line of a book
The essential point The essential point
The end of a road The end of a road
The final step The final step

What is the meaning of the idiom ''To wash one's dirty linen in public'' ?

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to be clean in habit to be clean in habit
to quarrel in the open to quarrel in the open
to do some ugly work in public to do some ugly work in public
to wash ones cloth in the open to wash ones cloth in the open

A bull market means, that share prices are-

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Statistic Statistic
Falling Falling
Rising Rising
Moving Moving

Each of the following idioms is followed by some alternatives. choose the one which best expresses its meaning:-To keep one's head-

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to keep calm to keep calm
none of these none of these
to save oneself to save oneself
to be self respectful to be self respectful

''A hard nut to crack'' means-----

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difficulty difficulty
difficult difficult
not easy not easy
very easy very easy

The meaning of ''in a nutshell''-------

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in brief in brief
in fulfillment in fulfillment
likely likely
in a fix in a fix

There are ----dangerous drivers.

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a lot of a lot of
very much of very much of
very many of very many of
a very lot of a very lot of

Day dream means-----

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manipulation manipulation
reverie reverie
dream seen in the day sleep dream seen in the day sleep
speculation speculation

What is the meaning of ''Herculean task'' ?

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task which needs the knowledge of Roman myth
task which is enormous but futile task which is enormous but futile
task which needs great strength and determination
task which needs the knowledge of Greek myth

An ordinance is-

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A law A law
A newspaper journal A newspaper journal
An arms factory An arms factory
A book A book

Dog days means-

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A period of misfortune A period of misfortune
Hot wheather Hot wheather
A period of having youthful flings A period of having youthful flings
A period of being carefree A period of being carefree

Beasts move at----in the forest.

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large large
all all
least least
free free

What is the meaning of the idiom 'a round dozen'-----

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a full dozen a full dozen
round about a dozen round about a dozen
a little less than a dozen a little less than a dozen
a little more than a dozen a little more than a dozen

''Nipped in the bud'' means----

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cherished well cherished well
destroyed at the beginning destroyed at the beginning
were like buds of flower were like buds of flower
fulfilled fulfilled

A person whose 'head' is in the 'clouds' is-----

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useless useless
proud proud
a day dreamer a day dreamer
an aviator an aviator

The phrase ''Donkey work'' means------

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manual labour manual labour
the hard and boring part of a job the hard and boring part of a job
very simple work very simple work
a serious assignment a serious assignment

'Maiden speech' means .

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First speech First speech
Final speech Final speech
Early speech Early speech
Late speech Late speech

"Pass away" means

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die die
erase erase
fall fall
disappear disappear

At----,he loses his temper.

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times times
any cost any cost
last last
morning morning

Meaning of the phrase ''to make good'' is----

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to compensate to compensate
to do justice to do justice
to help others to help others
to do good works to do good works

----- his earlier study,the professor's new study indicates a general warning trend in global weather.

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In contrast as In contrast as
In contrast of In contrast of
In contrast to In contrast to
In contrast by In contrast by

The horror movie scared them out of their-

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funds funds
Wits Wits
seats seats
lives lives

To read between the lines means-

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To read carefully to find out any hidden meanings
To read quickly to save times To read quickly to save times
To read carefully To read carefully
To read only some lines To read only some lines

''Fall into line'' means-----

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agree agree
disagree disagree
brave brave
honest honest

I'll give you my answer tomorrow without------- .

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fail fail
less less
lack lack
miss miss

'Through thick and thin' means--

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of great density of great density
under all conditions under all conditions
to make thick and thin to make thick and thin
not clear in understanding not clear in understanding

'At a low ebb'---means

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decreasing decreasing
still still
invalid invalid
increasing increasing

BAD BLOOD means-----

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enmity enmity
affinity affinity
wrong blood wrong blood
poisonous poisonous

The player isn't fat;------, he's quite skinny.

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on the contrary on the contrary
in practice in practice
by rights by rights
in any case in any case

Which of the following is a correct proverb ?

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Fools rush in where the angels fear to tread.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Fools rush in where an angel fear to tread
A fool rushes in where an angel fears to tread

What is the meaning of the idiom ''a bad egg'' ?

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A person who cant create anything A person who cant create anything
none of these none of these
an unreliable person an unreliable person
a dangerous person a dangerous person

Hold water means-----

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store water store water
keep water keep water
drink water drink water
bear examination bear examination

End in smoke means----

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stop smoking stop smoking
come to nothing come to nothing
destruct destruct
catch fire catch fire

The idiom '' let things slide'' means-----

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reveal a secret reveal a secret
ignore ignore
lose gradually lose gradually
reveal a secret reveal a secret

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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Promises are better than actuals Promises are better than actuals
It is no good beating about the bush. It is no good beating about the bush.
Take what you have readily available rather than expecting better in the future
The seen is better than the unseen The seen is better than the unseen

You have to come back at any------

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where where
time time
cost cost
way way

By leaps and bounds means----

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steadily steadily
aimlessly aimlessly
rapidly rapidly
slowly slowly

The correct meaning of ''At home'' is----

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inexperience inexperience
expert expert
within the home within the home
outside home outside home

What is the meaning of the idiom ''out and about'' ?

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free from anxiety free from anxiety
irregular irregular
active active
inactive inactive

Three score is

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Three times twenty Three times twenty
More than three More than three
Thirty times Thirty times
Three hundred times Three hundred times

''To fish in troubled waters'' means----

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to make a personal profit out of a disturbance
to catch fish in rough water to catch fish in rough water
to aggravate the situation to aggravate the situation
to indulge in evil conspiracies to indulge in evil conspiracies

To end in smoke-----

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To see fire To see fire
To create fire To create fire
To go through suffering To go through suffering
To come to nothing To come to nothing

The expression ‘take into account’ means

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consider consider
think seriously think seriously
assess assess
count numbers count numbers

The bad news struck him like a bolt from the----

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blue blue
firmament firmament
heavens heavens
sky sky

''Call to mind'' means------

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request request
fantasize fantasize
attend attend
remember remember

''Red letter day'' means----

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dangerous day dangerous day
memorable day memorable day
fearful day fearful day
the day of sorrow the day of sorrow

''A burning question'' means-----

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an important question an important question
an uncommon question an uncommon question
a false question a false question
a hard question a hard question

To let the grass grow under one's feet means-----

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to let things go on in their natural way
to delay and linger to delay and linger
to cause harm to another to cause harm to another
to miss the opportunity to miss the opportunity

''Birds eye view'' means---

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a view of the sky a view of the sky
eyes of a flock of birds eyes of a flock of birds
eyes of birds eyes of birds
A rough idea A rough idea

"Hold water" means?

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store water store water
keep water keep water
bear examination bear examination
drink water drink water

To get along with means-----

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to walk to walk
to adjust to adjust
to accompany to accompany
to interest to interest

What is the meaning of the idiom ''bury the hatchet'' ?

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try to destroy a hatchet try to destroy a hatchet
stop doing something stop doing something
stop quarrelling and become friendly stop quarrelling and become friendly
preserve something for bad days preserve something for bad days

The idiom ‘put up with’ means –

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tolerate tolerate
keep trust keep trust
protect protect
stay together stay together

He agreed to the plan of his own accord.

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unwillingly unwillingly
enthusiastically enthusiastically
reluctantly reluctantly
voluntarily voluntarily

"No news is good news"

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it is unlikely that nothing bad has happend
It is likely that we expect bad news It is likely that we expect bad news
it is likely to have bad news it is likely to have bad news
it is likely that nothing bad has happend

'Out and out' means

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brave brave
thoroughly thoroughly
whole heated whole heated
not at all not at all

The idiom '' in black and white'' means----

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in writing in writing
verbally verbally
true true
false false

What is the meaning of the idiom ''take to one's heels'' ?

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to wear expensive shoe to wear expensive shoe
to escape to escape
to reach to reach
to stand on ones own feet to stand on ones own feet

The phrase ''in high spirit'' means----

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cheerful cheerful
worried worried
tolerate tolerate
tensed tensed

By and large means-----

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far away far away
very large very large
mostly mostly
everywhere everywhere

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

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to reverse the natural order of things to reverse the natural order of things
to raise obstacle to raise obstacle
to force a person to do something to force a person to do something
to offer a person what he cannot eat to offer a person what he cannot eat

The country was left needing massive reconstruction and rebuilding------ of the war.

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in the event in the event
in full swing in full swing
at the outset at the outset
in the aftermath in the aftermath

''Numb scull'' means---

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fearless man fearless man
stupid person stupid person
anant fool anant fool
a great idler a great idler

The thief was caught at------ .

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length length
home home
least least
large large

What is the meaning of '' a white lie'' ?

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harmless lie harmless lie
useless lie useless lie
irrelevant lie irrelevant lie
harmful lie harmful lie

He raised his eyebrow at my explanation.

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show indifference show indifference
show surprise or disapproval show surprise or disapproval
show agreement show agreement
show happiness show happiness

Only those who are not serious to their success work by----and starts.

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fits fits
every inch every inch
against time against time
long odds long odds

''Out of date'' means-----

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primitive primitive
not in fashion not in fashion
spoiled spoiled
ancient ancient

Put an end to means-----

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stopped stopped
spread spread
confirmed confirmed
caused to happen caused to happen

When a person says he's 'all in' , it means----

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He has got everything He has got everything
He has finished packing He has finished packing
He has arrived He has arrived
He is very tired He is very tired

The correct meaning of ''A man of letter's'' is

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a scholar a scholar
an efficient person an efficient person
an attentive man an attentive man
a postman a postman

TO MEET TROUBLE HALF? WAY MEANS-

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TO BEAR UP TO BEAR UP
TO BE DISAPPOINTED TO BE DISAPPOINTED
TO GET NERVOUS TO GET NERVOUS
TO BE Puzzled TO BE Puzzled

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

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A verbose speech A verbose speech
an unimportant speech an unimportant speech
maiden speech maiden speech
A big speech A big speech

The police questioned each witness in------- .

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silence silence
return return
order order
turn turn

The expression 'after one's own heart' means----

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to be in high spirit to be in high spirit
to be in low spirit to be in low spirit
with complete devotion with complete devotion
to ones own liking to ones own liking

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