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এই পরীক্ষায় এই টপিক থেকে ২টি প্রশ্ন — verb-based idiom ও proverbial idiom।
Options: (ক) to open fire • (খ) to take a photograph • (গ) to make a try ✓ • (ঘ) to test a gun
'Have a shot (at something)' = make an attempt/try — verb-based idiom।
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Have a shot at | Try / attempt |
| Give it a shot | Try it |
| A long shot | Unlikely chance |
| Big shot | Important person |
| Like a shot | Very quickly / eagerly |
| Call the shots | Make decisions |
| Shot in the dark | Wild guess |
| Parting shot | Last remark |
| A shot in the arm | Encouragement / boost |
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Have a shot | Try |
| Have a look | Look briefly |
| Have a chat | Talk briefly |
| Have a sip | Drink a small amount |
| Have a bash | Try (British informal) |
| Have a go | Try |
Options: (ক) bad weather is often replaced by good weather • (খ) clouds often have shining surroundings • (গ) every difficult situation has a more hopeful aspect though not apparent at the beginning ✓ • (ঘ) clouds and sunshine go hand in hand
অন্ধকার পরিস্থিতিতেও আশার আলো থাকে — proverbial idiom।
'Silver lining' আসলে মেঘের প্রান্তে দেখা যাওয়া সূর্যের আলোক — যখন সূর্য মেঘের পেছনে থাকে। এই metaphor John Milton তাঁর 'Comus' (1634) কবিতায় প্রথম ব্যবহার করেন।
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A bed of roses | Comfortable/easy situation |
| A bolt from the blue | Unexpected event |
| A white elephant | Costly but useless |
| At daggers drawn | Bitter enmity |
| At sixes and sevens | In disorder |
| At the eleventh hour | At the last moment |
| Bad blood | Enmity |
| Beat about the bush | Avoid the main topic |
| Between the devil and the deep sea | Between two dangers |
| Black sheep | Disgraceful person |
| Blue blood | Aristocratic birth |
| Bone of contention | Cause of quarrel |
| Bring to light | Reveal |
| By and large | Mostly |
| Carry the day | Win |
| Cry over spilt milk | Regret over past |
| Every cloud has its silver lining | Hope in difficulty |
| Fits and starts | Irregularly |
| Gift of the gab | Talent for speaking |
| Green-eyed monster | Jealousy |
| Hand to mouth | Barely enough |
| In cold blood | Deliberately/cruelly |
| Lion's share | Largest part |
| Maiden speech | First speech |
| Null and void | Invalid/cancelled |
| Once in a blue moon | Very rarely |
| Red tape | Bureaucracy |
| Swan song | Last work/performance |
| Tooth and nail | With all effort |
| Wild goose chase | Useless pursuit |
| With flying colors | With great success |
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