English Smart

To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )

Piece of cake:
A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
Put wool over other people's eyes:
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.
See eye to eye:
This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
Sit on the fence:
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
Speak of the devil!:
This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
Steal someone's thunder:
To take the credit for something someone else did.
Take with a grain of salt:
This means not to take what someone says too seriously.
Taste of your own medicine:
Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else

Idioms

Find the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
1. Apocryphal is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Doubtful in nature
B. Accepted as genuine
C. Wide in scope
D. Completely alien
E. Baseless

2. Eschew is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Embrace
B. Gulp
C. Reject
D. Transgress
E. Follow

3. Unwarranted is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Guaranteed
B. Justified
C. Practiced
D. Jaundiced
E. Tranquil

4. Hoary is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Soft
B. Grainy
C. Alert
D. Genuine
E. Novel

5. Allay is most nearly opposite in meaning to
A. Guide
B. Mislead
C. Intensify
D. Reject
E. Reinstate

A hot potato
Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed

A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is thinking

Actions speak louder than words
People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.

Add insult to injury
To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

IDIOMS # #

Believe it or not ---You might not believe this but…

Bites more than he/she can chew ----Takes more responsibility than he/she can handle

Break a leg!---- Good luck!

Business as usual--- Things are the same as usual

Costs arm and a leg ----Costs a lot

I ______ always ready to help .
a. am
b. is
c. do

strive = to make great efforts, to struggle

The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”

The most used letter in the English alphabet is ‘E’, and ‘Q’ is the least used!

Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.

Goddessship is the only word in the English language with a triple letter.

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet!

The sentence “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs” uses every letter of the alphabet and uses the least letters to do so!

The world’s longest-named lake has 45 letters (Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg).

Commonly Misspelled or Misused Words: than or then --> Multiple Choice
THAN is a conjunction used in comparisons; THEN is an adverb denoting time

If you idly travel around, you wander. If you realize you’re lost, you wonder where you are.