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Who was the first Bangladeshi player to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs?

Correct answer(s):
  • Aftab Ahmed

In the sentence, what does go to the dogs mean?
If people do not mend their ways, they are sure to go to the dogs.

  • to fight
  • to be rough
  • to be united
  • to be ruined
Correct answer(s):
  • to be ruined

What does the idiom or phrase grease the palm mean?

  • to bribe
  • to cut down a tree
  • to rub oil on the hand
  • to lubricate machine parts
Correct answer(s):
  • to bribe

In the sentence, what does around the clock mean?
The department store is open around the clock.

  • early in the morning
  • day and night
  • at different times
  • throughout the afternoon
Correct answer(s):
  • day and night

In the sentence, what does in Dutch mean?
The boy was in Dutch with his friends.

  • in love
  • in awe
  • in trouble
  • on good terms
Correct answer(s):
  • in trouble

In the sentence, what does all ears mean?
The students were all ears when the speaker started talking about the changes in the exam.

  • attentive
  • restless
  • silent
  • smiling
Correct answer(s):
  • attentive

In the sentence, what does cool with working mean?
He is cool with working at night.

  • grudgingly working
  • excited about working
  • not ready to work
  • ready to work
Correct answer(s):
  • ready to work

In the sentence, what does within a stone’s throw mean?
Our school is within a stone’s throw of the railway station.

  • very far away
  • within a certain radius
  • at a short distance
  • within a definite distance
Correct answer(s):
  • at a short distance

In the sentence, what does gather roses only mean?
Deepak did not care for his family; he wanted to gather roses only.

  • to obtain fame by hard work
  • to seek all enjoyments of life
  • to save money miserly
  • to describe the past positively
Correct answer(s):
  • to seek all enjoyments of life

In the sentence, what does give a piece of one’s mind mean?
The mother was right in giving a piece of her mind to the daughter.

  • speaking sharply
  • speaking sadly
  • speaking kindly
  • speaking cheerfully
Correct answer(s):
  • speaking sharply

What does the idiom or phrase feather one's nest mean?

  • to build one’s house
  • to harbor ill feeling
  • to get something in abundance
  • to enrich oneself when an opportunity occurs
Correct answer(s):
  • to enrich oneself when an opportunity occurs