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IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Idiom and Phrases | हिन्दी में अर्थ | Meaning in English |
1. Achilles’ heels | कमजोर पक्ष | A small but fatal weakness. |
2. Add fuel to fire | आग में घी डालना | To make a matter worse. |
3. An arm chair job | आसान एवं अच्छी आय वाली नौकरी | Good income job with high comfort. |
4. An axe to grind | स्वार्थ से भरा उद्देश्य | Something done for selfish reasons. |
5. An iron-will | दृढ़ इच्छा शक्ति | Strong will power. |
6. An old flame | पुराना प्यार | A person, one had a romantic relationship with, in the past. |
7. An old head on
young shoulders |
अपनी उम्र से ज्यादा समझदार होना | A child or young person who thinks and talks like an older and experienced person. |
8. An olive branch | शंति निवेदन | Peace request /peace treaty. |
9. Apple of discord | झगड़े का करण | Matter of dispute. |
10. Apple of one’s eye | दुलारा, प्यारा | Very lovable/dearest one. |
11. Apple-pie-order | बिल्कुल ठीक हालत में | In good condition |
12. At a loss | निर्णय न ले पाना | To be unable to decide. |
13. At a pinch | समस्या में होना | In a trouble. |
14. At arm’s length | दूर रखना (दोस्ती न रखना) | Avoid becoming too friendly. |
15. At daggers drawn | कट्टर दुश्मनी होना | T have bitter enmity |
16. At ease | चिन्ता रहित | Free from pain and anxiety. |
17. At one’s finger’s ends | पूर्ण जानकारी होना | To have complete knowledge. |
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Idiom and Phrases | हिन्दी में अर्थ | Meaning in English |
18. At one’s wit’s end | चकित | Puzzled/confused/ perplexed. |
19. At sixes and sevens | अस्त व्यस्त | In disorder. |
20. At stake | दाव पर | At risk and insecure. |
21. Bad blood | शत्रुता | Enmity/ bitter relations. |
22. Bag and baggage | बोरिया – बिस्तर समेत | With all belongings. |
23. Baker’s dozen | संख्या में तेरह | Thirteen in number |
24. Be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth | धनी परिवार में पैदा होना | To be born in a rich family. spoon in one’s mouth |
25. Be in the driving seat | सारी जिम्मेदारी का भार उठाना | Bearing all responsibilities |
26. Bear the brunt of | परिणाम भुगतना | To bear the main part of something unpleasant |
27. Beat about the bush | घुमा – फिरा कर बातें करना | To talk in a roundabout manner/ circumlocution. |
28. Beat black and blue | अत्यधिक पिटाई करना | Beating mercilessly. |
29. Beat hollow | काफी आसानी एवं बुरी तरह से पराजित करना | To defeat thoroughly and convincingly. |
30. Beck and call | आज्ञा में रहना | Ready to obey order instantly. |
31. Bed of roses | आनंद से भरपूर | Pleasant situation of comfort. |
32. Bed of thorns | दुःख एवं तकलीफ से भरपूर | A situation of extreme difficulty. |
33. Beggar description | अवर्णनीय | A person with no resource. |
34. Bell the cat | जोखिम उठाना | Taking first step at personal |
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Idiom and Phrases | हिन्दी में अर्थ | Meaning in English |
35. Carry the coal to new castle | बेवजह मेहनत करना | Spending time and energy in doing something that is useless and wastage of energy. |
36. Cast pearls before swine a | बंदर के हाथ में नारियल (किसी वस्तु को ऐसे व्यक्ति को देना जो उसका मूल्य न समझे) | A right thing in a wrong hand. |
37. Castles in the air | हवाई किला बनाना | Day dream/ a hope or desire unlikely to be realized. |
38. Cat and dog life | कलहपूर्ण जीवन | Troublesome life. |
39. Catch a tartar | शत्रु या बहुत बड़ी परेशानी से सामना होना | To grapple with a unexpectedly formidable opponent. |
40. Cat’s paw | निजी स्वार्थ के पूर्ति में जिस व्यक्ति का प्रयोग किया जाए | A person used by another as a dupe or tool. |
41. Chew the cud | मनन करना | To ponder over / meditate. |
42. Chicken hearted | कायर | Lacking courage / cowardly. |
43.Cock-and-bull story | मनगढ़ंत कहानी | A concocted story. |
44. Crocodile tears | दिखावटी आँसू | False site |
45. Dance to one’s tune | हुक्म का पालन करना | Obeying one’s order. |
46. Dark horse | जो अप्रत्याशित रूप से जीत जाए | One who wins unexpectedly. |
47. Dead letter | कानून, जो कभी लागू था लेकिन अब लागू नहीं है। | A law or ordinance that is no longer enforced. |
48. Damocles’ sword | सिर पर मंडराता खतरा | Constant threat. |
49. Die a dog’s death | लज्जाजनक मौत मरना | To die a shameful death. |
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Idiom and Phrases | हिन्दी में अर्थ | Meaning in English |
50. Die in harness | अपने कार्यविधि के दौरान ही मृत्यु होना | Die while in service. |
51. Dog in the manger | जो दूसरो को उस सुख का भोग करने नहीं देता है जो उसके किसी काम का नहीं | A person who prevents others from enjoying what he cannot. |
52. Donkey’s years | काफी समय बाद | A long time. |
53. Draw a line. | मर्यादा तय करना | Set a limit. |
54. Duck in a thunder storm | व्यथा में | In a painful condition. |
55. Eagle eyed | तेज नजर वाला | With keen eye sight |
56. Eat humble pie | शर्मीन्दगी झेलना | To apologize. |
57. Eat one’s words | शब्द वापस लेना | Take a statement back. |
58. Elbow room | काम करने की स्वतंत्रता | Sufficient scope to move or function. |
59. End in smoke | कोई परिणाम न निकालना | Come to nothing. |
60. Escape one’s lips | बोल जाना | Speak unintentionally or unexpectedly. |
61. Fabian policy | सावधानीपूर्ण मन्दगति नीति | Deliberate slow policy/ policy of delaying decisions. |
62. Fair and square | निष्पक्ष | In an honest way. |
63. Fair sex | नारी जाति | Women. |
64. Fair weather friend | मुसीबत में साथ न | Selfish friends who are with us |
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