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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