Idioms Flashcards

(156 cards)

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आचार - विचार

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Behaviour and thoughts

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श्रद्धा - भक्ति

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Faith and devotion

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जीवन - मृत्यु

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Life and death

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अनुराग - विराग

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Fascination and dejection

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निंदा - प्रशंसा

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Criticism and appreciation

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सुख - चैन

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Happiness and peace

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चिट्ठी - पत्री

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Letters

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नौकर - चाकर

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Servants

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जल्दबाजी - मचाना

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To be hasty

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फिजूलखर्ची करना

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To be extravagant

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मीठी-मीठी बातें करना

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To talk very sweetly

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हाँ में हाँ मिलाना

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To agree without thinking

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पेट काटना

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To go through hardships

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दोनों हाथों से उलीचना

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To spend lavishly

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मारा मारा फिरना

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To roam

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मनगढ़ बात करके

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To make up stories

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मनोरथ पूरा होना

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To get ones desires fulfilled

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जग हँसाई

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To become a subject of public mockery

when someone does something embarrassing/foolish thus,made fun by others

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राग अलापना

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To blow ones trumpet

boast about one’s own achievements or abilities

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लूट खसोट करना

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To rob/plunder

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अपना उल्लू सीधा करना

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To achieve one’s own selfish motive

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अपने पाँव पर कुल्हाड़ी मारना

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To harm oneself

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काठ का उल्लू

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A foolish person

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जान पर खेलना

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To endanger one’s life

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दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी
At a very fast rate
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छाती पीटना
To wail/lament | involve crying, wailing, or speaking about one's grief or disappointment
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जी चुराना
To avoid work
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आग में घी डालना
To make matters worse
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ईद का चाँद होना
Once in a blue moon/ hard to be seen
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खून का प्यास होन
To be revengeful
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घोड़े बेचकर सोना
To be free from all worries
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दाँत खट्टे करना
To defeat
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रंग बदलना
Change one's behaviour according to situation
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सिक्का जमाना
To make immediate impact
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होश ठिकाने लगाना
To bring someone to sense
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कलई खुलना
To be exposed
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कान का कच्चा होना
To be gullible | easily deceived or tricked
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दीपक तले अंधेरा
A contradictory phenomenon | something that has two parts- don't seem to fit together/make sense
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चुल्लू भर पानी में डूब मरना
To be ashamed
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ख्टटा - मीठा
Sour- sweet experience
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आहार - विहार
Food and luxury
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अमीर - गरीब
Rich and poor
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अदला - बदली
Exchange
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हानि-लाभ
Loss and profit
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मान-अपमान
Respect and disrespect
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जय - पराजय
Victory and defeat
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आगे कुआँ पीछे खाई
Between the devil and the deep blue sea | difficult situation- choose between two equally dangerous options.
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अकेला चना भाड नही फोड़ सकता
A lone solider cannot win a battle | achieving success/overcoming challenges requires teamwork/collaboration
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नाच न जाने आँगन टेढ़ा
Bad workman blames his tools
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अंगूर खट्टे होना
Sour grapes
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आसमान से गिरा खजूर पर अटका
From frying pan to fire | from a bad situation to an even worse one
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काला अक्षर भैंस बराबर
To be ignorant
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दूर के ढोल सुहावने
The grass always looks greener on the other side
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दूध का दूध पानी का पानी
To do justice
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धरती पर पाँव न पड़ना
To be very happy
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सुख-दु:ख
Happiness and sorrow
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ट्या-करुणा
Compassion/pity
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भागा - भागा
Go running
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उत्थान-पतन
Rise and fall
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खाना- कपड़ा
Basic needs
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आकाश के लाने तोड़‌जा
To attempt something impossible
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आँखों में धूल झोकना
To cheat
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ईट से टिं बजाना
To destory/ruin
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कुते की नौल गरजा
To die a miserable death
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गड़े मुर्दे उखाड़
To dig up old burriedd issues
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गुड् गोबर करना
To mess up show/programme
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सुद‌ड़ी का लाल
To be from a humble origin
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घाट-घात का पानी पानी
To acquire varied expereince
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घी के दीए जलाना
To celebrate
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टका-सा जवाब देना
To flatly refuse
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दाल में काला होता
something fishy
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नगळ निर्च लगाना
to exaggerate
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नौ तो ग्यारह होना
to run away
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नाकों चने चबाना
to be harassed
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रफू चक्कर होना
to flee/run away
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लकीर का फकीर होना
to adhere (not follow tradition)
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हाथ तंग होना
to be hard up- financially strugggling
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चेहरा गुल होना
to be fearful and nervous
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चुगली करता
to backbite
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नहले पर दहला
to outdo/outperform someone else
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jappa hancna
to engage in idle talk
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बंदर की पकड़
a very tight grip
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रंग हाथ पकड़जा
to be caught red handed
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कान देना
to listen/pay attention
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आगे-पीछे
to be surrounded
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ऊँच-नीच
discrimination
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अगल-बगल
around
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thaka hara
extremely tired
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उपर-नीचे
everywhere
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sac jut
true and fasle
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कुबला-पतला
thin and lean
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भीतर-वाह र
inside- outside
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chota bada
small and big
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जब तब
often
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अंत भला तो सब भला
all is well that ends well
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अब पहातात होते क्या जब चिडिया चुग गई खेत
no point crying over spilt milk
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अंधो में काना राजा
one literate among illterates
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उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डाँठ
the guilty party blames the one in authority
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ऊँची दूकान फीका पकवान
contrary to reputation
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जैसे करनी वैसे भरनी
as you sow so shall you reap
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नाक में दम करना
irritate
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एक अनार सौ बीमार
demand is more than supply
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नया - पुराना
new and old
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गुण-अवगुण
quality-disquality
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व्स से मस न होना
to freeze
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भाण खड़े होना
run away
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tut jana
very sad/dissapointed
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मक्मन लगाना
to butter someone- get what you want
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दो टूक बात करना
clearly talk
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एक पंथ तो काज
kill 2 birds in 1 stone
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aसगान सिर पर उठाना
stubborn character
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लालच बुरी बला है
greedy is bad
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ईष्र्या - वेस
hate
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सुशी से फूला न समाजा
to be very happy
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bnघर क्या जाने अश्क का स्वाद
not good experience
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पसीने छूटना
to worry
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चंपत होना
to run away
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ढंग रहे जाना
to be surprised
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नानी याद आना
to lose consciousness
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थर-थर कौपना
to be scared
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भीन बिल्ली बनना
to be scared
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कान kdy होना
to be alert
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होश उड़‌ना
to be scared
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गाँठ बाँधना
remember well
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पानी-पानी होना
to be ashamed
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चकमा बेजा
to deceive
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कर भला तो हो भला
goodness never goes unrewarded
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एकता में बल है
unity is strength
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हाथ मलले रह जाना
repenting
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भैंस के आने ठीन बजाना
crying in wilderness
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सोद्रा पहाड़ निकली चुहिया
much about nothing
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चोर की प्राही में तित्का
a guilty conscience needs no accuser
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देश-विदेश
country to country
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दोनों हाथों से उत्लीचना
to spend lavishly
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अदर-बाहर
everywhere
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सूरा खोta
true false
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आय-व्य
income-expense
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दया-करुणा
kindness compassion
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जग हँसाई होन
subject of public mockery
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मारा-मारा फिरना
wandering around aimlessly
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लूट खसोट करশা
to rob
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काला अक्षर गैस बराबर
illterate
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अपने पैरों पर कुल्हाड़ी गाएना
causing harm to oneself
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अपना उल्लू सीधा करना
achieve ones own selfish motive
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घाली वीटकर रोना
beat ones chest and cry
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दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी
increasing rapidly
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होश ठिकाने लगना
to come to senses
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अकेला चना भाड़ नहीं फोड़ सकता
collective effort :) alone :(
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rnj bthal
change behaviour acc to situation
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आस-पाज
nearby
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कlm का कच्चा होना
inskilled at job
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चुल्लू अप पानी ने खूब गरजा
so ashamed want to disappear
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हीएक तले अँधेय
reveal ones true colours
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हीएक तले अँधेय
educated- unaware/neglectful of certain things
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मान-अपमान
respect- disrespect
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आकाश-पाताल एक करना
doing smth impossible