Idioms (Standard Books) Flashcards
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In the nick of time
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Just in time // At the last possible moment
सही समय पर
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To flog a dead horse
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To attempt to do the impossible // waste energy on an unalterable situation
मुर्दे में जान डालने की कोशिश करना (असंभव काम करना)
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To get cold feet
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To experience nervousness or anxiety before one attempts to do something // Fear //Lose confidence
घबराहट होना
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A storm in a teacup
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Big fuss over a small matter // A lot of anger and worry about trivial things
बात का बतंगड़
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Lend me your ear
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To politely ask for someone’s full attention //to pay attention to
कान लगाकर सुनना (ध्यान से सुनना)
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Get on somebody’s nerves
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To be an irritant // annoys me
किसी का दिमाग खराब
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To call a spade a spade
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To be frank // to speak in a straight forward manner // Say the truth about something, even if it is not pleasant
स्पष्ट रूप से कहना
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Drag one’s feet
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Be reluctant to act // Do something deliberately at a slow pace
टाल मटोल करना
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At sea
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At a loss // perplexed // confused
परेशान
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By leaps and bounds
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Very quickly // rapidly // Swiftly
दिन दुगनी रात चौगुनी (बहुत तेजी से)
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Kick the bucket
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To die
चल बसना (निधन होना)
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Spill the beans
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To leak the secret // reveal a secret // Give away a secret
अनजाने में भेद खोल देना
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Gift of the gab
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Ability to speak eloquently // Talks well and persuasively
जिव्हा पर सरस्वती का वास (वाक्पटुता की क्षमता)
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Leave no stone unturned
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Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something // to make all possible efforts
खून पसीना एक करना (हर मुमकिन प्रयास करना)
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Bite the bullet
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To force yourself to do something unpleasant // To get something over with because it is inevitable
जबूरी में स्वीकार कर
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Bury the hatchet
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To make peace // forget past quarrels // To settle disputes
झगड़ा खत्म करना
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A bone of contention
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Cause of dispute / cause for quarrel
झगड़े की जड़
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By fits and starts
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Unsteady // irregularly
अनियमित रूप से
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Put one’s foot down
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Take a firm stand // asserted his authority // not to yield // refuse very firmly to do something
दृढतापूर्वक विरोध करना, अपने अधिकार का दावा करना
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To turn a deaf ear
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Disregard // refused to obey // to be indifferent // to pay no heed // neglected
कान पर जूं तक न रेंगना (सुनी-अनसुनी कर देना)
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Break the ice
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Initiate something // to start a conversation // To make someone comfortable
पुष्पी तोड़ना (बातचीत शुरू करना)
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Off and on // On and Off
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Occasionally // Periodically
कभी-कभी
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Hand in glove
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In close association // in partnership for something dishonest
घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध
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Hard and fast
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That cannot be altered // strict // Fixed
अपरिवर्तनीय
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Fair weather friends
Friends in good times // supports only when easy and convenient // a friend who deserts you in difficulties // an unreliable friend //A selfish friend
| स्वार्थी मित्र
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To smell a rat
Suspect a trick or deceit // detected something wrong // Have a reason to suspect something
| दाल में काला होना (संदेह होना)
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A piece of cake
A very easy task
| बच्चों का खेल (आसान काम)
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Draw a blank
To be unsuccessful // find no favour
| खाली हाथ लौटरा (असफल होना)
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A fool's paradise
Being happy for foolish reasons // a state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.
| हवाई महल (संभावित परेशानी नहीं जानने पर खुशी की स्थिति)
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Actions speak louder than words
What you do is more important than what you say // What you do reveals the real you // Intentions can be judged by people's actions
| कथनी से अधिक करनी बोलती है
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A snake in the grass
A treacherous person // an unreliable and deceitful person // A secret enemy
| आस्तीन का साँप (गुप्त शत्रु)
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Nip in the bud
To stop something at the start // Dropped at an early stage // To stop something before it has an opportunity to develop
| शुरुआती समय में ही कुचल देना या नष्ट कर देना
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A needle in a haystack
Something that is very difficult to locate //Attempting something impossible
| घास के ढेर में सुई (ऐसी चीज जिसे ढूंढने में परेशानी हो)
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On tenterhooks
In suspense and anxiety // anxious
| चिंता में
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A green horn
An inexperienced man
| अनुभवहीन व्यक्ति
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To turn over a new leaf
To change one's behaviour for better // To begin again
| नया जीवन शुरू करना
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A red letter day
An important day // a day that is pleasantly noteworthy or memorable // happy and significant day // a very special day
| महत्वपूर्ण दिन
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Throw caution to the winds
To do something without worrying about the risk // To behave recklessly.
| जोखिम भरा काम करना
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Feather one's own nest
Make money in an improper way // to profit in a dishonest way // promote their own interest
| बेईमानी करके धनी होना
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The Lion's share
The biggest and best part of a whole // The greatest and most desirable portion of something
| सबसे बड़ा और बेहतर हिस्सा
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Build castles in the air
Daydream // Have unrealistic ideas // to create impossible dreams or hopes
| हवाई किले बनाना (कोरी कल्पना करना)
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Herculean task
Very difficult task
| मुश्किल काम
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A mare's nest
A difficult/complicated situation
| जटिल या भ्रामक स्थिति
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A close-fisted person
A miser
| कंजूस आदमी
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Hobson's choice
No real choice at all // An apparently free choice where there is no real alternative
| कोई विकल्प नहीं
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Above board
Honest and frank // without any secret
| ईमानदार
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To be taken aback
To be surprised // shocked.
| हक्का-बक्का होना (चकित होना)
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А сагrot and stick approach
Rewards and punishments that influence someone's behavior
| साम दाम दंड भेट
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Hold your horses
Be patient // To tell someone to stop and consider carefully // slow down
| धैर्य राखना
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To get into hot water
To get into trouble // To be in a difficult situation in which you can be criticised
| मुसीबत में पड़ना
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Throw in the towel
Acknowledge defeat // To admit defeat or failure
| हार मान लेना
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Ins and outs
Detailed description // Full details
| पूरा विवरण
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To read between the lines
Understand the hidden meaning//find more meaning than the words appear to express//understand what is implied but not stated directly // Discern the hidden meaning in the text
| छिपा हुआ अर्थ निकालना // अनकहे भाव को समझना
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A hornet's nest
An unpleasant situation // a troublesome situation // Raising controversy
| अप्रिय स्थिति
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To take to one's heel
To run away// ran away in fear // ran off
| दुम दबाकर भागना (डर कर भाग जाना)
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Rule the roost
To dominate // To make all the decisions //in complete control
| हावी होना
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A sea change
A profound or notable transformation. //Complete transformation
| पूर्ण परिवर्तन
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See eye to eye
Be in full agreement // Agree with each other
| पूर्णतः सहमत होना
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Takes after
To resemble // To be similar in appearance
| एक जैसा होग
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In black and white
In writing
| लिखित रूप में
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Couch potato
A lazy person // a person who watches too much television
| आलसी व्यक्ति
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To be under the weather
To not feel well // To feel sick or unhealthy // To be in low spirits
| बीमार होना
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Face the music
Get reprimanded-// be punished // to bear the consequences // Accept the blame
| किये का परिणाम भुगतना
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Best of both worlds
A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities // all the advantages // An ideal situation
| दोनों हाथों में लड्डू (हर प्रकार से लाभ होना)
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Bad blood
Angry feeling // enmity // ill feeling
| आपसी दुश्मनी
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Fall flat
To fail to produce intended effect // to have no effect
| असफल होना
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Beat around the bush
Avoiding the main topic // Speak in a round-about manner
| घुमा-फिराकर बात करना
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Have an axe to grind
A private interest to serve // have a selfish interest // To have an ulterior motive
| अपना उल्लू सीधा करना (निजी स्वार्थ)
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Butterflies in the stomach
To be anxious and nervous
| घबड़ाना
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To eat a humble pie
To accept defeat // suffer humiliation // had to yield under pressure // Admit that you are wrong// To apologise humbly
| नाक रगड़ना (हार मानना)
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Cost an arm and a leg
Very expensive // A large amount of money
| बहुत महंगा पड़ना
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Feather in one's cap
A new and additional distinction // an achievement // an accomplishment to be proud of
| चार चाँद लगारा
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In high spirits
Full of hope and enthusiasm // Joyful //Cheerful
| उत्साह से भरपूर
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Cut corners
Not do a thing well in order to save money or effort // Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money // saving money
| सबसे आसान, सस्ता व तेज (ग़लत) तरीके से करना
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To go/run around in circles
To waste one's time and energy doing trivial things // To keep doing something without achieving much // Make no progress in an argument or discussion
| फालतू काम मे समय बर्बाद करना
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Salt of the earth
A good, reliable, honest person
| विश्वसनीय और ईमानदार व्यक्ति
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Ball is in your court
It is up to you to make the next decision or step // To be responsible for further action
| जिम्मेदार होना
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Bite off more than one can chew
To take more than one can deal with // to take on a task too big for oneself // To have tried to do something which is too difficult
| अपनी क्षमता से अधिक काम लेना
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A bull in a China shop
An extremely awkward, clumsy person // A clumsy person in a delicate situation
| शीशमहल में बंदर (अनाड़ी व्यक्ति)
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Eats like a horse
Eats a lot of food
| बहुत सारा खाना खाने वाला
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A wet blanket
A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm // someone who prevents other people from having fun
| कबाब में हड्डी (मजा किरकिरा करने वाला)
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Eye wash
A deception // A pretence
| आँखों में धूल झोंकना (धोखा देना)
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A lot on your plate
To have a large number of problems to deal with//having many responsibilities
| बहुत सारी जिम्मेदारियां
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To fight tooth and nail
To make every possible effort // with strength and fury // Fight very fiercely
| जी जान से लड़ना
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A man of letters
Proficient in literary art // Scholar
| विद्वान
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To burn the midnight oil
To work till very late in the night
| रात-दिन एक करना (देर रात्रि तक काम करना)
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Barking up the wrong tree
Trying to do something in a way that will not work // Pursue a course of action that will most likely be futile
| निरर्थक प्रयास
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Up in arms
to be angry // protesting vigorously about something // In rebellion
| खीजा हुआ, कड़ा विरोध करना
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Bear the palm
To win
| जीतन
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To jump on the / bandwagon
To follow popular trends // Get involved in an activity because it is likely to succeed
| बहती गंगा में हाथ धोना (लोकप्रिय प्रवृत्तियों को अपनाना)
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Add insult to injury
To further a loss with mockery to worsen an unfavourable situation. // Make a bad situation even worse
| जले पर नमक छिड़कना (दुखः बढ़ाना)
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Fight shy of me
To avoid encountering
| मुठभेड़ से बचना
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A wild goose chase
Futile search // unprofitable adventure // A worthless hunt or chase
| निरर्थक खोज
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To take one's hat off
To admire someone // Congratulations to
| किसी की प्रशंसा करना
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Give someone the cold shoulder
Deliberately ignore someone
| जान बुझ कर नज़रअंदाज करना
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Get out of hand
To become uncontrollable // get out of control
| हाथ से निकलना (बेकाबू होना)
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Cut to the chase
To start talking about the important aspects of something // come to the point
| मुद्दे पर आना
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All and sundry
Everybody without distinction // All included
| हर कोई बिना भेद के
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Catch red handed
To catch someone doing something illegal //Caught in the act of committing the crime
| रंगे हाथ (अपराध करते हुए) पकड़ना
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To be fair and square
To be honest // According to the rules
| ईमानदार
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A live wire
Lively and active
| जिन्दादिल व्यक्ति
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For good
Permanently // forever
| सदा के लिए
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To miss the boat/bus
To miss an opportunity // lose an opportunity
| मौका गाँवा बैठना
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To pay through the nose
Pay an extremely high price
| भारी कीमत देना
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It's Greek to me
Incomprehensible // I cannot understand anything
| समझ से बाहर
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A fish out of water
An uncomfortable position // in unfamiliar circumstances
| असहज परिस्थिति
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To put up with
Tolerate
| बर्दाश्त करना
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Make a beeline for
Go straight to
| बिलकुल सौधा जाना
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Draw a line
To fix a limit // Accept something up to a particular point
| सीमा निर्धारित करना
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A drop in a bucket
A very small part of something big or whole // Something small and unimportant, especially when compared with something else
| ऊँट के मुंह में जीरा (बहुत कम)
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At the eleventh hour
At the very last moment // Just before the deadline
| आखिरी मौके पर
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To take pains
To make efforts // Try hard
| प्रयास करना
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Pull someone's leg
To make fool of // playing a joke with someone // To tease someone
| किसी की टांग खींचना (मज़ाक उड़ाना)
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Hold water
Seem acceptable // Appear to be valid or reasonable
| स्वीकार्य
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Donkey's years
A long time
| बहुत लंबा समय
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Cool as a cucumber
Not nervous or emotional // to be calm and composed // cool as ice
| धैर्यवान
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Live from hand to mouth
To have enough money to live on and nothing extra // miserably // consuming daily what little is earned
| जैसे तैसे गुजर बसर करना
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Full of beans
Lively and energetic // Full of energy
| जोश से भरा हुआ
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A Blessing in disguise
An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results. // a hidden favour //Something that seems bad turns out to be good
| दुःख के भेष में सुख
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Once in a blue moon
Rarely and infrequently
| कभी कभार
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Cry over spilt milk
To complain about a loss from the past // to regret about that which cannot be rectified // Feeling sorry over a mistake that cannot be changed
| अब पछताए होत क्या जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत
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To take to heart
To grieve over // to be greatly affected // to consider something very seriously
| दिल पर लेना (बहुत प्रभावित होना)
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To make up one's mind
To decide what to do // Decide firmly
| निश्चय करना
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Let sleeping dogs lie
Do not bring up an old controversial issue.
| सोते शेर को मत छेड़ो
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Leaves you in the lurch
Leave someone in a helpless condition //desert someone in his difficulties
| बिच मझधार में छोड़ देन
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Pull yourself together
To calm oneself down and begin to think or act appropriately // To keep working constantly with attention // Regain composure
| शांत होना, भावनाओं पर नियंत्रण रखकर काम करना
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At snail's pace
Do something very slowly
| बहुत धीरे-धीर
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To take a stock of
To assess and evaluate before taking a decision // To think carefully
| मूल्यांकन करता
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To take to task
Punished // to rebuke // to scold someone // get an official reprimand
| बुरी तरह से फटकारना
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Be glad to see the back of
Be happy when a person leaves
| व्यक्ति के जाने से खुश होना
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Strain every nerve
Work very hard // to make utmost efforts
| खून पसीना एक करना (कठिन परिश्रम करन
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A bird's eye view
A general view from above // good and comprehensive idea
| ऊंचाई से विस्तृत दृश्य
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Pay lip service
Pretend to regard // To be insincere //Saying they agree although they do not support it
| दिखावटी प्रेम या समर्थन
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A dark horse
An unexpected winner // someone who unexpectedly succeeds // an unknown entry // a competitor of unknown capabilities
| अप्रत्याशित विजेता
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A cakewalk
Something very easy // an easy achievement // Extremely easy
| अत्यंत सरल
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To bring to light
To reveal clearly
| उजागर करना
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Let the cat out of the bag
Reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake
| भेद खोलना
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Through thick and thin
Support under all circumstances // in times of good and bad fortune
| हर हाल में
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The last straw
Final problem in the series // A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable
| स्थिति को असहनीय बनाने वाली आखिरी परेशानी
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Black sheep
one who is not accepted as part of a family or group because of one's bad conduct //Person with bad reputation // Disgrace for the family
| कुल-कलंक (बुरी प्रतिश बाला व्यकि)
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Vanish into thin air
Completely disappear
| गायव होना
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In the long run
Eventually/Ultimately
| आखिरकार
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Blow one's own trumpet
Praise oneself // to boast about their achievements
| अपने मुंह मियाँ मिडू बनना (खुद की तारीफ खुद करना)
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A white elephant
Costly and troublesome possession useless to its owner
| महंगा और परेशानी का स्रोत
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Hit the nail on the head
Say or do something exactly right // to find exactly the right answer
| सटीक जवाब देना
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To keep the wolf away from the door
To keep off starvation // avoid starvation
| भुखमरी से बचना
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A chip off the old block
Reminds them of one's father // someone similar in character to one's father //Resembling parents
| जैसा बाप वैसा बेटा
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Alive and kicking
In good health
| अच्छे स्वास्थ्य में
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Chicken hearted
Timid // Cowardly
| डरपोक
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Call it a day
Decide or agree to stop doing something //to give up work and go back to home
| संन्यास लेना
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Grease the palm
Bribe
| मुट्ठी गरम करना (रिश्वत देना)
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In the same boat
To be in the same difficult situation as someone else
| उसी कठिन परिस्थिति में होना
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By the skin of one's teeth
By the narrowest margin // Having a narrow escape
| बहुत कम अंतर से
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A change of heart
A change in one's opinion // Different opinion about someone or something
| विचार में बदलाव
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Carry the day
win a victory
| जीत हासिल करना
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To hit the sack
To prepare for sleep // Went to bed
| सोने की तैयारी करना
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Raining cats and dogs
Raining extremely heavily
| मूसलाधार बारिश होनरा
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Back to the drawing board
Used to indicate that an idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised // plan it all over again
| नये सिरे से बनाना
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Kill two birds with one stone
To serve two purposes at one time // To achieve two results with a single effort
| एक तीर से दो शिकार करना
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To shed crocodile tears
To pretend to be sympathetic // to pretend grief// False tears
| मगरमच्छ के आँसू बहाना (सहानुभूति का नाटक करना)
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To keep someone at arm's length
To be at a distance with someone // Avoid being friendly with someone // avoiding too much closeness
| दूर से सलाम करना (दूरी)
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Under a cloud
Under suspicion // in disgrace //untrustworthy
| शक के दायरे में
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Achilles' heel
A weakness or vulnerable point.
| कमजोरी
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A stone's throw away
At a short distance
| थोड़ी दूरी पर
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A bolt from the blue
Something unexpected and unpleasant // a complete surprise // a sudden calamity //an unexpected disaster
| आकस्मिक घटना
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Pull a long face
Look dejected // look sad
| मुंह लटकाना (दुःखी होना)
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As fit as a fiddle
Strong and healthy // In a perfectly healthy condition
| बहुत अच्छे स्वास्थ्य में
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To end in smoke
To come to nothing // end without any practical result // yielded no result
| धुर्वे में उड़ना (कोई परिणाम न निकलना)
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To blaze a trail
To lead the way as a pioneer // to initiate something new // To start a movement
| नई राह दिखाना
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Go to the dogs
To be ruined // Deteriorate shockingly
| बरबाद हो जाना
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All moonshine
Far from reality // concocted // nonsense
| दिखावटी
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Turn a blind eye
To ignore a situation, facts or reality
| अँधा बन जाना (अनदेखा करना)
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A dime a dozen
Very common and of no particular value.
| कौड़ी के भाव (बेहद सस्ते)
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A hard nut to crack
Difficult task // a difficult problem to solve // A tough challenge // A difficult person //An inflexible person who is hard to convince
| लोहे के चने चबाना (मुश्किल काम)
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Apple of one's eye
Someone very precious or dear
| आंखों का तारा (बहुत प्यारा)
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Maiden speech
First speech
| पहला भाषण
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Be wet behind the ears
Young and inexperienced
| अनुभवहीन
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To make both ends 122/meet
To live within one's income // live within means // Manage expenses with just enough funds
| किसी तरह से गुजारा करना
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At one's wit's end
To be puzzled // not knowing what to do //Quite perplexed // Be overwhelmed with problems
| समस्याओं से इतना चिंतित होना कि पता नहीं आगे क्या करना है
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On cloud nine
Extremely happy and excited
| सातवें आसमान पर (अत्यंत प्रसन्न होना)
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At loggerheads
In conflict with someone // To disagree strongly
| असहमति के कारण हिंसक विवाद
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In a nutshell
Briefly and concisely // express very briefly
| संक्षेप में
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No love lost between
Not on good terms // intense dislike //Persons who do not like each other at all
| बहुत नफ़रत
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Out of the blue
Completely unexpectedly
| बिल्कुल अचानक
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Every dark cloud has a silver lining
Every unpleasant situation has a positive side // difficult times will lead to better days // Something promising is there in any difficult situation
| निराशा में भी आशा की झलक होती है
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Give a piece of one's mind
To rebuke someone strongly // speaking sharply // scolding // To reprimand
| डॉटना
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A man of straw
A man of no substance // A weak person
| कमजोर व्यक्ति
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A close shave
Narrow escape from danger
| बाल-बाल बचना
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Sit on the fence
Not to take sides in a dispute // halting between two opinions // Remain undecided and unsure
| दुविधा में होना
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Be all ears
Listening intently // very attentive // To be ready and eager to listen
| गौर से सुनना
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At the drop of a hat/dime
Without any hesitation // instantly //without having planned beforehand
| बहुत तेजी से बिना किसी हिचकिचाहट के तुरन्त घटित होना
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By hook or by crook
By any means, good or bad // Using whatever methods are necessary
| कैसे भी करने
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To add fuel to the fire
Make things worse // worsened the difficult situation
| आग में घी डालना (किसी के गुस्से को और अधिक भडकाना)
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Break new/fresh ground
Do or discover something new // To innovate or pioneer
| नई खोज करना
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Take with a pinch/grain of salt
Not believe completely something that you are told // To listen to something with considerable doubt // To believe with some scepticism
| आँख मूंदकर विश्वास न करना (सन्देह होना)
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Spick and span
Clean and tidy
| साफ-सुथरा
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To be all at sea
Puzzled // state of confusion // lost and confused
| असमंजस की स्थिति
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Once and for all
Bring to an end // finally // conclusively
| हमेशा के लिये
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Cock and bull story
An implausible story used as an explanation or excuse // absurd story // Improbable story// Wildly exaggerated or falsified story
| बे-सिरपैर की या ऊट-पटांग बात
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A laughing stock
An object of laughter // an object of ridicule
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