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List of Idioms and Phrases
In the below Tables, we are providing students 300 best Idioms and Phrases for competitive exams. These Idioms meaning is English and the idioms in Hindi are asked in most of the exams like ssc, cds, NDA. the idioms and phrases with meanings and examples pdf are available in the download part below.
Idioms and Phrases Part 1
List of Idioms and Phrases | Idioms and Phrases Meaning in English | Idioms and Phrases Meaning in Hindi |
1. Bad patches | professional difficulties | पेशेवर कठिनाइयाँ |
2. Stake on thin ice | to take risk deliberately | जानबूझकर जोखिम उठाना |
3. Shades of gray | not clear if right or wrong | सही है या गलत स्पष्ट नहीं है |
4. Line in the sand | a limit or boundary on something | किसी चीज की सीमा या सीमा |
5. Stiff upper lip | to be brave in difficult time | कठिन समय में बहादुर बनने के लिए |
6. Keep your nose clean | to stay away from unnecessary fights | व्यर्थ के झगड़ों से दूर रहने के लिए |
7. Walk on the eggshell | to take action not to offend anyone/work with great attention or care | कार्रवाई करने के लिए किसी को नाराज नहीं करना / बहुत ध्यान या देखभाल के साथ काम करना |
8. Bun in the oven | to be pregnant or to be expecting a baby | गर्भवती होना या बच्चे की उम्मीद करना |
9. Whoop it up | enjoy in a noisy way usually in a group | आमतौर पर एक समूह में शोरगुल वाले तरीके से आनंद लें |
10. With a vengeance | used to emphasize the degree to which something occurs | कुछ होने की डिग्री पर जोर देने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है |
11. Reap the whirlwind | to suffer the negative consequences of one’s action | किसी की कार्रवाई के नकारात्मक परिणाम भुगतने के लिए |
12. Of the first water | of the best quality | सर्वोत्तम गुणवत्ता का |
13. Weather the storm | survive in a difficult situation or period without being seriously harmed by it | किसी कठिन परिस्थिति या अवधि में इससे गंभीर रूप से नुकसान पहुँचाए बिना जीवित रहना |
14. Wear the green willow | grief or unrequited love | दु: ख या बिना प्यार के |
15. Wild and wooly | uncouth in appearance or behavior | दिखने या व्यवहार में भद्दा |
16. Give it a whirl | to try out something | कुछ कोशिश करने के लिए |
17. As hard as nails | unrelenting (Having or exhibiting uncompromising determination) | अविश्वसनीय (असंबद्ध दृढ़ संकल्प होना या प्रदर्शित करना) |
18. At loose ends | in an uncertain situation | अनिश्चित स्थिति में |
19. Take up the hatchet | prepare for or go to war | युद्ध के लिए तैयार होना या जाना |
20. Batten down the hatches | prepare for a challenging or difficult situation | एक चुनौतीपूर्ण या कठिन स्थिति के लिए तैयार करें |
21. Over egg the pudding | add unnecessary details to make something seem better or worse | किसी चीज़ को बेहतर या ख़राब दिखाने के लिए उसमें अनावश्यक विवरण जोड़ें |
22. From stem to stern | all the way from the front of a ship to the back | जहाज के आगे से लेकर पीछे तक |
23. Do a runner | to leave a place in hurry | जल्दबाजी में एक जगह छोड़ना |
24. Pull a fast one | play a trick | एक चाल चलो |
25. Held up | delay | देरी |
26. As daft as a brush | extremely silly | अत्यंत मूर्खतापूर्ण |
27. At sea | at a loss/ total confused | घाटे में / कुल भ्रमित |
28. Turn down | reject | अस्वीकार |
29. But in | interrupt | रुकावट डालना |
30. A house of cards | an insecure scheme | एक असुरक्षित योजना |
31. Drive home | emphasize/ to make somebody understand or accept something | जोर देना/किसी को कुछ समझाना या स्वीकार करना |
32. Call on | pay a visit | |
33. All moonshine | far from reality | वास्तविकता से बहुत दूर |
34. Hope against hope | nurture an impossible hope | एक असंभव आशा का पोषण करें |
35. Drag one’s feet/ heels | to be deliberately slow in doing something or in making a decision | कुछ करने या निर्णय लेने में जानबूझकर धीमा होना |
36. Beggar description | can’t be described | वर्णित नहीं किया जा सकता |
37. Smooth ruffled feathers | to make people feel less offended or angry | लोगों को कम आहत या क्रोधित महसूस कराने के लिए |
38. A brown study | reverie | भावना |
39. Ivory tower | a situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life(detachment and seclusion) | ऐसी स्थिति जहां आप सामान्य जीवन की समस्याओं और व्यावहारिक पहलुओं से अलग हो जाते हैं (अलगाव और एकांत) |
40. Wiped the nose of | cheated | धोखा दिया |
41. Palm off | to dispose | निपटान के लिए |
42. Zero hour | the time at which a planned operation, typically a military one, is set to begin. | वह समय जिस पर एक नियोजित ऑपरेशन, आमतौर पर एक सैन्य अभियान शुरू होता है। |
43. Young Turk | a young person eager for radical change to the established order. | एक युवा व्यक्ति स्थापित व्यवस्था में आमूल चूल परिवर्तन के लिए उत्सुक है। |
44. wrong | foot | पैर |
45. wrong end of the stick | misunderstanding / to judge something wrong by mistake | ग़लतफ़हमी / ग़लती से ग़लत फ़ैसला करना |
46. Writing on the wall | said to mean that there are clear signs that something will fail or no longer exist | कहा जाता है कि स्पष्ट संकेत हैं कि कुछ विफल हो जाएगा या अब अस्तित्व में नहीं है |
47. Back against the wall | in a very bad position or situation/ an inextricable position | बहुत बुरी स्थिति या स्थिति में / एक विकट स्थिति में |
48. Write large | clear and obvious. | स्पष्ट और स्पष्ट। |
49. Worth your salt | respected and awful | सम्मानित और भयानक |
50. Word of mouth | spoken communication as a means of transmitting information. | सूचना प्रसारित करने के साधन के रूप में मौखिक संचार। |
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Idioms and Phrases Part 2
Within a whisker | almost done or about to happen or almost finish a task | लगभग पूरा हो चुका है या होने वाला है या लगभग कोई काम पूरा कर चुका है |
with distinction. | साथ भेदभाव। | |
With a heavy hand | in a strict way, exerting a lot of control. | सख्त तरीके से, बहुत अधिक नियंत्रण करना। |
Window dressing | something used to create a deceptively favorable or attractive impression. | भ्रामक रूप से अनुकूल या आकर्षक प्रभाव पैदा करने के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली कोई चीज़। |
Win by a nose | To succeed or defeat someone in something by only a very narrow margin. | बहुत ही कम अंतर से किसी को किसी चीज में सफल या पराजित करना। |
Wide of the mark | 1. Literally, to be far from hitting a target. 2. By extension, to be inaccurate or wrong. | 1. सचमुच, एक लक्ष्य को मारने से दूर होना। 2. विस्तार से, गलत या गलत होना। |
Whole new ball game | A situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting./ completely new and unexpected | एक ऐसी स्थिति जो किसी के अभ्यस्त या अपेक्षा से पूरी तरह से अलग है। / पूरी तरह से नई और अप्रत्याशित |
Whet your appetite | To induce or increase one’s interest in something. | किसी चीज में रुचि पैदा करना या बढ़ाना। |
Wakeup call | a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected | किसी ऐसी चीज के संबंध में कार्रवाई करने की चेतावनी जिसे अनदेखा या उपेक्षित किया गया हो |
Walk a tightrope | to be in a difficult situation in which a very small mistake could have very bad results | एक कठिन परिस्थिति में होना जिसमें एक बहुत छोटी सी गलती का बहुत बुरा परिणाम हो सकता है |
Walking on air | to be very happy | बहुत खुश होना |
Weather a storm | To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage. | बहुत अधिक नुकसान या क्षति के बिना एक बहुत ही कठिन स्थिति के अंत तक पहुँचना। |
Well heeled | very rich | बहुत अमीर |
Well oiled | slang drunk/ drink too much | कठबोली नशे में / बहुत ज्यादा पीते हैं |
Wet blanket | A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm | एक व्यक्ति जो आनंद या उत्साह को हतोत्साहित करता है |
Volte face | A complete change of opinion or belief. | राय या विश्वास का पूर्ण परिवर्तन। |
Vicious circle | a continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse: Many people get caught/trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain. | एक निरंतर अप्रिय स्थिति, जब एक समस्या दूसरी समस्या का कारण बनती है जो तब पहली समस्या को और भी बदतर बना देती है: बहुत से लोग आहार और वजन बढ़ाने के दुष्चक्र में फंस जाते हैं/फंस जाते हैं। |
Vent the spleen | to show or voice one’s anger / to get rid of one’s feelings of anger caused by someone or something by attacking someone or something else. | किसी के गुस्से को दिखाने या आवाज देने के लिए / किसी पर या किसी चीज पर हमला करके किसी के गुस्से की भावनाओं से छुटकारा पाने के लिए। |
Upper hand | A position of advantage, power, and/or control (over someone, something, or some situation) | लाभ, शक्ति और/या नियंत्रण की स्थिति (किसी पर, कुछ, या कुछ स्थिति पर) |
Upper crust | people of upper class | उच्च वर्ग के लोग |
Up the ante | To increase the level of something, often one related to money. | किसी चीज के स्तर को बढ़ाने के लिए, अक्सर पैसे से संबंधित। |
Up in the air | uncertain | ढुलमुल |
Up for grabs | Available to anyone; unclaimed./ In a state of chaos | किसी के लिए उपलब्ध; लावारिस। / अराजकता की स्थिति में |
Under fire | criticize by everyone | हर किसी की आलोचना |
Uncharted waters | A situation or circumstance that is foreign, unclear, or unfamiliar and which may be dangerous or difficult as a result. | ऐसी स्थिति या परिस्थिति जो विदेशी, अस्पष्ट या अपरिचित हो और जिसके परिणामस्वरूप खतरनाक या कठिन हो। |
Uncalled for | Unjust, undeserved or inappropriate. | अन्यायपूर्ण, अयोग्य या अनुचित। |
Turn an honest penny | To earn money in an honorable and legitimate way, typically through one’s hard work. | सम्मानजनक और वैध तरीके से पैसा कमाने के लिए, आमतौर पर किसी की मेहनत से। |
The man in the street | common people | सामान्य लोग |
Twist someone’s arm | To pressure or force one into doing something. | किसी को कुछ करने के लिए दबाव डालना या मजबूर करना। |
Turn the tables | complete opposite situation | पूर्ण विपरीत स्थिति |
Turn a blind eye to | To knowingly ignore some wrongdoing. | किसी गलत काम को जानबूझकर नज़रअंदाज़ करना। |
the be all and end all | a feature of an activity or a way of life that is of greater importance than any other (final result) | किसी गतिविधि या जीवन के तरीके की एक विशेषता जो किसी अन्य की तुलना में अधिक महत्वपूर्ण है (अंतिम परिणाम) |
Take it in your stride | to control a difficult situation | एक कठिन स्थिति को नियंत्रित करने के लिए |
Take it on the chin | to accept unpleasant events bravely and without complaining. | अप्रिय घटनाओं को बहादुरी से और बिना शिकायत किए स्वीकार करना। |
Take stock of | (to analyze) to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do | (विश्लेषण करना) किसी स्थिति या घटना के बारे में ध्यान से सोचना और उसके बारे में एक राय बनाना, ताकि आप तय कर सकें कि क्या करना है |
Take the plunge | to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time | किसी कार्य को करने का निर्णय लेना, विशेषकर लम्बे समय तक सोचने के बाद |
By the seat of one’s pant | to do something by using one’s own experience and judgement | अपने स्वयं के अनुभव और निर्णय का उपयोग करके कुछ करना |
All good things must come to an end | even enjoyable experiences can’t last forever | सुखद अनुभव भी हमेशा के लिए नहीं रह सकते |
You can say it again | to express agreement | सहमति व्यक्त करना |
The elephant in the room | an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss | एक स्पष्ट समस्या जिस पर कोई चर्चा नहीं करना चाहता |
No horse in the race | to have no vested interest in the outcome of a contest | किसी प्रतियोगिता के परिणाम में कोई निहित स्वार्थ नहीं होना |
X marks the spot | an exact location | एक सटीक स्थान |
Blood in thicker than water | family relation and loyalties are most important | पारिवारिक संबंध और वफादारी सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हैं |
Talk shop | to discuss a business to a person not related to that business | किसी व्यवसाय के बारे में किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति से चर्चा करना जो उस व्यवसाय से संबंधित न हो |
Teething problems | starting issues | शुरुआती मुद्दे |
Tempt providence | do something that is risky | कुछ ऐसा करें जो जोखिम भरा हो |
The commonweal | benefits of common people | आम लोगों के लाभ |
Thick and fast | speedily | जल्दी से |
Thick skinned | not easily upset or offended by criticism | आलोचना से आसानी से परेशान या आहत नहीं होते |
Thin skinned | sensitive to criticism or insult | आलोचना या अपमान के प्रति संवेदनशील |
Idioms and Phrases Part 3
1. Throwdown the gauntlet/glove | to challenge | चुनौती देने के लिए |
2. Throw someone in at the deep end | to make someone start a new and difficult job or activity without helping or preparing them for it | किसी की मदद या तैयारी के बिना किसी को एक नई और कठिन नौकरी या गतिविधि शुरू करने के लिए |
3. Throw your weight around | to use your position or influence unfairly to get what you want | आप जो चाहते हैं उसे पाने के लिए अपनी स्थिति या प्रभाव का गलत इस्तेमाल करना |
4. Time and again | repeatedly | बार बार |
5. Tip of the iceberg | a small part of much bigger problem | बहुत बड़ी समस्या का एक छोटा सा हिस्सा |
6. To a T | perfectly or exactly right/accurate | पूरी तरह से या बिल्कुल सही/सटीक |
7. Toe the line | to follow/ obey | पालन करना/पालन करना |
8. Top notch | high quality | उच्च गुणवत्ता |
9. Tough/ hard nut to crack | difficult to deal with | से निपटना मुश्किल है |
10. Tread water | to not be advancing in any way | किसी भी तरह से आगे नहीं बढ़ना |
11. Tug at the heartstrings | to stir one’s emotions | किसी की भावनाओं को उत्तेजित करने के लिए |
12. sharp practice | Underhanded, deceitful, cunning, or particularly sneaky practice, especially in business | विशेष रूप से व्यापार में गुप्त, धोखेबाज, चालाक, या विशेष रूप से डरपोक अभ्यास |
13. show the white feather | behave in a cowardly fashion. | कायरतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना। |
14. sit in judgment | assume the right to judge someone, especially in a critical manner. | किसी को आंकने का अधिकार ग्रहण करें, विशेष रूप से आलोचनात्मक तरीके से। |
15. Stand offish | unfriendly | एकांतप्रिय |
16. Sweeping statement | a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully | एक बयान जो एक विशेष प्रकार की सभी चीजों पर लागू होता है, हालांकि उन्होंने सभी प्रासंगिक तथ्यों पर सावधानी से विचार नहीं किया है |
17. Square up | to prepare to fight, compete, or argue with someone | किसी से लड़ने, प्रतिस्पर्धा करने या बहस करने की तैयारी करना |
18. Smack in the face | a shock usually one that impedes progress | एक झटका आमतौर पर प्रगति को बाधित करता है |
19. Smoking gun | indisputable evidence of a crime | एक अपराध का निर्विवाद सबूत |
20. Soft option | the easiest of two or more possible choices | दो या दो से अधिक संभावित विकल्पों में से सबसे आसान |
21. Sow your wild oats | engage in a period of wild or irresponsible behavior while young, especially involving many casual sexual relationships | युवावस्था में जंगली या गैर जिम्मेदाराना व्यवहार की अवधि में संलग्न होना, विशेष रूप से कई आकस्मिक यौन संबंधों को शामिल करना |
22. Spanner in the works | reason to spoil a plan | योजना खराब करने का कारण |
23. Speak volumes of/for | makes an opinion, characteristics or situation very clear | एक राय, विशेषताओं या स्थिति को बहुत स्पष्ट करता है |
24. Spin a yarn | tell a story especially a long drawn/Out or tatally fanciful | एक कहानी बताओ विशेष रूप से एक लंबी खींची हुई |
25. Spit blood | became very angry | बहुत क्रोधित हो गया |
26. Split hairs | make small and overfine distinctions | छोटे और अति सूक्ष्म भेद करना |
27. Spot on | accurate | सटीक |
28. Spur of the moment | decision or action without planning | योजना के बिना निर्णय या कार्रवाई |
29. Stand in good stead | useful and beneficial especially of a talent, ability or experience | विशेष रूप से प्रतिभा, क्षमता या अनुभव के लिए उपयोगी और लाभकारी |
30. Start from scratch | to begin from beginning | शुरू से शुरू करना |
31. State of the art | modern and advance | आधुनिक और अग्रिम |
32. Steal a march over | to gain an unexpected or surreptitious advantage over someone or something | किसी पर या किसी चीज़ पर अप्रत्याशित या गुप्त लाभ प्राप्त करना |
33. Step on it | go faster or hurry up | जल्दी जाओ या जल्दी करो |
34. Step on someone’s toes | to upset someone | किसी को परेशान करना |
35. To stick your neck out | take risk | जोखिम लेने |
36. Sticky end | an unpleasant finish/death | एक अप्रिय खत्म/मौत |
37. Stiff necked | haughty and stubborn | गर्दन |
38. Straight face | a serious or impassive facial expression | एक गंभीर या भावहीन चेहरे की अभिव्यक्ति |
39. Strike a chord /touch a chord | to say or do something that other people agree with or have sympathy with | ऐसा कुछ कहना या करना जिससे दूसरे लोग सहमत हों या जिसके साथ सहानुभूति हो |
40. Sweep things under the carpet | to ignore deny or conceal from public view or damage one’s plan or reputation | सार्वजनिक दृष्टि से इनकार करना या छिपाना या किसी की योजना या प्रतिष्ठा को नुकसान पहुंचाना |
41. Swim or go against the tide | go against of prevailing opinion or thought | प्रचलित मत या विचार के विरुद्ध जाना |
42. Swim or go with the tide | go along with prevailing opinion or thought | प्रचलित राय या विचार के साथ जाओ |
43. Set the bait | laid the trap | जाल बिछाया |
44. Set the record straight | to put right a mistake or misunderstanding | किसी भूल या गलतफहमी को ठीक करना |
45. Set their one’s face against | resist with determination | दृढ़ संकल्प के साथ विरोध करें |
46. Shake in one’s shoes | to be very nervous or afraid of often visible so | बहुत घबरा जाना या डर जाना अक्सर ऐसा दिखाई देता है |
47. Red tape | a lot of forms and procedures that have to be done so the governments insurance companies etc can approve something | बहुत सारे प्रपत्र और प्रक्रियाएँ जो करनी पड़ती हैं ताकि सरकारें बीमा कंपनियाँ आदि कुछ स्वीकृत कर सकें |
48. Rest on your laurels | be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort | किसी ने जो पहले ही कर लिया है या हासिल कर लिया है, उससे इतने संतुष्ट हैं कि कोई और प्रयास नहीं करता है |
49. Without rhyme or reason | no logical reason | कोई तार्किक कारण नहीं |
50. Ride high | be successful | सफल हो जाओ |
51. Rue the day | to feel sorry about an event | किसी घटना पर खेद प्रकट करना |
52. Run amok or gone amok | to make a furious and desperate charge, to behave without control in a wild or dangerous manner | एक जंगली या खतरनाक तरीके से नियंत्रण के बिना व्यवहार करने के लिए, एक उग्र और हताश आरोप लगाने के लिए |
53. Run the gauntlet | criticism | आलोचना |
54. Run of the mill | lacking unusual or special aspect | असामान्य या विशेष पहलू की कमी |
55. Rusty needle | badly damaged but still works | बुरी तरह क्षतिग्रस्त लेकिन अभी भी काम करता है |
56. Ride roughshod over | to treat someone or something with brutality or disdain | किसी के साथ या किसी चीज के साथ क्रूरता या तिरस्कार का व्यवहार करना |
57. Run halter skelter | disorder confused, random movement | विकार भ्रमित, यादृच्छिक आंदोलन |
58. Run its course | complete its natural development without interference | इसके प्राकृतिक विकास को बिना किसी बाधा के पूरा करें |
59. Sacred cow | honorable person never criticized | माननीय व्यक्ति ने कभी आलोचना नहीं की |
60. Safe bet | safe and sound | सही सलामत |
61. Sail in the same boat | in a same (adverse) situation | उसी (प्रतिकूल) स्थिति में |
62. Save someone’s bacon | rescue someone from danger or difficulty | किसी को खतरे या कठिनाई से छुड़ाना |
63. Save your skin | save oneself from danger | अपने आप को खतरे से बचाओ |
64. See eye to eye | to agree | राजी होना |
65. See red | upset angry suddenly | अचानक क्रोधित होना |
66. Seed money | money allocated to initiate a project | एक परियोजना शुरू करने के लिए आवंटित धन |
67. Send someone packing | make someone leak in an abrupt | किसी को अचानक लीक करना |
68. Shifting sands | variable situation | परिवर्तनशील स्थिति |
69. Fire/shoot from the hip | say anything without care of someone’s situation | किसी की स्थिति की परवाह किए बिना कुछ भी कहना |
70. Short shrift | little attention or consideration | थोड़ा ध्यान या विचार |
71. Sink or swim | either must succeed by his or her own efforts or fail completely | या तो अपने प्रयासों से सफल होना चाहिए या पूरी तरह से विफल होना चाहिए |
72. Sit pretty | in a good or beneficial situation | अच्छी या लाभकारी स्थिति में |
73. Sit well with | to agree with or accept | सहमत होना या स्वीकार करना |
74. Sitting duck | a very easy target | एक बहुत ही आसान लक्ष्य |
75. Slap on the wrist | a little punishment | थोड़ी सी सजा |
76. Slippery customer | someone you should not trust | जिस पर आपको भरोसा नहीं करना चाहिए |
77. Photo finish | a close contest/ a race or contest in which contestants are so close to finish | एक करीबी प्रतियोगिता / एक दौड़ या प्रतियोगिता जिसमें प्रतियोगी खत्म होने के इतने करीब हैं |
78. Pie in the sky | thought which is unlikely to happen | सोचा जो होने की संभावना नहीं है |
79. Play by ear | to decide what to do when you know what is happening rather than planning in advance | पहले से योजना बनाने के बजाय यह तय करना कि क्या करना है जब आप जानते हैं कि क्या हो रहा है |
80. Poker face | an impassive expression that hides one’s true feelings | एक भावहीन अभिव्यक्ति जो किसी की सच्ची भावनाओं को छुपाती है |
81. Prim and proper | having very traditional morally conservative beliefs and behavior | बहुत पारंपरिक नैतिक रूप से रूढ़िवादी विश्वास और व्यवहार होना |
82. Pull your chain | to tease someone by leading them to believe something untrue | किसी को कुछ असत्य मानने के लिए प्रेरित करके चिढ़ाना |
83. Pup’s chance | no chance | कोई मौका नहीं |
84. Put to the sword | to execute or kill or to severely defeat | मारना या मारना या बुरी तरह से परास्त करना |
85. Put your foot down | to take a firm stand | कड़ा रुख अपनाने के लिए |
86. Put yourself in someone’s shoes | be or put oneself in another person’s situation or predicament | किसी अन्य व्यक्ति की स्थिति या दुर्दशा में होना या रखना |
87. Pyrrhic victory | victory with heavy loss | भारी हार से जीत |
88. Pass oneself off | to try to make others believe that someone or something other then what the person or thing is | दूसरों को यह विश्वास दिलाने की कोशिश करना कि वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु क्या है |
89. Pick a hole in my coat | to find faults in someone to criticize | आलोचना करने के लिए किसी में दोष ढूंढना |
90. Pull one’s weight | do one’s fair share of work | काम का उचित हिस्सा करो |
91. Pull out all the stops | make a very great effort to achieve something | कुछ हासिल करने के लिए बहुत अच्छा प्रयास करें |
92. Put on airs | behaving like one is better than other people or behaving like boss | एक जैसा व्यवहार करना दूसरे लोगों से बेहतर है या बॉस की तरह व्यवहार करना |
93. Queer fish | a person whose behavior seems strange or unusual | एक व्यक्ति जिसका व्यवहार अजीब या असामान्य लगता है |
94. Quick fix | an easy fast and temporary solution of a problem | किसी समस्या का आसान तेज़ और अस्थायी समाधान |
95. Rack and ruin | to fall into severe or total decay | गंभीर या कुल क्षय में पड़ना |
96. Rack your brain | make a great effort to think of or remember something | किसी चीज के बारे में सोचने या याद रखने का भरपूर प्रयास करें |
97. Raining cats and dogs | heavy rain | भारी वर्षा |
98. Rainy day | days (times) of trouble | मुसीबत के दिन (समय)। |
99. Raise eyebrows | to show anger or surprise | क्रोध या आश्चर्य प्रकट करना |
100. Red rag to a bull | something that makes someone angry | कुछ ऐसा जो किसी को गुस्सा दिलाए |
Idioms and Phrases Part 4
- Doctor the document- to manipulate the accounts
- Dog days – the period in the summer often thought to be hottest
- Dog eat dog– a very tough competition
- Doubletake- a rapid or surprised second look either literal or figurative
- Down and out- lacking funds or prospects; destitute
- Down to the wire- waiting until the last minute to do something (in a competition, it is difficult to decide the winner until the last moment)
- Down to earth- practical reasonable and friendly
- Draw a blank- fail or elicit no successful response
- Draw the line- to put a limit on what you will do or allow to happen
- Drink like a fish- drink too much
- Drive home- to emphasize on a topic
- Drive someone up the wall- to upset or trouble someone
- Dry run– rehearsal before actual performances
- Draw on his fancy- use of imagination in a work(like to write a poem)
- Elbow room– enough space or freedom
- Even keel- in balanced position
- Every nook and cranny- at every possible places
- Eye for an eye– tit for tat
- Eyewash- deceive
- Eye opener – surprising and shocking facts
- Enough rope- all someone freedom to do something
- Explore every avenue- To investigate or pursue every possible means to find a solution to a given problem or to achieve a desired outcome.
- At face value- to evaluate things as it looks (not a deep evaluation)
- Fair crack of the whip – same opportunity
- Fall from grace– to fall out of favor or go down someone reputation
- Fall into line– disciplined
- Fall short on- effect less or failed
- Fat chance– no chance
- Few and far between– rarely
- Find your feet– to gain experience and confidence slowly
- Fish in troubled waters– To try to capitalize on or benefit from a situation, circumstance, or experience that is fraught with disorder, difficulty, confusion, stress, etc.
- Fit the bill– To be helpful, useful, or what is needed in a certain situation.
- Flesh and blood – relatives or family
- Fly in the ointment- a small, unpleasant matter that spoils something; a drawback.
- Fly off the handle – to become very upset
- Food for thought – topics or matters of deep thought or consider
- Fool’s paradise- completely wrong
- Foot in mouth-to say or do something that you should not have, esp. something that embarrasses someone else
- Foot the bill – pay the bill
- For the time being – for a little time
- Foregone conclusion– clear conclusion
- Foul play – crime or evil deed
- Freudian slip– say something without thinking
- From scratch – from the beginning
- Full monty- the most or best that you can have, do, get, or achieve, or all that you want or need or appropriate things
- Full throttle- with full energy and zeal
- Fullness of time- appropriate time
- Fall back – back out or back off
- Fall foul of – To become disliked or to come in conflict with someone or something due to one’s actions, often resulting in further trouble or conflict.
- Get a handle on– To have a firm, clear understanding or determination of something.
- Get wind of – to know a secret
- Give up the ghost- to die
- Go awry– the situation is falling apart in a negative sense, unraveling, gotten chaotic and disorderly, and certainly not the anticipated outcome.
- Go bananas- to become crazy, to explode with anger or to erupt with enthusiasm
- Go dust– to destroy or damage
- Go Dutch– share the cost of something specially a meal
- Go hand in hand- walk together
- Go nuts- to become crazy
- Go the distance- carry through a course of action to completion
- Go the extra miles– make a special effort to achieve something
- Go the whole hog- to do something as entirely or completely as possible
- Go to the wire– take risk everything for the sake of someone’s help
- Gone fishing- not aware of happenings around them
- Gone to the dogs- deteriorate shockingly specially in behavior or morals
- Greek to me- something abstruse
- Greenhorn – experience less
- Grey area- a concept or topic that is not clearly defined or that exist somewhere between them
- Grey cells– brain
- Grey matter– intelligence or brain
- Grist for the mill- everything can be made useful
- Get a raw deal- to receive unfair or poor treatment in a particular situation
- Get one’s own back – have one’s revenge
- Get one’s point across– to make people understand what one is saying
- Get the sack– get dismissed
- Give currency- to spread a story around or to make something seem more credible or probable
- Give it a shot- to try something often from the first time
- Give the game away– to reveal a secret
- Go a long way– to become successful
- Go to the winds– disappeared, passed vanished permanently or completely
- Green fingers or green thumb– very good at gardening
- Hale and hearty- completely healthy
- Half baked- without- not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.
- (Win) hands down – to win easily
- Hang by a thread– be in a highly precarious state(be in a risky or unstable situation)
- Hangdog expression – look sad and often guilty or ashamed
- Hard up– lack of money
- (not mark) head or tail of something – something not understands
- Head over heels– turning over completely in forwarding motion as in a somersault/ madly in love
- Heart in your mouth – nervous or afraid
- Heavy-handed – using too much force in dealing with someone
- High handed – using power or authority without considering the feelings of others
- (hunt) high and low – to look everywhere for someone or something
- Hit or miss – uncertain
- Hit the bull’s eye – hit the target/ certain or accurate
- Hit the nail on the head – exactly and right
- Hop skip (step) and a jump – a short distance
- Hope against hope – to be very hopeful to happen although knowing that it is not likely happen
- Horns of a dilemma – choose between two equally undesirable alternatives
- Hunky-dory – satisfactory and pleasant
- Have a way with words – to have talent in the effective or stylish use of words
- Have the last laugh – finally successful
- Have too many irons in the fire – involved with many activities or jobs at the same time or to make certain that there are always several possibilities available
- Head will roll – people will be dismissed or forced to resign
- Whole nine-yard– everything possible or available
- Birds of a feather folk together– people with the same taste or interest will be found together
- To chew someone out – to reprimand someone severely
- To chip on his shoulder- holding a grudge or grievance that readily provoke a fight
- Feeding frenzy-an episode of frantic competition for something
- To cry wolf – to raise a false alarm
- To cut to chase- to come to the point
- To drive someone up the wall- to make someone very irritated
- Finding your feet- adjust to a new place or a new situation
- To have a field day- to be able to do something that you enjoy especially criticizing someone
- To crack someone up – to make someone laugh
- Whoop it up – Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group
- With a vengeance – Used to emphasize the degree to which something occurs
- Up against the wall – In an inextricable situation ( in a very bad position or situation)
- Reap the whirlwind – Suffer negative consequences as a result of one’s actions
- Of the first water – Of the best quality
- Weather the storm – Survive a period of difficulty
- Spin your wheels – Waste your time or efforts
- With the green wallow – Suffer unrequited love
- Wild and woolly – Uncouth in appearance or behavior
- Give it a whirl – To try out something
- Jog someone’s memory – To cause someone to remember something
- Be in the red – To be in debt
- Foot the bill – To pay for something
- Catch 22 – A Particular situation in which one cannot do anything
- Carry the can – To take the responsibility of some misdemeanor (minor doings)
- Paper over the cracks – To hide problems
- Be a dab hand at something – Skilled in a particular area
- Get cracking – To start doing something
- A hair’s breadth – Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something
- Come hell or high water – No matter whatever difficulties may occur
- Hornet’s nest – A troublesome situation
- In the teeth of – Inspite of something
- In a flutter – In a nervous state
- All Greek to me – Incomprehensible (that can’t explain)
- Mealy mouthed – Unwilling to state something
- No love lost – Intense Dislike
- Out of sorts – To be unwell
- Pay lip service – Pretend to regard
- Rip up old sores – To revive forgotten quarrel
- Rule to roost – To dominate
- Alarums and Excursions – Confused activity and uproar
- Up in the air ( about someone or something ) – Still to be settled
- Give oneself airs -Pretend to be good (to act in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people She’s very rich, but she doesn’t give herself airs.)
- Alphabet soup – Incomprehensible or confusing mix
- Be all one to – make no difference
- An article of faith – A firmly held belief
- In the ascendant – Rising in power or influence
- Bring home the bacon – Supply material support
- Have the ball at your feet – To be in the best position to do something
- Banana Oil – Nonsense talk
- As fit as a fiddle – Strong and healthy
- Argus eyed – Observant
- To bid defiance – To disregard recklessly
- With bated breath – In anxiety
- To clip one’s wings – To restrict someone’s freedom
- Cloven hoof – The evil intention
- Draconian law – Extremely severe law
- To fall flat – To have no effect
- To gird up the lions – To prepare for hard work
- High and mighty – Arrogant
- Play one’s act – To use one’s best weapon or resource
- Aid and abet – To help someone to commit a crime
- All over hell’s half-acre – Everywhere
- An arrow in the quiver – Strategies that can be followed
- Like a shag on a rock – Completely alone
- Asleep at the wheel -No attentive to one’s duties
- The ayes have it – The affirmative votes are in the majority
- Dust and ashes – Something that is very disappointing
- Be full of beans – Full of energy and life
- To get more kicks than halfpence – Harsh treatment that rewards
- A purple weight – an ornate portion in a literary work
- Pyrrhic victory – a victory that brings more loss than gain
- A quid pro quo– something done in revenge and retaliation
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