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Idioms and Phrases in Common Use with Hindi Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases in Common Use ​

  • ABC (साधारण ज्ञान) : I do not know even the ABC of Mathematics.
  • A lame excuse (असंतोषजनक बहाना): Lack of fund is a lame excuse for the incompletion of the project.
  • An apple of discord (झगड़े का कारण): A plot of land is an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • A man of letters (विद्वान आदमी) : Dr R.K. Șinha was a man of letters.
  • A man of spirit (उत्साही आदमी) : He is a man of spirit.
  • Bed of roses (सुखद स्थान/वस्तु) : This world is not a bed of roses.
  • Birds of a feather (एक ही प्रकृति के मनुष्य) : Birds ofa feather flock together. (चोर-चोर मौसरे भाई)
  • Back-stairs influence (अनुचित रूप से) : He succeeded through back-stairs influence.
  • Birds-eye view (सरसरी नजर): The police took a bird's eye view of the whole situation.
  • Big gun (महत्त्वपुर्ण व्यक्ति) : Vajpayee is a big gun in world politics.
  • Cock and bull story (झुठी कहानी) : Speak the truth, don't tell cock and bull stories.
  • Crocodile tears (बनावटी आँसू) : Lady Macbeth shed crocodile tears over the death of king Ducan.
  • Capital punishment (मृत्युदंड) : Capital punishment should not be abolished.
  • Cast iron will (दृढ़-जो मुड़ न सके) : Sardar Patel was a man of cast iron will.
  • Cold blooded murder (अकारण एवं निर्दयतापूर्ण हत्या) : People were agitated against a cold blooded murder of the boy.
  • Dog-in-the-manger policy (न स्वयं लाभान्वित होना और न दूसरों को लाभ होने देने की नीति): We should avoid dog-in-the manger policy.
  • A drag in the market (जिस वस्तु की माँग न हो) : An educated person is a drag in the market in our country.
  • Dutch courage (नशे का जोश): Dutch courage goes down soon.
  • Easy virtue (नैतिकता हीन): Awoman of easy virtue spoils her coming generation.
  • Fair hand (साफ लिखावट): Ritika got credit for a fair hand.
  • In fine feather (प्रसन्न/प्रफुल्लित मुद्रा): Shivam is in fine feather on his birthday.
  • Fair sex (नारी): I have deep respect for the fair sex.
  • Fair-weather friend (सुख का साधी): There is no dearth of fair-weather friends, real friends are rare.
  • Good samaritan (दयालु व्यक्ति): He proved a good samaritan to me in the hour of need.
  • Gala day (आनन्द-उत्सव का दिन): Eid is a gala day for the Muslims.
  • Hue and cry (हल्ला-गुल्ला): A hue and cryon the road attracted my attention.
  • Hen-pecked (पत्नी की झिड़की सुनने और सहनेवाला) : A herpecked husband is never happy.
  • Ins and outs (सभी बाते): Ihave nothing do with your ins and outs.
  • Iron hand (कड़ाई): Sardar Patel suppressed the antinational forces with an iron hand.
  • Iron will (दृढ़ निश्चय): Indira Gandhi was a lady of iron will.
  • Jack of all trades (वह व्यक्ति जो सभी कामों में हाथ डाले, लेकिन किसी में भी निपुण न हो): A Jack of all trades is a master of none.
  • Jail bird (कुख्यात अपराधी जो बराबर जेल में ही रहे) : He appointed a jail bird as his body guard.
  • A jaundiced eye (पक्षपात की दृष्टि से): These days our leaders are in the habit of looking at a problem with a jaundiced eye.
  • Loaves and fishes (आमदनी): He was very eager for the loaves and fishes of his new business.
  • Laughing stock (मजाक की वस्तु) : His maiden speech (वक्ता का प्रथम भाषण) made him the laughing stock of all.
  • Left-handed compliment (प्रशंसा के रूप में शिकायत): To call Pakistan a democratic country is to pay it a left-handed compliment.
  • Mother wit (स्वाभाविक चतुराई) : Birbal is famous for his mother wit.
  • Nine days’ wonder (जो कुछ समय तक हलचल पैदा कर समाप्त हो जाए) : Mohammad Bin Tuglak's rule was a nine-days' wonder.
  • Oilytongue (मीठी/खुशामदी जवान): Now a days an oily tongueis a key to success.
  • Open secret (गुप्त लेकिन सर्वविदित): His involvement is this murder is an open secret.
  • Open mind (खुला मस्तिष्क): Ajournalist must have an open mind.
  • Open question (अनिर्णित विषय): Unemployment is still an open question before us.
  • Petticoat government (घर में पत्नी का शासन): My friend has to live under petticoat government
  • Pros and cons (पक्ष एवं विपक्ष की सभी बातें) : One should think over pros and cons of any matter.
  • Aqueer fish (झक्की/सनकी आदमी): He is a queer fish and so can not compromise.
  • quixotic project (मूर्खतापूर्ण/हास्यास्पद प्रकल्प) : ‘Charwaha Vidyalaya’ was surely a quixotic project.
  • Red carpet welcome (शानदार स्वागत) : The President of India was given a red carpet welcome in Japan.
  • Rainy day (दुर्दिन): We must save something against the rainy day.
  • Ready money (नकद रुपया): I have no ready money with me now.
  • Red-letter day (महत्त्वपूर्ण दिवस): The 15th of August is a red-letter day for us.
  • Short cut ( सीधा और छोटा रास्ता ): There is no short cutto permanent success.
  • Sine die (अनिश्चित काल तक): The college was closed sine die on account of teachers' strike.
  • Tall talk (घमंड भरी लम्बी-चौड़ी बात): Only tall talk won't do any thing, you must labour hard.
  • Ups and downs (उत्थान-पतन/ सुख-दु: ख/परिवर्तन) : I have seen many ups and downs in my life.
  • Up to the mark (उचित योग्यता के अनुरूप): His candidature (उम्मीदवारी) is quite up to the mark.
  • Upper ten (उच्च वर्ग के रईस): There is no room for the upper ten in a socialistic pattern of society.
  • Up and doing (व्यस्त/सक्रिय): We should always be up and doing.

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