126) Idioms - & - Phrases

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SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English
1 Achilles’ heels कभजोय ऩऺ A small but fatal weakness.
2 Add fuel to fire आग भें घी डारना To make a matter worse.
आसान एवॊ अच्छी

3 An arm chair job Good income job with high comfort.
आम वारी नौकयी
4 An axe to grind स्वाथथ से बया उद्देश्म Something done for selfish reasons.
5 An iron-will दृढ़ इच्छा शक्तत Strong will power.
A person with whom one had a

6 An old flame ऩुयाना प्माय
romantic relationship in the past.
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A child or young person who thinks

An old head on अऩनी उम्र से ज्मादा
7 and talks like an older and
young shoulders सभझदाय होना
experienced person.
8 An olive branch शाॊतत तनवेदन Peace request/ peace treaty.
9 Apple of discord झगड़े का कायण Matter of dispute.
Apple of one’s
10 दर
ु ाया, प्माया Very lovable/ dearest one.
eye
11 Apple-pie-order बफल्कुर ठीक हारत भें In good condition
12 At a loss तनणथम न रे ऩाना To be unable to decide.

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13 At a pinch सभस्मा भें होना In a trouble.
दयू यखना (दोस्ती न

14 At arm’s length Avoid becoming too friendly.
यखना)
15 At daggers drawn कट्टय दश्ु भनी होना To have bitter enmity.
16 At ease चिन्ता यहहत Free from pain and anxiety.
At one’s finger’s
17 ऩूणथ जानकायी होना To have complete knowledge.
tips
At one’s wit’s
18 िककत Puzzled / confused / perplexed.
end
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At sixes and
19 अस्त-व्मस्त In disorder.
sevens
20 At stake दाव ऩय At risk and insecured.
At the eleventh
21 अक्न्तभ सभम भें At the last moment.
hour
Back stairs नौकयो के फीि का

22 Talk among servants/ unfair talks.
gossip गऩशऩ
23 Bad blood शत्रत

ु ा Enmity/ bitter relations.
24 Bag and baggage फोरयमा-बफस्तय सभेत With all belongings.

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25 Baker’s dozen सॊख्मा भें तेयह Thirteen in number.
Be born with a
धनी ऩरयवाय भें ऩैदा
26 silver spoon in To be born in a rich family.
होना
one’s mouth
Be in the driving सायी क्जम्भेदायी का
27 Bearing all responsibilities.
seat बाय उठाना
To bear the main part of something
28 Bear the brunt of ऩरयणाभ बुगतना
unpleasant.
Beat about the घभ
ु ा-कपया कय फातें To talk in a roundabout manner/
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bush कयना circumlocution.
Beat black and अत्मचधक पऩटाई
30 Beating mercilessly.
blue कयना
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कापी आसानी एवॊ फयु ी
To defeat thoroughly and
31 Beat hollow तयह से ऩयाक्जत
convincingly.
कयना
32 Beck and call आऻा भें यहना Ready to obey order instantly.
33 Bed of roses आनॊद से बयऩयू Pleasant situation of comfort.
द्ु ख एवॊ तकरीप से

34 Bed of thorns A situation of extreme difficulty.
बयऩूय
Beggar
35 अवणथनीम A person with no resources.
description
36 Bell the cat जोखखभ उठाना Taking first step at personal risk.
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Between the
दो गॊबीय ऩये शातनमों
37 devil and the Between two difficult situations.
के फीि
deep sea
ऊॉिी ऩहुॉि वारा
38 Big gun An influential person
व्मक्तत
39 Bird of passage मदा-कदा आनेवारा One who comes occasionally.
40 Bird’s eye view सयसयी तनगाह Overview.
People with the same idea,

41 Birds of a feather एक ही प्रवतृ त के रोग
characteristics and interests.
42 Bite the dust ऩयाक्जत होना To be defeated.
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ऐसा व्मक्तत जो ऩरयवाय
A person who is regarded as
43 Black sheep / टीभ के लरए शभींदगी
disgrace for his family/ team etc.
का कायण फनें
कामथ क्जसभें आगे प्रगतत A situation in which no further
44 Blind alley
सॊबव नही progress can be made.
ककसी अॊजान व्मक्तत से A meeting between a girl and a
45 Blind date
लभरना boy, who have not met before.
Blow one’s own
46 अऩने भॉुह लभमाॉ लभट्ठू To praise oneself.
trumpet
47 Blue blood शाही व्मक्तत Royal or aristocratic descent.
48 Blue book सयकायी रयऩोट Government report.

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49 Body and soul ऩूणत

थ मा Entirely.
Bolt from the

50 आकक्स्भक पवऩक्त्त Unexpected problem.
blue
Bone of
51 झगड़े की वस्तु/कायण Subject of a dispute.
contention
Boon/blessing in
52 तछऩा हुआ वयदान Hidden blessing.
disguise
53 Bosom friend क्जगयी दोस्त Fast friend.
54 Break the ice िुप्ऩी तोड़ना To start a conversation.

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Breathe one’s
55 भय जाना To pass away/ to die.
last
In day light (when crime cannot be

56 Broad day light हदन-दहाड़े
hidden).
57 Broken reed अपवश्वासी व्मक्तत A weak, unreliable person.

58 Brown study पविायभग्नता A state of deep thought.
Bull in the china जो जगह के अनुकूर न One who is out of place in a

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shop हो delicate situation.
Burn a hole in
60 शीघ्रता से खिथ कयना Money spent quickly.
the pocket
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Burn one’s खुद का नुकसान कय
61 To get oneself into trouble.
fingers फैठना
अऩनी ऺभता अथवा
Burn the candle To use one's resources or energies
62 साधन का अत्माचधक
at both ends to excess.
इस्तेभार कयना
Burn the दे य यात तक भेहनत
63 Labouring/studying till late night.
midnight oil कयना
64 Burning question ज्वरन्त प्रश्न Hot issue.
65 Bury the hatchet दश्ु भनी खत्भ कयना To end a hostility.
रुक-रुक कय अतनमलभत
66 By fits and starts Irregularly.
रूऩ से
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By hook or by गरत मा सही ककसी बी

67 By any means, right or wrong.
crook ढॊ ग से
By leaps and हदन दन ू ी औय यात

68 At a rapid pace.
bounds िौगुनी
By the skin of
69 one’s teeth/ by a थोड़े से अॊतयार से Narrowly/by a hair breadth
whisker
Spending time and energy in doing

Carry the coal to
70 फेवजह भेहनत कयना something that is useless and
newcastle
wastage of energy.
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फॊदय के हाथ भें नारयमर

Cast pearls (ककसी वस्तु को ऐसे
71 A right thing in the wrong hands.
before swine व्मक्तत को दे ना जो
उसका भूल्म न सभझे)
Day dream/ a hope or desire

72 Castles in the air हवाई ककरा फनाना
unlikely to be realized.
73 Cat and dog life करहऩूणथ जीवन Troublesome life.
शत्रु मा फहुत फड़ी To grapple with an unexpectedly

74 Catch a tartar
ऩये शानी से साभना होना formidable opponent.
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तनजी स्वाथथ के ऩतू तथ भें
A person used by another as a
75 Cat’s paw क्जस व्मक्तत का प्रमोग
dupe or tool.
ककमा जाए
76 Chew the cud भनन कयना To ponder over / meditate.
77 Chicken hearted कामय Lacking courage / cowardly.

Cock-and-bull
78 भनगढ़ॊ त कहानी A concocted story.
story
79 Crocodile tears हदखावटी आॉसू A false display of grief.
80 Cross swords रड़ना To quarrel or fight.

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ककसी असॊबव वस्तु की
81 Cry for the moon To desire the unattainable.
काभना कयना
Cry over spilled Regret in vain for what cannot be
82 व्मथथ ऩछताना
milk undone.
अऩने प्रमास से ततनक
83 Cut a sorry figure To give a poor show.
बी प्रबाव न छोड़ना
दोनों ही ऩाटी के ऩऺ भें
84 Cut both ways Argue in favour of both sides.
तकथ कयना
85 Cut no ice कोई असय नहीॊ डारना To fail to make an impression.
Cut one’s coat
अऩनी आम के अनुसाय
86 according to To live within one’s means.
व्मम कयना
one’s cloth
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Dance to one’s
87 हुतभ का ऩारन कयना Obeying one's order.
tune
जो अप्रत्मालशत रूऩ से
88 Dark horse One who wins unexpectedly.
जीत जाए
काननू , जो कबी रागू

A law or ordinance that is no
89 Dead letter था रेककन अफ रागू
longer enforced.
नहीॊ है ।
90 Democle’s sword लसय ऩय भॊडयाता खतया Constant threat.

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91 Die a dog’s death रज्जाजनक भौत भयना To die a shameful death.

अऩने कामाथवचध के दौयान ही
92 Die in harness Die while in service.
भत्ृ मु होना
जो दस
ू यो को उस सख ु का A person who prevents others
Dog in the
93 बोग कयने नहीॊ दे ता है जो from enjoying what he
manger
उसके ककसी काभ का नहीॊ cannot.
94 Donkey’s years कापी सभम फाद A long time.

95 Draw a line भमाथदा तम कयना Set a limit.
Duck in a
96 व्मथा भें In a painful condition.
thunder storm
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97 Eagle eyed तेज नजय वारा With keen eyesight.
98 Eat humble pie शभीन्दगी झेरना To apologize.
99 Eat one’s words शब्द वाऩस रेना Take a statement back.
Sufficient scope to move or

100 Elbow room काभ कयने की स्वतॊत्रता
function.
101 End in smoke कोई ऩरयणाभ न तनकरना Come to nothing.
Speak unintentionally or
102 Escape one’s lips फोर जाना
unexpectedly.
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सावधानीऩूणथ Deliberate slow policy/ policy of

103 Fabian policy
भन्दगतत नीतत delaying decisions.
104 Fair and square तनष्ऩऺ In an honest way.
105 Fair sex नायी जातत Women.
Fair weather भस ु ीफत भें साथ न Selfish friends who are with us only
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friend दे ने वारा लभत्र in comfortable situation.
107 Fancy price भॊह

ु भाॊगी कीभत At any cost/ at demanded price.
Feather in the
108 अच्छी उप्रक्ब्ध Additional success.
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अऩने ऩद का राब उठा
Feather one’s To enrich oneself by taking
109 कय कभाई कयना, बपवष्म
nest advantage of one's position.
के लरए जुगाड़ कयना
To attempt to avoid a thing or
110 Fight shy of टारना
person.
Fish in troubled पवषभ ऩरयक्स्थतत का To take advantage of the
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waters राब उठाना problems of others.
Out of one’s usual and
112 Fish out of water कष्टप्रद अवस्था भें
comfortable place.
A slight unpleasant thing that
Fly in the
113 असुपवधा obstructs the enjoyment of
ointment
something.
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झठु ी उम्भीद भें खश

ु A state of being happy for foolish
114 Fool’s paradise
होना or unfounded reasons.
115 Forty winks झऩकी A nap.
बफना सूिना के A leave without information or

116 French leave
अनुऩक्स्थत होना permission.
वेतन के अरावा लभरने An additional benefit apart from

117 Fringe benefits
वारा राब salary.
From hand to
118 लसपथ गुजाया बय Providing only bare essentials.
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119 Gala day आनॊदोत्सव का हदन Celebration day.
120 Get away with फि तनकरना To escape.

काभ गॊबीयताऩव
ू क
थ आयॊ ब
121 Get down to To attend to work seriously.
कयना
122 Get into a soup झॊझट भें ऩड़ना Get into trouble.
Get into hot

123 सभस्मा भें पॉसना Get into trouble.
water
124 Get off scot free अदक्डडत तनकर जाना To escape without punishment.
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Get on one’s
125 तॊग कयना To irritate or annoy.
nerves
126 Gibble-gabble भख
ू त
थ ाऩण
ू थ वाताथराऩ Foolish talk.
ितयु ाईऩव
ू क
थ धाया प्रवाह
127 Gift of the gab Talent for speaking.
फोरने की शक्तत
Give a piece of
128 डाॉटना To rebuke or scold.
mind
Go through fire
129 कोई बी खतया भोर रेना To brave any danger.
and water
130 Go to dogs व्मथथ होना To deteriorate/ degenerate.

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Go to rack and
131 पवनाश होना To decay or get destroyed.
ruin
A person who helps and pays
132 Good Samaritan दमारु व्मक्तत
sympathy to those in distress.
A woman who is separated,
ऐसी पववाहहता क्जस का
133 Grass widow divorced or lives apart from her
ऩतत उससे दयू हो
husband.
134 Grease the palm रयश्वत दे ना To bribe.
अलबनेता का बेष-बूषा का A lounge in a theatre or studio
135 Green room
कभया for the performers to get ready.
Grist to one’s Something that can be used for
136 पामदे भॊद
mill one's advantage.
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137 Halcyon days खश
ु गवाय हदन Peaceful days.
Hammer and A symbolic representation of
138 सभाजवाद का प्रतीक
sickle communism in general.
Hammer and
139 फहुत अचधक भेहनत से With great effort or energy.
tongs
Hand and glove
140 अच्छे सहमोग से In close co-operation.
with
फहुत नाजुक क्स्थतत भें
141 Hang by a thread Be in a risky situation.
होना
Hard nut to A difficult problem to solve/ A
142 जहटर सभस्मा/ व्मक्तत
crack person difficult to understand.
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Haul over the
143 कोसना, बत्सथना कयना To take to task, to reprimand.
coals
Have finger in ककसी कामथ भें शालभर
144 To be involved in something.
the pie यहना
Have one’s
145 काभ की कभी नहीॊ होना To be completely occupied.
hands full
146 Have one’s way अऩनी इच्छा के अनस

ु ाय The way one wants.
Have several एक ही सभम कई कामों To be involved in many projects

147
irons in the fire भें शालभर होना or activities at the same time.
Hen-pecked Admirer of one’s own wife in a
148 जोरू का गर
ु ाभ
husband servile manner.
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Task requiring tremendous
149 Herculean task फहुत कहठन कामथ
effort.
150 High and dry अकेरा In a deprived situation (alone).
151 High handed तनयॊ कुश Overbearing.
152 High living ऐश आयाभ की क्जन्दगी Living with comfort and ease.
Hit below the गरत तयीके से प्रहाय

153 To strike unfairly.
belt कयना
Gaining a big/ great success
154 Hit the jackpot फड़ी काभमाफी लभरना
(especially by luck).
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Hit the nail on सही सभम ऩय सही To do the right thing at the
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the head फात/कामथ कयना right time
156 Hobson’s choice कोई पवकल्ऩ न होना No alternative.
Hole and corner

157 गुप्त नीतत Secret policy.
policy
158 Hue and cry हो-हल्रा Any loud public outcry.
ककसी फात को गुप्त यखने

Money given to someone to keep
159 Hush money के लरए हदमा जाने वारा
something secret.
ऩैसा
160 In a nutshell सॊऺेऩ भें In very brief form.

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In black and
160 लरखखत भें In printed or written form.
white
162 In full swing ऩयू े जोयों ऩय At the height of activity.
163 In the blues द्ु ख/सॊताऩ भें In dumps depressed.
164 In the long run अन्तत् Ultimately.
In the nick of
165 ठीक सभम ऩय At the last possible moment.
time
166 In the same boat एक ही हारात भें Sharing the same problems.
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167 In vogue प्रिलरत In the current fashions.
Intricacies or complications/
168 Ins and outs पवस्तत
ृ पववयण
full detail.
Iron hand/ Iron
169 कड़ाई से Rigorous control.
fist
रयश्वत रेने की आदत
170 Itching palm Craving for bribe.
होना
171 Itsy bitsy अत्मन्त छोटा Very small or tiny.

जो आदभी ककसी बी काभ
Jack of all trades A person who knows many
भें तनऩुण न हो, रेककन
172 and master of different kinds of work but is a
सबी कामों की जानकायी
none master of none.
यखता हो
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जो जेर भें हो मा ऩहरे A person who is or has been
173 Jail bird
यह िक
ु ा हो confined to jail.
ऩऺऩातऩूणथ दृक्ष्टकोण To look at something with a
174 Jaundiced eye
prejudiced view.
False love.
175 Judas kiss झूठा प्माय
To come to a conclusion
Jump to a बफना सोिे-सभझे नतीजे
176 prematurely.
conclusion ऩय ऩहुॉि जाना
177 Kangaroo court गैय-कानूनी न्मामारम An illegal court.

Keep one’s cards
178 close to one’s ककसी फात को तछऩाना Hiding something.
chest
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Keep one’s ककसी अच्छी घटना के To wait expectantly.
179
fingers crosses होने की काभना कयना
To keep one’s promise.
180 Keep one’s word प्रतीऻा ऩयू ी कयना
Keep the ball To maintain the progress of a

181 जायी यखना
rolling project or plan.
Keep the wolf To avert poverty/ starvation.
182 दरयद्रता से सॊघषथ कयना
from the door
एक कामथ कयके दो
Kill two birds Doing two things at the same
183 सभस्माओॊ से तनऩट रेना
with one stone time while effort is made for one
Blood relations.
184 Kith and kin फन्धु-फान्धव
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त्मौरयमाॉ िढ़ाना (गस्
ु सा
185 Knit one’s brow To frown.
कयना)
जो भहहराओॊ के सॊगत भें A man who is fond of the
186 Lady’s man
यहना ऩसॊद कयता हो company of women.
187 Lame excuse असॊतोषजनक फहाना False excuse/ baseless excuse.
Left- handed An insult disguised as a
188 प्रशॊसा के रूऩ भें अऩभान
compliment compliment.
189 Lion’s share सफसे फड़ा हहस्सा Large part.
सम्ऩन्नता भें जीना एवॊ Living in comfort and being
Live in an ivory
190 आभ रोगों के द्ु ख से unaware of realities of others
tower
खुद को दयू यखना miseries.
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Loaves and
191 व्मक्ततगत राब Material benefit.
fishes
Look ill or unhealthy.
192 Look off colours अस्वस्थ हदखाई दे ना
Look through झठ
ू े आवयण से दे खना To see with different/ wrong
193
coloured glasses views.
A tight or uncomfortable feeling
Lump in the गरा बय जाना
194 in throat due to emotions.
throat (बावनात्भक ऺण भें )
Mad as a march
195 लसयकपया Crazy and insane.
hare
Make a clean To confess especially something
196 सि कफूर रेना
breast bad or illegal.
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पववाहहता स्त्री का पववाह A women’s surname before
197 Maiden name
से ऩूवथ का नाभ marriage.
198 Maiden speech प्रथभ सावथजतनक बाषण First speech.
199 Make a hash गड़फड कय दे ना To mess up.
Make a mountain
200 out of a mole hill फात का फतॊगड़ फनाना To exaggerate a minor difficulty.
Make both ends आम के अॊदय ही गुजाया

201 To live within one’s means.
meet कयना
Make hay while To take the benefit of an
202 भौके का राब उठाना
the sun shines opportunity.
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203 Make or mar फनाना मा बफगाड़ना To make or destroy.
Make the best of Getting benefited from both the

204 दोनों हाथ भें रड्डू
both the worlds sides.
Make up one’s
205 तनश्िम कयना To decide.
mind
206 Man of means सभद्ध

ृ व्मक्तत A wealthy man.
207 Man of iron दृढ़ इच्छा शक्तत वारा Man with strong will-power.
208 Man of letter पवद्वान आदभी Learned person.

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209 Man of parts सुमोग्म व्मक्तत A man of qualities.
210 Man of spirit उत्साहहत व्मक्तत A man full of enthusiasm.

वह आदभी क्जसका कोई
211 Man of straw A weak person.
भत न हो
212 Man of the world अनब

ु वी व्मक्तत An experienced person.
213 Man of word जुफान का सच्िा True to one's word.
214 Mare’s nest झूठी अपवाह A false invention.

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जादई ू शक्तत (क्जस काभ A man with extraordinary power
215 Midas touch भें हाथ रगाए वह or capacity to make any venture
राबदामक लसद्ध हो) profitable.
ज्मादा सख्त शब्दों के To moderate or restrain one's
216 Mince matters
प्रमोग से फिना language.
To mind one’s लशष्टािाय का ऩूया ध्मान Taking care of behaviour
217
P’s and Q’s यखना properly.
218 Miss the beat अवसय खोना To lose an opportunity.
219 Mother wit आभ जानकायी Common sense.

Move heaven and
220 आकाश-ऩातार एक कयना To try one's best.
earth
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Much cry and

Lot of fanfare for something
little wool/ Much
221 याई का ऩहाड़ फनाना which has very little
ado about
importance.
nothing
Narrow
222 escape/Close फार-फार फिना To escape by a little margin.
Shave
जो रगाताय ऩये शान कयें

(African-American के A noun used to address someone
223 Nig-nag
लरए नस्र-सि ू क शब्द के (with joke or frustration).
रूऩ भें प्रमत
ु त शब्द)
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जादई ू शक्तत (क्जस काभ Something that arouses great
Nine day’s
224 भें हाथ रगाए वह interest but for a very short
wonder
राबदामक लसद्ध हो) period.
आयॊ ब भें ही नष्ट कय To put an end to something in
225 Nip in the bud
दे ना its initial stage.
226 Null and void फेकाय Ineffective.
227 Nurse a grudge शत्रत

ु ा बाव कामभ यखना Bear resentment for long period.
228 Oily tongue खुशाभद की बाषा Flattering words.
229 On one’s guard सावधान/सिेत यहना Vigilant.

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On one’s last खत्भ होने की क्स्थतत भें
230 Close to collapsing.
legs होना
हभेशा के लरए (काभ
231 Once for all For the last time/ Conclusively.
खत्भ कयना)
सवार क्जस का एक से
A question which may have
232 Open question अचधक उत्तय हो सकता
more than one answer.
है ।
233 Palmy days अच्छे व शाॊततऩूणथ हदन Prosperous/ affluent days.
सभस्माओॊ का बॊडाय A source of extensive but
234 Pandora’s box
(क्जससे वाककप न हो) unforeseen troubles.
235 Part and parcel आवश्मक अॊग Inseparable part.
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236 Past master पवशेषऻ An expert.
To bear the cost of something/
237 Pay the piper खिथ वहन कयना
some service rendered.
Pay through his अत्मचधक खिथ वहन
238 To pay dearly.
nose कयना
छोटे खिथ भें ककपामत
Penny wise Careful about trifles but wasteful
239 कयना औय फड़ी यकभ
pound foolish in large ventures.
उड़ाना
Pick up the
240 िैरेंज कफर
ू कय रेना To accept the challenge.
gauntlet
Play ducks and
241 ऩैसे फफाथद कयना To waste money.
drakes
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Play second
242 तनिरा स्थान स्वीकायना To be at a subordinate position.
fiddle
बफना इजाजत काभ से To be absent from duty without
243 Play truant
गामफ यहना permission.
Poison
244 कान बयना To speak against one to another.
someone’s ears
245 Poke one’s nose टाॉग अड़ाना To Interfere.
Pour oil on
246 क्रोध शाॊत कयना To pacify the matters.
troubled waters
247 Pros and cons ऩऺ औय पवऩऺ For and against.
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248 Pull ones’ legs टाॉग खखॊिना (भजाक उड़ाना) To make fun of or to tease.
Pull the wool over
249 धोखा दे ना To mislead.
somebody’s eyes
Put a spoke in तॊग कयना/ फाधा उत्ऩन्न
250 To obstruct.
one’s wheel कयना
Put in cold
251 काभ को रक्म्फत कय दे ना To keep a work pending.
storage
Put one’s foot

252 अऩने प्राचधकाय को दशाथना To act firmly.
down
Put one’s
स्वमॊ अऩने प्रमासो से ककसी
253 shoulders to the To work or exert oneself heavily.
कामथ को कयना
wheel
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Put the cart कोई काभ उल्टे लसये से
254 To do things wrongly.
before the horse प्रायॊ ब कयना
Put the cat among गरत काभ/ फात से कापी To say/ do something that causes
255
pigeons रोगो का गस्
ु सा बड़का दे ना trouble or make many very angry.
जहाॉ से योजी-योटी लभरती To fight with the executive or
Quarrel with one’s
256 है , वहाॉ के वरयष्ठ अचधकायी employer, who is providing one’s
bread and butter
से रड़ना means of living.
अजीफ व्मवहाय वारा
257 Queer fish Strange person.
व्मक्तत
Rain cats and
258 तेज फारयश होना Rain very heavily.
dogs
Future time of need, especially
259 Rainy day आचथथक कष्ट के हदन
financial need.
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Read between the To understand the hidden
260 तछऩा हुआ अथथ सभझ जाना
lines meaning.
Exactly while committing a crime
261 Red handed अऩयाध कयते सभम
or doing something wrong
सौबाग्म का अत्मन्त A memorably important or happy

262 Red letter day
भहत्त्वऩूणथ हदन occasion.
Strict adherence to excessive

263 Red tapism रार पीताशाही
paper work and official formalities.
Rest on one’s बतू कार के उऩरक्ब्ध ऩय Depending on the achievement
264
laurels तनबथय यहना made in the past.
265 Rhyme or reason ककसी बी कायण से Sense, logic or meaning.

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One’s most valuable assistant or
266 Right hand man भख्
ु म सहामक व्मक्तत
supporter.
Rise like a To make a miraculous comeback
फहुत फड़ी सभस्मा से उफय
267 phoenix from its after a seemingly insurmountable
कय तनकर आना
ashes setback.
To disturb a situation which was
268 Rock the boat सॊतुरन बफगाड़ना
otherwise stable.
जो क्स्थयता के साथ कामथ
269 Rolling stone A restless person.
नहीॊ कयता है
An easy or direct way of achieving
270 Royal road आसान यास्ता
a desired result.
271 Rule the roost योफ जभाना To dominate.

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272 Run amuck सनक सवाय होना Mad with murderous frenzy.
Run in the same सॊफॊधो को भधयु फनाए

273 Maintaining a sweet relationship.
groove यखना
274 Run-of-the mill साभान्म Average/ common.
To go through an unpleasant
275 Run the gauntlet फुये अनुबव से गुजयना
experience.
Sail under false To pretend to be something that
276 धोखा दे ना
colours you are not.
277 Save ones’ skin स्वमॊ को फिाना To save oneself.

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278 See eye-to-eye ऩूणत

थ ् सहभत होना Showing agreement/ to agree.
अत्मचधक नशा के कायण

See pink Any visual hallucination arising
279 उन िीजों को दे खना जो
elephants due to intoxication.
वास्तव भें न हो
280 See red गुस्से भें होना Be very angry.
281 See through सभझ जाना Comprehend/ understand.
To disregard or treat as of no
282 Set at naught असम्भान कयना
importance.
Set one’s face
283 कड़ा पवयोध कयना To oppose with determination.
against
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To have as one’s ambition to
284 Set one’s heart on फहुत िाहना
obtain something.
Set one’s teeth on

285 ऩये शान कयना To irritate or annoy someone.
edge
Set the Thames

286 आश्िमथजनक कामथ कयना To achieve something amazing.
on fire
Shoulder to
287 ऩण
ू थ सहमोग के साथ With united effort.
shoulder
Show white
288 बम प्रदलशथत कयना To show cowardice.
feather
289 Sine die अतनक्श्ित कार के लरए Indefinitely.

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290 Sit on the fence ककसी का ऩऺ नहीॊ रेना Refuse to take side in a dispute.
291 Slip of the tongue जुफान कपसरना Spoken unintentionally.
A person with lazy approach of

292 Slow coach आरसी व्मक्तत
working.
293 Small fry गैय भहत्वऩूणथ व्मक्तत Insignificant person.
कुछ गरत है -मे भहसस

ू कय To suspect that something wrong
294 Smell a rat
रेना has been done.
295 Smooth sailing ऩये शानी के बफना Easy progress.

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आस्तीन का साॊऩ/ कऩटी
296 Snake in the grass A secret enemy.
लभत्र
Shake in the To tremble with fear or

297 डय से काॉऩना
shoes apprehension.
Sow the dragon’s बपवष्म के लरए ऩेयशानी To create future troubles for
298
teeth इतट्ठा कयना yourself or others.
299 Speak one’s mind भन की फात कयना Speak what one really thinks.
300 Spick and span साप-सथ

ु या In order/ neat and clean.
Stand on one’s
301 आत्भ-तनबथय होना To be self dependent.
own legs
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Stand/Stick to
302 अटर यहना To be strict and determined.
one’s guns
Stand somebody To be of great use and benefit to

303 राबदामक लसद्ध होना
in good stead someone.
िऩ
ु के से राब प्राप्त कय To obtain an advantage by secret
304 Steal a march
रेना means.
Step into To take over a job/responsibility
305 ककसी दस
ू ये की जगह रेना
another’s shoes of some other person.
Stiff-necked
306 ढ़ीट Stubborn or arrogant.
person
307 Stir a finger कोलशश कयना Making effort.

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308 Stone’s throw फहुत नजदीक Very near.
A homeless person (especially

309 Street Arabs फेघय एवॊ अनाथ
who survives by begging).
Sum and
310 सायाॊश Main idea or gist.
substance
भयने/ सेवातनवतृ त के ऩहरे की
311 Swan song The last ceremony or farewell.
बफदाई सॊगीत मा सभायोह
Sweat of one’s
312 कड़ी भेहनत Hard labour.
brow
Grand opinion of oneself/
313 Swelled head घभॊडी
conceited.
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314 Sworn enemies कट्टय दश्ु भन People hating each other a lot.
Take away one’s
315 बौितका कय दे ना To overwhelm with surprise.
breath
316 Take by storm अिानक प्रबापवत कयना To surprise unexpectedly.
317 Take into account ऩय पविाय कयना To consider.

To be convinced of one's
Take one at one's ककसी के कहने ऩय पवश्वास sincerity and act in
318
word कयना accordance with his/her
statement.
To adopt the most direct but
Take the bull by सॊकट का सीधा एवॊ खतयनाक
319 the most dangerous way of
the horns तयीके से साभना कयना
facing a difficulty.
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Take to one’s
320 बाग जाना To run away.
heels
321 Talk big डीॊगें भायना To boast or brag.
To be the person or subject

322 Talk of the town िचिथत फात
everyone is talking about.
The printer’s
323 छऩाई त्रहु ट Error in printing.
devils
To consider carefully before
324 Think twice सोि सभझ कय तनणथम रेना
deciding.
Through thick
325 सबी ऩरयक्स्थततमों भें In good and bad times.
and thin
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Throw cold water

326 हतोत्साहहत कयना To discourage.
upon
Throw down the

327 िैरेंज कयना To challenge.
gauntlet
328 Tooth and nail ऩयू ी ताकत से Violently.
329 True to one’s salt वपादाय/ नभक हरार Loyal person.
330 Turn a deaf ear to अनसन

ु ा कयना Not to pay attention to.
Turn over a new फयु े आियण छोड़ अच्छी हदशा भें To be entirely changed (for
331
leaf ऩूणथ रूऩ से फदरना good).
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ककसी कामथ भें आमे सॊकटऩूणथ To pass through a critical
332 Turn the corner
क्स्थतत से उफय जाना point in a process.
333 Turn turtle उरट-ऩरट जाना To overturn.
Turn up one’s
334 नीिा सभझना To take lightly with contempt.
nose at
335 Under the nose of आॉखों के साभने, नाक के नीिे Right in front of someone.
Under the thumb Under the power or influence

336 के वश भें होना
of of.
337 Up and doing काभ भें सकक्रम रूऩ से रगना Active in work.
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तछऩा के यखी गई वस्तु क्जसका An item kept hidden and used
338 Up one’s sleeves
प्रमोग जरूयत ऩड़ने ऩय कयें whenever required.
339 Uphill task फहुत कहठन कामथ Difficult task.
Upon one’s sweet

340 अऩनी इच्छा ऩय On self desire or wish.
will
341 Ups and downs उताय-िढ़ाव Good and bad times.
आदशथ ककन्तु कामाथक्न्वत न होने A visionary scheme though

342 Utopian scheme
वारी मोजना Impractical.
Weather the सभस्मा से भक

ु ाफरा कय सयु क्षऺत Survive by coming out of
343
storm फाहय तनकरना difficulties.
Next
344 Well-to-do सम््ाॊत Affluent.
345 Wet blanket भजा ककयककया कयने वारा One who spoils the enjoyment.
Wheels within A series of intricately

346 जहटर कामथ का औय जहटर होना
wheels connected events
347 White elephant भहॊ गा ऩयॊ तु फेकाय Expensive but of no use.
348 White lie छोटा एवॊ गैय-भहत्त्वऩूणथ झूठ A minor lie.
349 Will o’ the wisp ्ाभक उम्भीद Elusive/ unreal.
ऐसा राब क्जस की उम्भीद ना Sudden gain received

350 Windfall
हो unexpectedly.
Next
With a grain of स्वीकाय कयना रेककन शॊका के

351 To accept with misgiving.
salt साथ
With one accord/
352 एक स्वय भें Unanimously.
in one voice
A malicious person in
Wolf in sheep’s लभत्रता जताने वारा खतयनाक
353 harmless or benevolent
clothing आदभी
disguise.
354 Word for word शब्दश् In exactly the same words.
355 Word of mouth अनौऩिारयक वाताथराऩ Informal oral communication.
356 Yeoman’s service अतत उत्तभ Excellent work.

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IDIOMS & PHRASES 2

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

1 Achilles’ heels कभजोय ऩऺ A small but fatal weakness.

2 Add fuel to fire आग भें घी डारना To make a matter worse.

आसान एवॊ अच्छी

5 An iron-will दृढ़ इच्छा शक्तत Strong will power.

A person with whom one had a

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

A child or young person who thinks

8 An olive branch शाॊतत तनवेदन Peace request/ peace treaty.

9 Apple of discord झगड़े का कायण Matter of dispute.

11 Apple-pie-order बफल्कुर ठीक हारत भें In good condition

12 At a loss तनणथम न रे ऩाना To be unable to decide.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

13 At a pinch सभस्मा भें होना In a trouble.

दयू यखना (दोस्ती न

15 At daggers drawn कट्टय दश्ु भनी होना To have bitter enmity.

16 At ease चिन्ता यहहत Free from pain and anxiety.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

20 At stake दाव ऩय At risk and insecured.

Back stairs नौकयो के फीि का

23 Bad blood शत्रत

24 Bag and baggage फोरयमा-बफस्तय सभेत With all belongings.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

33 Bed of roses आनॊद से बयऩयू Pleasant situation of comfort.

द्ु ख एवॊ तकरीप से

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

39 Bird of passage मदा-कदा आनेवारा One who comes occasionally.

40 Bird’s eye view सयसयी तनगाह Overview.

People with the same idea,

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

47 Blue blood शाही व्मक्तत Royal or aristocratic descent.

48 Blue book सयकायी रयऩोट Government report.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

49 Body and soul ऩूणत

Bolt from the

53 Bosom friend क्जगयी दोस्त Fast friend.

54 Break the ice िुप्ऩी तोड़ना To start a conversation.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

In day light (when crime cannot be

57 Broken reed अपवश्वासी व्मक्तत A weak, unreliable person.

Bull in the china जो जगह के अनुकूर न One who is out of place in a

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

65 Bury the hatchet दश्ु भनी खत्भ कयना To end a hostility.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

By hook or by गरत मा सही ककसी बी

By leaps and हदन दन ू ी औय यात

Spending time and energy in doing

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

फॊदय के हाथ भें नारयमर

Day dream/ a hope or desire

73 Cat and dog life करहऩूणथ जीवन Troublesome life.

शत्रु मा फहुत फड़ी To grapple with an unexpectedly

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English

76 Chew the cud भनन कयना To ponder over / meditate.

77 Chicken hearted कामय Lacking courage / cowardly.

80 Cross swords रड़ना To quarrel or fight.

SL Idioms & Phrases हहन्दी भें अथथ Meaning in English