Idioms Meaning Lady’s man A man who is fond of the company of women. (जो महिलाओं के संगत में रहना पसंद करता हो) Lame excuse False excuse/ baseless excuse (असंतोषजनक बहाना) Lap up To drink eagerly, To touch tenderly (जल्दी से पी जाना, कोमलता से छूना) Lay down To give up arms, To state a rule (हथियार…
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Idioms Beginning With ‘K’
Idioms Meaning Keep up appearance to keep one’s prestige/ to maintain outward show (बाहरी दिखावा बनाये रखना) Kick one’s heels wait impatiently to be summoned (बुलावे के लिए बेसब्री से इंतजार करना) Kick the bucket to die (मर जाना) Kill the fat calf for to arrange a lavish reception for someone (किसी का धूमधाम से…
Idioms Beginning With ‘J’
Idioms Meaning Jack of all trades Doing so many works without mastering even single (हरफनमौला) Join hands Work collectively (हाथ मिलाना) Jam-packed Crowded to the bursting point (खचाखच भरा) Juvenile delinquent Someone under age who breaks the law or gets into trouble. (बाल अपराधी) Jump the Gun Do something too early. (किसी काम को जल्दी…
Idioms Beginning With ‘I’
Idioms Meaning Impress (idea) on To convince someone (मन में बैठाना (कोई बात किसी व्यक्ति के)) In a tight corner In a difficult situation (परेशानी में होना) In apple pie order In perfect order (पूर्ण रूप से व्यवस्थित) In black and white In writing (लिखित में) In cold blood Deliberately (जानबूझकर) In high spirits Full…
Idioms Beginning With ‘H’
Idioms Meaning Halcyon days Peaceful days (खुशगवार दिन) Hammer and sickle A symbolic representation of commu-nism in general. (समाजवाद का प्रतीक) Hammer and tongs With great effort or energy. (बहुत अधिक मेहनत से) Hand and glove with In close co-operation. (अच्छे सहयोग से) Hang by a thread Be in a risky situation. (बहुत नाजुक स्थिति…
Idioms Beginning With ‘G’
Idioms Meaning Gain on To come close to (प्रतियोगिता में नजदीक होना) Gave the game away Gave out the secret (भेद खोलना) Get a raw deal Treated badly (बुरा व्यवहार) Get Carried away To get excited (उतेजित हो जाना) Grass widow A woman who is separated, divorced or lives apart from her husband (ऐसी विवाहित…
Idioms Beginning With ‘E’ and ‘F’
Idioms Beginning With ‘E’ Eagle eyed With keen eyesight (तेज नजर वाला) Eat humble pie To apologize. (शर्मीन्दगी झेलना ) Eat one’s words Take a statement back. (शब्द वापस लेना) Elbow room Sufficient scope to move or function. (काम करने की स्वतंत्रता ) End in smoke Come to nothing. (कोई परिणाम न निकलना) Escape one’s…
Idioms Beginning With ‘D’
Idioms Meaning Dance to one’s tune Obeying one’s order (हुक्म का पालन करना ) Dark horse One who wins unexpectedly (जो अप्रत्याशित रूप से जीत जाए ) Dead letter A law or ordinance that is no longer enforced (कानून, जो कभी लागू था लेकिन अब लागू नहीं है। ) Damocles sword Constant threat.(सिर पर…
Idioms Beginning With ‘C’
Idioms Meaning Call for To demand (answer, explanation) माग करना Call forth To produce a reaction (कई प्रतिक्रिया पैदा करना) Call in To summon ( भीतर बुलाना) Call off an event (passive) To cancel, abandon (रद्द करना, प्रकिया को रोक देना ) Call on To pay a visit (जाकर मुलाकात करना) Call up To…
Idioms Beginning With ‘B’
Back of To choose not to take (मुश्किल में फंसने से बचने के लिए कदम उठाने से पीछे हटना) Back out To break a promise (वादा खिलाफी करना) Back up To support (सहायता देना), Enemity (दुश्मनी) Bad blood III feeling (दुर्भावना) Bag and baggage With all belongings (पूरे सामान के साथ) Bank upon To rely…