Idioms in English to hindi Archives

Idioms Beginning With ‘I’

Published on December 30, 2018

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 of enthusiasm (जोष्ठा में)
In the long run	Ultimately (अन्ततोगत्वा)
Ins and outs	To know all secrets/details (रहस्य जानना)
Iron out	To mutually resolve difficulties (समस्या को सुलझाना)
In a fix	in a difficult mental state (मानसिक उलझन में)
In a tight corner	in difficult situation (मुश्किल हालात में)
In doldrums	to be depressed (निराशा में)
In embryo	immature / in the making (अविकसित अवस्था में)
In no time	in a very short time (थोड़ी ही देर में)
In one’s teens	from thirteen to nineteen years of age (तेरह से उन्नीस साल तक)
In the air	in circulation/ in people’s thoughts (चर्चा में)
In the good books	If you are in someone’s good/bad books, they are pleased/not pleased with you (किसी की अच्छी राय में होना)
In high spirits	Full of hope and enthusiasm (आशा और उत्साह से भरा हुआ)
In the red	Losing money/to owe money (देनदारी होना)
In lieu of	in place of / instead of (के एवज में / के बदले में)
In a nutshell	Brief (संक्षेप में)
In a pickle	In an embarrassing or awkward situation (शर्मनाक परिस्थति में होना)
Iron will	Strong determination (मजबूत दृढ़ संकल्प)
Iron fist	To treat people in severe manner / strictly (बूरा बर्ताव करना)
In the swim	Well informed and up-to-date (समसमायिक घटना का जानकार)
In the loop	Informed regularly (नियमित रूप से सूचित)
In Dutch	In trouble (परेशानी में)
In the soup	To be in trouble (परेशानी में होना)
In the running	Has good prospects in competition (जीत के दौर में होना)
In the blues	Cheerless and depressed (निराश और उदास)

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Idioms Beginning With ‘H’

Published on December 23, 2018

Idioms and Phrases

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 में)
Hard nut to crack	A difficult problem to solve/ A person difficult to understand. (जटिलसमस्या/व्यक्ति)
Haul over the coals	To take to task, to reprimand. (कोसना)
Have finger in the pie	To be involved in something. (किसी कार्य में शामिल रहना)
Have one’s hands full	To be completely occupied. (काम की कमी नहीं होना)
Have one’s way	The way one wants. (अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार)
Have several irons in the fire	To be involved in many projects or activities at the same time. (एक ही समय कई कार्यों में शामिल होना)
High and dry	In a deprived situation (alone). (अकेला)
High handed	Overbearing (निरंकुश)
High living	Living with comfort and ease. (ऐश आरण की जिन्दगी)
Hit below the belt	To strike unfairly. (गलत तरीके से प्रहार करना)
Hit the jackpot	Gaining a big/ great success (speci-ally by luck). (बड़ी कमियाबी मिलाना)
Hit the nail on the head	To do the right thing at the right time (सही समय पर सही कार्य करना)
Hole and corner policy	Secret policy (गुप्त निति)
Hue and cry	Any loud public outcry (हो हल्ला)
Hale and hearty	Healthy and sound (पूर्ण रूप से स्वस्थ होना)
Half hearted	Lacking enthusiasm (बे मन से)
Hand in glove	Very close (घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध होना)
Hair breadth escape	Narrow escape (बाल-बाल बचना )
Hard and fast rule	Rule that cannot be broken and modified (सख्त नियम)
Hard and fast	Strict (सख्त)
Hard of hearing	Somewhat deaf (ऊँचा सुनना)
Hard pressed	In difficulties (परेशानी में होना)
Hard up	Short of money (पैसे की तंगी)
Have the last laugh	To be victorious in an argument (तर्क-वितर्क में आखिरकार विजय होना)
Hear of	To get the news about (समाचार मिलना)
Heart and soul	With full energy (पूरे मन से )
Helter skelter	In disorderly haste (बहुत अधिक जल्दबाजी में)
Hen pecked husband	A husband under the control of his wife (जोरू का गुलाम)
Herculean task	A work requiring very great effort (कठिन कार्य)
High time	Already late (पहले से देरी होना)
His own doing	Caused by himself (स्वयं के कारण)
Hobson’s choice	No choice at all (कोई विकल्प न होना)
Hold back	To control expression, Not to reveal (व्यक्त करने से रोकना, छुपा लेना)
Hold down	To prevent by force (जबरदस्ती नियंत्रित करना)
Hold on	To keep something in a position (पकड़कर रखना)
Hold one’s head high	Be proud of (गर्व करना)
Hold out	To resist (प्रतिरोध करना)
Hold with	To approve (सहमत होना)
Hoping against hope	To have very little chance of success (सफल होने की बहुत कम संभावना होना)
Hush money	Bribe paid to secure silence (चुप्पी बनाये रखने के लिए रिश्वत देना)

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Idioms Beginning With ‘G’

Published on December 16, 2018

Idioms and Phrases

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 जिस का पति उससे दूर हो)
Grease the palm	To bribe (रिश्वत देना)
Green room	A lounge in a theater or studio for the performers to get ready. (अभिनेता का भेष-भूषा का कमरा)
Grist to one’s mill	Something that can be used for one’s advantage. (फायदेमंद)
Going places	To be successful (सफल होना)
Got the sack	Dismissed (पद से हटाना)
Grey matter	Intelligence (बुद्धिमत्ता)
Get about/round	To move from place to place or person person (जगह-जगह घुमकर लोगों से मिलना)
Get along with	To have friendly relationship (दोस्ताना संबंध रखना)
Get away	To have a vacation (छुटटी पर जाना)
Get away with	To do something wrong or illegal without being punished (कोई गलत काम करना और पकड़ाने से बच जाना)
Get off	To leave work with permission (काम से अधिकारिक अवकाश मिलना)
Get on	To make progress (प्रगति करना)
Get rid of	To dispose of, to throw away, to leave (छुटकारा पाना)
Get round (a problem)	To solve or avoid a problem antiv (किसी समस्या से बचने के लिए रास्ता ढूंढ लेना)
Get round (someone)	To persuade someone to do what you want (किसी को कुछ करने के लिए मना लेना)
Gift of the gab	Talent for speaking (वाकचातुर्य)
Give in	To surrender (समर्पण कर देना)
Give up	To stop doing something (त्याग देना)
Go along with	To agree (सहमत होना)
Go along	To continue/to progress (प्रगति करना, जारी रखना)
Go back on	To break a promise (वादे से मुकर जाना)
Go by	To work accordingly (नियमानुसार कार्य करना)
Go down in history	To get admitted in history (इतिहास में नाम दर्ज कराना)
Go for	To attack (आक्रमण करना)
Go through	To pass through a time , To read (किसी दौर से गुजरना, पढ़ना)
Go to winds	Dissipated (बर्बाद होना)
Go with	To happen together, to match (संग-संग होना, मेल खाना)

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Idioms Beginning With ‘D’

Published on November 25, 2018

Idioms and Phrases

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 मंडराता खतरा)
Die a dog’s death	To die a shameful death. (लज्जाजनक मौत मरना)
Die in harness	Die while in service. (अपने कार्यावधि के दौरान ही मृत्यु होना )
Dog in the manger	A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himse lf (स्वार्थी व्यक्ति)
Do away with	Abolish (छुटकारा पाना)
Do without	To manage in the absence of something (किस चीज के बिना काम चलाना)
Done for	Ruined (बर्बाद होना)
Done to death	Murdered (हत्या करना) (Done many times)
Drop by/in	To visit informally (बिना पूर्व सूचना के आ जाना)
Donkey’s years	A long time. (काफी समय बाद)
Dropping names	Hinting at high connections (बड़े लोगों से जान-पहचान का दावा करना)
Draw a line	Set a limit (मर्यादा तय करना)
Duck in a thunderstorm	In a painful condition. (व्यथा में)
Dwell on	To speak about something (व्याख्या करना)

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Idioms Beginning With ‘C’

Published on November 18, 2018

Idioms and Phrases

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 recall (याद करना)
Call upon/on	To invite to do something (कुछ करने या बोलने के लिए आमंत्रित करना)
Call on	To Visit (मिलने जाना)
Capital punishment	Death penalty (मृत्युदंड)
Carried the day	Won (विजयी होना)
Carry out	To complete or fulfill, To execute (किसी कार्य या आदेश को पुरा करना)
Cast aside	Ignore as useless (बेकार समझकर ध्यान न देना)
Cast down	Depressed (निराश होना)
Catch on	To become popular (लोकप्रिय होना)
Catch up (with)	To stop being behind (बराबरी पर आ जाना)
Chance upon	To meet by chance (आचानक मिल जाना)
Cheek by jowl	Very near (बहुत पास में)
Chicken hearted	Cowardly (कायर, डरपोक)
Clear of	To free from blame (आरोप मुक्त करना)
Close fisted person	Miserly person (कंजूस व्यक्ति )
Close shave	Narrow escape (बाल-बाल बचना)
Close with	To fight युद्व करना (शत्रु से)
Cut to the quick	Hurt extremely (बहुत अधिक दु:ख पहुंचाना)
Come about	To happen (घटित होना)
Come across	To find (unexpectedly) or meet by chance (अचानक मिल जाना)
Come forward	To offer help (सहायता के लिए आगे आना)
Come in for	To receive (criticism, blame) सामना करना
Come of with flying colours	To get a grand success (शानदार सफलता प्राप्त करना)
Come off	To take place successfully (सफल होना)
Come round	To accept someone’s opinion (दूसरे की बात मानकर विचार बदल लेना)
Come through	To complete successfully (फलतापूर्वक पूर करना)
Come up	Rising in status (हैसियत बढ़ना)
Count on	To depend on, To rely on (विश्वास करना या निर्भर रहना)
Crocodile tears	False show of grief (दुख का झूठा दिखावा)
Crop up	To happen unexpectedly (problem) (अचानक प्रकट होना)
Cry for the moon	An unattainable ambition (न पूरी होने वाला सपना)
Cry out	To shout (चिल्लाना)
Cut above	Superior (बेहतर होना)
Cut no ice	To make no effect (बेअसर होना)
Cut out for	To be suitable for (कटौती करना)
Cut out	Specially suitable (विशेष रूप से योग्य होना)
Carry the coal to newcastle	Spending time and energy in doing something that is useless and wastage of energy. (बे-वजह मेहनत करना)
Cast pearls before swine	A right thing in a wrong hand. (किस वस्तु ऐसे व्यक्ति को देना जो उसका मूल्य न समझे)
Castles in the air	Day dream/ a hope or desire unlikely to be realized. (हवाई किला बनाना / ख्याली पुलाऊ बनाना)
Cat and dog life	Troublesome life. (कलहपूर्ण जीवन)
Catch a tartar	To grapple with a unexpectedly formidable opponent. (बहुत बड़ी परेशानी से सामना करना)
Cat’s paw	A person used by another as a dupe or tool. (निजी स्वार्थ के पूर्ति में जिस व्यक्ति का प्रयोग किया जाय )
Chew the cud	To ponder over/meditate. (मनन करना)
Chicken hearted	Lacking courage / cowardly. (कायर)
Cock-and-bull story	A concocted story. (मनगढ़ंत कहानी)
Cross swords	To quarrel or fight. (लड़ना)
Cry over spilled milk	Regret in vain for what cannot be undone. (व्यर्थ पछताना)
Cut a sorry figure	To give a poor show. (अपने प्रयास से तनिक भी प्रभाव न छोड़ना)
Cut both ways	Argue in favour of both sides. (दोनों ही पार्टी के पक्ष में तर्क करना)
Cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth	To live within one’s means (अपनी आय के अनुसार व्यय करना)
Call a spade and spade	to be frank (मुंहफट बात करना)
Call names	to abuse (गाली देना)
Carrot and stick policy	reward and punishment policy (इनाम और सजा की पाँलिसी)
Carry matters with a high hand	to deal with a person strictly (सख्ती से निपटना)
Cave in	yield (झुक जाना)
Chapter and verse	in full detail (पूर्ण विवरण के साथ)
Clinch the issue	to clear the controversy (विवाद ख़त्म करना)
Cloven hoof	symbol of disgrace or evil intention, (शैतानी इरादों का प्रतीक)
Cock a snook	to show impudent contempt (असम्मान प्रकट करना)
Cock sure	very sure and certain (सुनिश्चित होना)

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Idioms Beginning With ‘B’

Published on November 11, 2018

Idioms and Phrases

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 on (विश्वास या निर्भर करना)
Bargain for	To expect s the to happen and be ready (किसी चीज की उम्मीद करते हुए तैयार रहना)
Bear out	To confirm the truth (सही साबित होना)
Bear the palm	To win, Pre eminent (सर्व विख्यात)
Become of	To happen (घटित होना ‘किसी व्यक्ति के साथ’)
Better half	Wife (पत्नी)
Blue eyed boy	Favourite (पसंदीदा, कृपापात्र)
Bumper to Bumper	Back to Back (एक के बाद दूसरा)
Boil down to	To summarize the main points (निष्कर्ष होना)
Bone of contention	The main cause of quarrel (झगड़े का मुख्य कारण)
Born with silver spoon in one’s mouth	Born in rich family (धनी परिवार में जन्म लेना)
Bread and butter	Means of livelihood (आजीविका)
Break down (of machinery)	To stop working (काम करना बंद कर देना)
Break down	To lose control emotionally or mentally (रोने लगना)
Break in on	To interrupt (खलल डालना)
Break into a building etc.	To enter somewhere illegally (जबरदस्ती घुसना)
Breakout (of disease, war etc.)	To start (अचानक फैलना)
Break up	To end, To separate (टूट जाना, अलग हो जाना)
Breath down one’s neck	To watch closely (कड़ी नज़र रखना)
Bring about	To cause to happen (होने का कारण होना, उत्पन्न होना)
Bring down	To overthrow (à government), To reduce (गद्यी से नीचे गिरना, कम करना)
Bring forth	To give birth to (उत्पन्न करना)
Bring off	To succeed in doing something (कोई कठिन काम करने में सफल होना)
Bring round	To influence sb to one’s point of view (किसी को अपने विचार से सहमत कर लेना)
Bring up	To raise, To rear (पालन पोषण करना)
Bring home	Emphasize (जोर देकर कहना)
Bring the house down	Receive great applause (तालियों का गड़गड़ाहट)
Built upon sand	Based on immature ideas (अपरिपक्व विचारों पर आधारित)
Burning question	A widely debated issue (विवादित मुद्दा)
By fits and starts	Irregularly (अनियमित रूप से)
By hook and crook	By fair or foul means (जैसे तैसे करके)
By leaps and bounds	Very rapidly, very quickly (बहुत तेजी से)

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