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IDIOMS
S.No. Idiom Meaning in English fganh esa vFkZ
1. A big draw A huge attraction cgqr lkjs yksxks ds vkd"kZ.k dk dsna z
2. A bit under the weather Falling ill fcekj gksuk
3. A boon in disguise A benefit in loss gkfu esa Hkh Qk;nk
A bolt from the blue All of a sudden
4. A broken reed An unreliable person vfo’oluh; O;fDr
5. A cakewalk Something that is extremely easy ,d vklku dk;Z
to do
6. A cuckoo in the nest Someone in a group of people but
not liked by them.
7. A dish fit for Gods Something of very high quality
8. A drug in the market Cannot be sold because of no Ekkax dh deh ds dkj.k ugh fcduk
demand
9. A fair crack of the whip To get a fair chance Lkgh ekSdk
10. A gala day A day of festivity vkuanksRlo dk fnu
11. A game of two equal halves A sudden change in circumstances
12. A sore point A subject that makes you feel ,slk eqn~nk tks yksxks dks ukjkt ;k
angry or upset when it is ’kfeZank dj ldrk gSA
mentioned
13. A house of cards A poor plan
14. A thorn in one’s side a person or thing that repeatedly Ukkjktxh dk dkj.k
annoys sb or stops them from
doing sth
15. Above board Honest and legal bZekunkj vkSj dkuwuh
16. Accept a gauntlet To accept a challenge pqukSrh Lohdkj djuk
17. Achilles heel Weak point detksj i{k
18. Across the board Involving everyone or everything lHkh lnL;ksa dks lfEefyr djds
in a company, an industry, etc
19. Adam’s ale Pure water ’kq) ty
20. Add fuel to the fire To aggravate some situation or Tkyrh vkx esa rsy Mkyuk
matter
21. Add insult to injury To harm as well as humiliate Tkys ij ued fNM+duk
22. Afraid of one’s own shadow To become easily frightened vklkuh ls Hk;Hkhr gks tkuk
23. Against the clock To be in a hurry to do something fdlh r; le; esa dk;Z dks iwjk
before a particular time djus dh tYnckth
24. All intents and purposes In the effects that sth has, if not in
reality; almost completely
25. All one All the same
26. All systems go A state of readiness for immediate
action
27. All the rage Very popular T;knk yksdfiz;

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28. An apple of discord Cause of quarrel >xM+s dk dkj.k
29. An apple of one’s eye Very dear nqykjk] I;kjk
30. An arm and a leg Extremely expensive Ckgqr egaxh
31. An axe to grind To have a selfish reason for saying LokFkZ bPNk iwjh djuk
or doing something
32. An early bird Someone who gets early in the Lkqcg tYnh txus okyk O;fDr
morning
32. An educated guess A guess which was likely to get
corrected
33. An open book One that holds no secret ftlesa dqN fNik uk gks
34. An ugly customer A difficult person to be dealt with ftlls O;ogkj djuk eqf’dy gSA
35. Ante meridiem Between midnight and noon vk/kh jkr ls nksigj rd

36. Appear out of nowhere To appear suddenly without

warning
37. Argues- eyed A giant with 100 eyes iSuh n`f"V okyk
38. As duck takes to water Very easily, without any problems
or fears
39. As good as one’s word To keep one’s promise Okknk fuHkkuk
40. As hard as nails Emotionless
41. As the crow flies In a straight line Lkh/ks y{; esa
42. Asleep at the switch Not to be alert to job or
responsibility
43. At a loss To be confused fu.kZ; u ys ikuk
44. At an arm’s length To distance yourself from a person FkksM+h nwjh ij
45. At cross purposes With different intentions
46. At discretion Without conditions or stipulations

48. At issue In question; in dispute fookn esa

49. At large not captured; free (dkuwu ds ) idM+ ls ckgj
50. At loggerheads in strong disagreement fojks/kh] ’k=qrkiw.kZ
51. At odds In disagreement; in conflict
52. At one In one opinion loZlEefr
At one’s beck and call Always ready to obey sb’s orders lsok esa ges’kk gkftj
53. At one’s fingers’ end Having thorough knowledge Ikwjh tkudkjh gksuk
54. At one’s wit’s end To be puzzled my>u esa
55. At a premium At a higher than normal price
56. At random Without method or conscious
decision
57. At sea Perplexed my>u esa
58. At sixes and sevens In disorder vO;oLFkk esa
59. At a snail’s pace very slowly /kheh xfr ls
60. At stake At risk [krjs esa
61. At the bottom of the ladder At the lowest level of pay and fupys Lrj ij
status
62. At the crack of dawn Very early in morning Lkqcg esa cgqr tYnh

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63. At the drop of a hat Immediately; instantly

64. At the eleventh hour At the last moment ,su ekSds ij
65. At the end of one’s tether Having no strength or patience left Lkgu’kfDr dh vafre lhek rd
66. At (or on) the heels of To follow someone ihNk djuk
67. Awe inspiring impressive; making you feel
respect and admiration
68.
69. backchat A way of answering that shows no dM+k ,oa mnaMrk Hkjk tokc
respect for sumbody
70. Back out To break a promise ihNs gVuk
71. Back the wrong horse To support someone or something fdlh detksj dh lgk;rk djuk
that cannot win or succeed
72. Back to square one To reach again to the starting point Tkgka ls izkjaHk gqvk Fkk ogha igqap
tkuk
73. Back to the salt mines Back to something that you don’t
want to do
74. Bad hats People of bad character
75. Bag and baggage With all one’s belongings
76. Ball of fire Active and energetic
77. Bank upon Depend upon Ikj fuHkzj gksuk
78. Baker’s dozen A group of thirteen 13
79. Bare bones the basic facts ewyHkwr rF;
80. Bark up the wrong tree To make a wrong assumption
81. Bat an eyelid To show no surprise or izfrfdz;k ;k Hkkoghu
embarrassment
82. Batten down the hatches Prepare for difficult times dfBu le; ds fy, rS;kj gksuk
83.
84. Be as clear as mud To be impossible to understand Lke>us esa dfBu
Be on edge Nervous fujk’k
85. Be on last legs About to perish
86. Be at each other’s throat Two persons arguing angrily
87. Be in seventh heaven Extremely happy Ckgqr [kq’k gksuk
88. Be in the doldrums Not very successful or nothing new
is taking place
89. Be on cloud nine Be very happy Ckgwr [kq’k jguk
90. Be on the edge To be nervous or worried about fpafrar] ijs’kku
something
91. Be tailor made To be completely suitable for fdlh ds fy, iw.kZ :Ik ls ;ksX;
someone.
92. Bear a grudge To have bitter feeling
93. Bear fruit to have a successful result lQy gksuk] vPNk ifj.kke nsuk
94. Bear in mind to remember /;ku j[kuk
somebody/something
95. Bear the brunt of to receive the worst part of ifj.kke Hkqxruk
something unpleasant or harmful
96. Bear the palm To be ahead vkxs gksuk
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97. Beat about the bush To stray from the main point ?kqek fQjk dj ckrsa djuk
98. Beat neck and crop To beat completely iwjh rjg ijkftr gksuk
99. Beat a retreat To withdraw from a place quickly gM+cM+k dj Hkkxuk
100. Beat one’s brain out to try very hard to understand and
work out a problem, remember
something, etc.
101. Beat one’s head against the wall To try to do something that is
hopeless
102. Beat the air To make useless efforts O;FkZ iz;kl djuk
103. Beauty is only skin deep how a person looks is less ’kkjhfjd lqnja rk cgqr T;knk fnu
important than their character ugh fVdrh
104. Bed of roses An easy and comfortable situation
105. Bee in one’s bonnet to think or talk about something all fdlh pht dks egRoiw.kZ ekudj
the time and to think that it is very yxkrkj mlh ds ckjs esa lkspus dh
important fLFkfr
106. Beg the question to talk about something as if it fdlh pht dks lR; eku ysuk (pkgs
were mldk dksbZ lcwr uk gks)
definitely true, even though it
might
not be
107. Begin to see the light To begin to understand
108. Behind closed doors Done in secret xqIr rjhds ls fd;k x;k
109. Bend somone’s ears To talk to someone perhaps
annoingly
110. Bent on doing something To be determined to do something dqN djus ds fy, n`<+ fu’p;h
gksuk
111. Beside oneself almost out of one's senses from a
strong emotion, as from joy,
delight
112. Beside the mark Irrelevant vizklafxd
113. Better half Wife or husband Ikfr ;k iRuh
114. Between the devil and the deep blue sea in a difficult situation where there nqfo/kk es]a nks eqlhcrksa ds chp Qalk
are two equally unpleasant or gqvk
unacceptable choices
115. Between Scylla and Charybdis Between two great dangers nks dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds chp
116. Bet on the wrong horse To misread the future
117. Beyond the pale considered by most people to be Lkkekftd ;k uSfrd :Ik ls
unacceptable or unreasonable vLohdk;Z
118. Bid defiance To defy voKk djuk
119. Bid fair To seem likely ,d tSlk yxuk
120. Bide time To wait patiently
121. Big bucks a large amount of money cM+k /ku
122. Bird brained a stupid person Ekw[kZ
123. Bird’s-eye view A general view Lkjljh fuxkg
124. Birds of the same feathers Persons of the same nature/ taste ,d gh izo`fr ds yksx
125. Bite off more than one can chew To do more than one’s ability ;ksX;rk ls T;knk djuk

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126. Bite the bullet To face a difficult situation bravely dfBu leL;k dk cgknqjh ls lkeuk
djuk
127. Bite the dust To die; to end in failure
128. Bitter pill to swallow An unpleasant fact that must be
accepted
129. Black and blue Full of bruises Ckwjh rjg ekj [kk;k gqvk
130. Black sheep Bad character Nwjkpkjh
131. Blaze a trail To do something different dqN vyx djuk
132. Blessing in disguise Something intrinsically good but Åij ls cwjh fn[kus okyh ij okLro
having a bad appearance esa vPNh ckr
133. Blind leading the blind Someone who does not Okg tks [kqn dqN ugh le>rk vkSj
understand something but tries to nwljksa dks le>kus dh dksf’k’k djrk
explain it to other gSA
134. Blink of an eye very quickly; in a short time {k.k Hkj es]a rqjra
135. Blow by blow To describe an event as it incurred foLrkjiwod Z o.kZu
in every detail
136. Blow hot and cold to change your opinion about vius fopkj vkfn rqjra rqjar
something often cnyuk
137. Blow off Pass off
138. Blow one’s own horn To praise one fdlh dh iz’ka’kk djuk
139. Blow one’s own trumpet To praise one’s own self vius ew¡g fe;k¡ feV~Bw
140. Blow someone’s mind excite someone mÙksftr djuk
141. Blue blood To belong to an aristocratic family mPp dqy
142. Blue eyed boys Favorite nqykjk
143. Blue in the face Exhausted and speechless
144. Blue stocking An educated intellectual lady Ik<+h fy[kh efgyk
145. Bolt from a blue A sudden, shocking surprise or
turn of events.
146. Bone of contention The cause of quarrel >xM+s dh oLrw ;k dkj.k
147. Bone to pick Grounds for a complaint or dispute
148. Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth Born into a rich family vehj ifjokj esa iSnk gksuk
149. Bosom friend Intimate friend ftxjh nksLr
150. Bottom line The most important thing that you
have to consider or accept
151. Bow and scrape Try too hard to please someone in
a position of authority
152. Brass monkey weather Extremely cold weather Ckgqr T;knk B.Mk ekSle
153. Bread and butter Means of livelihood Tkhfodks iktZu
154. Bread-and-butter letter A letter expressing thanks
155. Break a leg To wish good luck
156. Break the back of Reduce the power of something izHkko de djuk
157. Break the ice To break silence by speaking first pqIih rksM+uk
158. Breathing down one’s neck To watch closely fdlh ij utnhd ls utj j[kuk
159. Bring down the house make an audience cheer loudly and
excitedly
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160. Bring home To explain O;k[;k djuk
161. Bring home the bacon To earn money to live Tkhus ds fy, iSlk dekuk
162. Bring to books To punish nf.Mr djuk
163. Bring to light To disclose Lkkeus ykuk
164. Break down Wept bitterly
165. Broke up Disbanded itself
166.
167.
168. Browbeat To intimidate Mjkuk
169. Brown study Reverie, A state of deep thought fopkj eXurk
170. Built upon sand Based on immature ideas vO;ogkfjd
171. Build castles in the air To make imaginary plans [k;kyh iqyko idkuk
172. Bull in a china shop Heedless destroyer
173. Burn a hole in one’s pocket tempt someone to spend it quickly
and extravagantly
174. Burn one’s boat no means of retreat Okkilh dk jkLrk can dj nsuk
175. Burn one’s finger To get into trouble Ikjs’kkuh esa iM+uk
176. Burning question A widely debated issue ToyUr iz’u
177. Burn the candle at both ends To waste one’s money or energy fQtwy [kphZ djuk
recklessly
178. Burn the midnight oil to study or work until late at night nsj jkr rd txdj dM+h esgur
djuk
179. Bury the hatchet To end old enmity nq’euh [kRe djuk
180. Bushman’s holiday A holiday where you spend doing
same thing as you did at working
days
181. Bite one’s lip to prevent yourself from showing ‘’kkUr jguk
your reaction to something by
speaking or laughing
182. By a whisker by a very small amount
183. By all accounts From all reports and records tSlk fd dgk ;k crk;k x;k
184. By and by After a short period
185. By and large generally; usually
186. By dint of something As a result of or because of
something
187. By hook or by crook By any means fair or foul xyr ;k lgh fdlh Hkh <+ax ls
188. By fair means or foul By any way right or wrong Lkgh ;k xyr fdlh Hkh izdkj ls
189. By fits and starts Irregularly vfu;fer :Ikls
190. By leaps and bounds Very rapidly fnu nwuh vkSj jkr pkSxuq h
191. By the book following rules and instructions in fu;eksa dk iwjh rjg ikyu djrs gq,
a very strict way
192. By the same token for the same reason
193. By the skin of one’s teeth only just manage to do it Ekqf’dy ls dj ikuk
194. Call a spade a spade To be frank eqagQV ckr djuk
195. Call sth into question Cast doubt on sth

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196. Call names To abuse Xkkyh nsuk

197.
198. Call someone bluff to expose a person's deception;
challenge someone to carry out a
threat
199. Cap it all To finish lekIr djuk

200. Cards are stacked against Luck is against you

201. Carrot and stick policy Reward& punishment policy
202. Carried off one’s feet To fill with enthsiasm Ckgqr T;knk mÙksftr
203. Carry the day To be victorious or successful
204. Carry all before one To have uninterrupted success Ikqjh rjg lQy gksuk
205. Carry coals to Newcastle Unnecessary and useless work fcuk t:jh vkSj fcuk dke dk
206. Carry the can To accept the blame for something,
especially when it is not your fault
207.
208. Cast aside Ignore as useless/ reject/ discard
209. Cast aspersions on someone To make unpleasant remarks vfiz; fVIi.kh;ka djuk
210. Cast down Depressed
211. Cast in the same mould To be very similar ,d leku
212. Cast pearls before swine A right thing in a wrong hand canj ds gkFk esa ukfj;y
213. Cat's paw A person used by another as a futh LokFkZ ds iwfrZ esa ftl O;fDr
dupe or tool dk iz;ksx fd;k tk, -
214. Catch a tartar to deal with someone or something ,d rkdroj O;fDr dks ikuk
that proves unexpectedly
troublesome or powerful.
215. Catch up with To come to their level
216. Caught up with Arrested
217.
218. Champ at the bit To be restlessly impatient to do
something
219. Change colour Turned pale
220. Change horses in midstream to make major changes in an ;kstuk cny nsuk
activity that has already begun
221. Chapter and verse Full and brief source Ikwjk L=ksr
222. Cheek by jowl Very near lkFk & lkFk
223. Chew the cud To ponder over/ meditate Ekuu djuk
224. Chicken hearted Cowardly dk;j
225. Chicken out To decide not to do something
because you are afraid
226. Child’s play A very easy task cPpksa dk [ksy
227. Chip off the old block The son resembling the father
228. Chock-a-block Completely filled Ikwjk Hkjk gqvk
229. Clinch the issue To clear the controversy fookn [kRe djuk
230. Clip one’s wings To weaken the power Ikj drjuk
231. Cloak- and- dagger Secret and mysterious jgL;e;h
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233. Close shave A narrow escape from serious cky&cky cpuk
danger or trouble
234. Close the book Stop working on dk;Z djuk can djuk
235. Cloven hoof Symbol of disgrace or evil vlEeku ;k ’kSrkuh bjkns dk izrhd
intention
236. Cock a snook To show impudent contempt vlEeku izdV djuk
237. Cocksure Very sure and certain Lqfuf’pr gksuk
238. Cock and bull story A cooked up story eux<+ar dgkuh
239. Cold blood Deliberately Tkku cq>dj
240. Cold reception Not a hearty welcome Tkks xeZtks’kh Hkjk Lokxr uk gks
241. Come across Meet by chance vpkud eqykdkr gksuk
242. Come home to To understand Lke> esa vkuk
243. Come in handy To be useful dke dk gksuk
244. Come off second best Be defeated in a competition Ikjkftr gksuk
245. Come round To recover consciousness
246. Come to a head To reach a critical or crucial stage
247. Come to a pass To happen fdlh ?kVuk dk gksuk
248.
249. Come up To rise
250. Cool as a cucumber Very calm
251.
252. Cordoned off To stop people from getting into an
area by surrounding it with police,
soldiers, etc
253. Corporal punishment Bodily punishment ’kkjhfjd n.M
254.
255. Crack a book To open book to study
256. Cried with eyes out Cried a lot
257. Crocodile tears False show of grief fn[kkoVh vk¡lw
258. Cross a bridge before one comes to it Worry about the future in advance Ikgys ls Hkfo"; ds fy, fpark
259. Cross one’s mind To occur to oneself
300. Cross swords with someone To argue with someone
301. Cry for the moon An unattainable ambition fdlh vlaHko oLrq dh dkeuk djuk
302. Cry in the wilderness A cry in vain
303. Cry over spilt milk To repent in vain after loss O;FkZ iNrkuk
304. Curtain lecture A private scolding by wife to her vdsys esa ifr dks nh xbZ Mk¡V
husband
305. Cut a poor figure To make poor impressions detksj izn’kZu djuk
306. Cut above Superior
307. Cut across Took a short route across
308. Cut and dried Readymade/ shortcut
309. Cut both ways Argue in favor of both sides nksuks gh ikVhZ ds i{k esa rdZ djuk
310. Cut him off, without a shilling Disinherited him
311. Cut my teeth on To gain experience

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312. Cut no ice Have no influence dksbZvlj ugh Mkyuk

313.
314. Cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth To live within one’s own means viuh vk; ds vuqlkj O;; djuk
315.
316. Cut the Gordian knot To solve a difficult problem fdlh dfBu leL;k dk gy
fudkyuk
317. Cut to the quick Hurt extremely Ckgqr T;knk nq[kh
318. Cut one dead To insult deliberately by ignoring fdlh dks tku cw>dj mis{kk djds
csbZTtr h djuk
319.
320. Cut one’s own throat To destroy oneself Lo;a dks cjckn djuk
321.
322. Damp squib a situation or event which is much mEehn ls de izHkko’kkyh
less impressive than expected
323.
324. Dance to one’s tune Obeying one’s order gqDe dk ikyu djuk
325. Dark horse Someone who unexpectedly wins a Tkks vizR;kflr :Ik ls thr tk,
competition
326. Days of reckoning A time when the effects of one’s Tkc Hkwrdky esa dh xbZ xfYr;ksa dk
past mistakes or misdeed catch up vlj fn[kus yxs
with one
327. Dead broke Penniless
328. Dead Letter no longer in force orZeku esa ykxw ugh gksus okyk
329. Democle’s sword Constant threat flj ij eaMjkrk [krjk
330. Die a dog’s death To die a shameless death yTtktud ekSr ejuk
331. Die hard Obstinately resistant to change ifjorZu ds f[kykQ n`<+rk ls gksuk
332. Die in harness To die while in the profession or fdlh ds in ij jgrs gq, ejuk
business
333. Die out To stop existing fn[kkbZ uk nsuk
334. Dig one’s own grave To do something which causes you ,slk d`R; tks eqlhcr esa Mky nsa
harm
335. Dime a dozen very common and therefore not ,dne lk/kkj.k
valuable
336. Do away with something To get rid of something NqVdkjk ikuk
337. Doctored the accounts To manipulate the accounts
338. Dog’s life Very miserable life d"Vnk;d thou
339. Doldrums Sad, inactive
340. Done to death Murdered Ekkjk gqvk
341. Done for Ruined
342. Donkey’s years A long time Ckgqr yack le;
Don’t count chickens before they hatch Don't assume that you'll get the
things you want until you have
them
343. Double dealing False or deceitful dealing /kks[kk
344. Double edged sword To be sth that has both advantages Ukqdlku vkSj Qk;ns nksuks gksuk
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prospects
346. Down in the mouth Very depressed nq%[k o fujk’kk ls Hkjk gksuk
347. Down in the dumps Unhappy, depressed nq%[kh@ fujk’k
348. Down the drain Was lost forever ges’kk ds fy, [kks nsuk
349. Daggers drawn In enmity nq’euh esa
350. Dragging its feet Delaying in decision, not showing
enthusiasm
351. Draw a blank to get no response or result Ikz;kl esa vlQy gksuk
352. Draw the long bow To tell large stories or to yEch dgkfu;ka cukuk ;k c<+k p<+k
exaggerate dj dqN crkuk
353. Draw a line Set a limit e;kZnk r; djuk
354. Draw one out To elicit information from one Tkkudkjh fudkyuk
355. Drawn battle /match A battle or match in which no Ckjkcj dh ckth gksuk
party wins
356. Dressed up to the nines Wearing very elegant or formal
clothes
357.
358. Drink like a fish to drink a lot Ckgqr vf/kd ihuk
359. Drive a wedge between To break relationship between the nks O;fDr;ksa ds chp lac/a k [kRe
two djuk
360. Drive home To make somebody understand or fdlh ckr ;k rF; ij tksj Mkyuk
accept something by saying it
often, loudly, angrily, etc
361. Drop a brick/ clanger to say something that offends or Ekw[kZrkiw.kZ xyrh djuk
embarrasses somebody, although
you did not intend to
362. Drop dead To die suddenly and unexpectedly vkdfLed e`R;q gksuk
363. Drop in the ocean Very insignificant amount vR;ar gh FkksM+h ek=k
364. Dropping names Hinting at high connections fdlh ckr dks izHkkfor djus ds
fy, cM+s yksxks dk uke ysuk
365. Dry run a complete practice of a dk;Z dks okLro esa djus ds igys
performance or way of doing mldk iwjk fjglZy
something, before the real on
366. Ducks and drakes To waste money iSls cckZn djuk
367. Duck in a thunder storm In a painful condition O;Fkk esa
368. Dutch courage Bravery under alcoholic influence ’kjkc ds u’ks esa fn[kk;k tkus okyk
lkgl
369.
370. Eagle Eyed With keen eye sight Rkst utj okyk
371. Earn a decent living to earn enough money to live on Ik;kZIr thfodk dekuk
372. Earth-shattering Extremely important or very
surprising
373. Easy money Money made with little effort; fj’or
sometimes dishonestly
374. Eat humble pie To apologize

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375. Eat one’s words Take back one’s statement ’kCn okil ysuk
376. Egg on To urge somebody to do dqN xyr dk;Z djus ds fy,
something that is generally wrong izksRlkfgr djuk
377. Elbow grease A lot of physical work
378. Elbow room Sufficient space to move or dke djus dh Lora=rk
function
379. Elixir of life Nectar of life Tkhou dk ve`r
380.
381. Enough and some to spare Plentiful Ikzpwj ek=k esa
382. End in a fiasco Complete failure Ikwjh rjg vlQy
383. End in smoke Come to nothing dksbZ ifj.kke u fudyuk
384. Entering the 80th orbit Celebrating the 80th birthday 80 oka tUefnu eukuk
385. Escape one’s lips Speak unintentionally or
unexpectedly
386. Even kneel In balanced position Lakrqyu fLFkfr esa
387. Ever and Anon Now and then; often Tkc rc
388. Every dog has his day Good fortune comes sooner or vPNk fnu lcdk vkrk gS
later
389. Every Inch Completely Ikw.kZ :Ik ls
390. Every now and then from time to time Ikzk;%
391. Eye for an eye Tit for tat tSls dks rSlk
392. Eye opener an event, experience, etc. that is lPpkbZ mtkxj djus okyk
surprising and shows you
something that you did not already
know
393. Eye wash Actions or remarks intended to
conceal the facts of a situation
394. Fabian policy Deliberate slow policy lko/kkuh iw.kZ ean xfr uhfr
395. Face the music To accept and deal with criticism
or punishment for something you
have done
396. Face to face Personally O;fDrxr :Ik ls
397. Fair and Square In an honest way fu"i{k
398. Fair crack of the whip a reasonable opportunity to show
that you can do
399. Fair play equitable or impartial treatment
400. Fair weather friend A friend of a good time vPNs le; dk fe=
401. Fall flat To cause no interest dksbZ :fp ugh gksuk
402. Fall foul of to get into a situation where one is
opposed to someone or something
403. Fall from grace to lose the trust or respect that Uktjksa ls fxjuk
people have for you
404. Fall on stony ground to fail to produce the result or the izHkkoghu lkfcr gksuk
effect that you hope for
405.
406. Fan the flame To aggravate Cknrj cukuk

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408. Far and away Very much Ckgwr T;knk
409. Far cry A long way off Ckgwr nwj
410. Feather in one’s cap Something to be proud of vPNh miyfC/k
411. Feather one’s own nest To make money unfairly Xkyr rjhds ls iSlk dekuk
412.
413. Feel one’s pulse Feel one’s views
414. Feel the pinch To have problems with money
415. Fell into line with someone/ something To do something in a similar way
to someone/ something
416. Few and far between Vary rare Ckgqr de
417. Fight to the bitter end To carry on a contest vkf[kjh ne rd yM+uk
418. Fight to the finish until the complete defeat of one of vkf[kjh urhts rd yM+uk
the parties involved
419. Fight tooth and nail To oppose resolutely iwjs ne ls eqdkcyk djuk
420. Fight shy of To try to avoid something
421. Finger in the pie To have some involvement fdlh dk;Z esa ’kkfey jguk
422. Firing on all cylinders Work every possible way to
succeed
423. First blush First sight Ikgyh utj esa
424.
425. Fish in troubled waters To take advantage of the fo"ke ifjfLFkfr dk ykHk mBkuk
difficulties of others
426. Fish out of water To be in uncomfortable position d"Vizn voLFkk esa
427. Fit the bill to be what is needed in a particular fdlh pht ds fy, t:jh dne
situation or for a particular gksuk
purpose
428. Fit to hold a candle Match for, equal in quality Ckjkcjh dk gksuk
429. Flash in the pan Something or someone that vdLekr lQyrk ikuk vkSj Hkfo";
became successful quickly and is esa fQj ’kk;n uk gks
unlikely to be repeated
430. Flog a dead horse To waste time trying to do Cksdkj dh dksf’k’k djuk
something that will not succeed
431. Fly a kite used to tell somebody to go away
and stop annoying you or
interfering
432. Fly in the face of someone or something to challenge someone or pqukSrh nsuk
something
433. Fly in the ointment A slight unpleasant thing that vlqfo/kk
obstruct the enjoyment of
something
434. Fly into a passion To be enraged dzksf/kr gksuk
435. Fly off the handle to suddenly become very angry Ckgqr vf/kd ukjkt gksuk
436. Foam at one’s mouth to be very angry Ckgqr vf/kd ukjkt gksuk
437. Follow suit To follow someone else’s example
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439. Follow your nose go straight ahead Ukkd dh lh/k esa tkuk
440. Food for thought Something that makes you think xgjkbZ ls fopkj djus dk eqnn~ k
seriously and carefully
441. Fool’s errand A fruitless mission or undertaking fu"Qy dk;Z
442. Fool’s paradise Happiness based on false hopes >wBh mEehn esa [kq’k gksuk
443. Foot in mouth Say something Embarrassing, Ekq[kZrkiw.kZ] vrkfdZd ,oa ’keZukd
inappropriate, wrong or stupid ckr dguk
444. Foot the bill Bear expenses [kpZ ogu djuk
445. Footloose and fancy- free Without long term responsilibities fdlh Hkh izdkj dh ftEesnkjh ls
or commitments eqDr
446. For a song Very cheaply Ckgqr lLrs esa
447. For better or worse whether the result is good or bad Ikfj.kke pkgs vPNk gks ;k cqjk
448. For good Forever ges’kk ds fy,
449.
450. For the time being for a short period of time FkksM+s le; ds fy,
451. Forty winks A nap >idh
452.
453. Foul Play Treachery /kks[kk/kM+h
454. Free for all Uncontrollable situation fu;af=r uk dj ldus okyh fLFkfr
455. Free hand Complete liberty
456. French leave Absent without leave or fcuk lwpuk ds vuqifLFkr gksuk
permission
457. Freudian slip A verbal mistake that is thought to fcuk fopkjs cksyh gqbZ xyr ckr
reveal a repressed belief, thought,
or emotion.
458. Fringe benefits An additional benefit apart from osru ds vykok feyus okyk ykHk
salary
459. From cradle to grave During the whole span of your life
460. From pillar to post From one place to another b/kj ls m/kj
461. From scratch from the very beginning ,dne ’kq:vkr ls
462.
463. From the bottom of one’s heart Very sincerely vUrj eu ls
464. Full Monty the full amount that people expect Tk:jr ds fglkc ls iwjk
or want
465.
466. Gainsaying to disagree with or deny Budkj
something
467. Gain ground To progress/ advance rjDdh djuk@ opZLo c<+kuk
468. Gall and wormwood Something hateful ?k`.kk ;ksX;
469. Gave the game away to spoil a surprise or a joke by jgL; crkdj surprise fcxkM+
telling someone something that nsuk
should have been kept secret
470. Gentleman at large Wealthy man with time on his /kuh O;fDr ftlds ikl le; dh
hands deh uk gks
471. Get a handle on To understand or know about vPNh izdkj le>uk
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473. Get away with To escape Ckp fudyuk
474. Get down to To attend to work seriously dkQh xaHkhjrkiwod
Z vkjaHk djuk
475. Get down to brass tacks Discuss the basic facts or realities fdlh eq[; fo"k; ij ppkZ djuk
476. Get one’s point across To make people understand what
one is saying
477. Get in one’s hair to annoy somebody by always Ikjs’kku djuk] ukjkt djuk
being near them
478.
479. Get into hot water To get into trouble Ikjs’kkuh esa iM+uk
480. Get off easy To get a light punishment gydh ltk feyuk
481. Get off scot free To escape without punishment vnf.Mr fudy tkuk
482. Get off the hook Free from all obligations vius fd, dh fcuk ltk ;k
vkykspuk ik,
483. Get on one’s nerves To irritate Rakx djuk
Get on one’s own back To do something unpleasant to
someone because they have done
something unpleasant to you
484. Get on well A friendly relationship
485.
486. Get the better of one To defeat someone in a game,
argument etc
487. Get through with To finish or complete a task
488. Get wind of To know the secret Hksn tku ysuk
489. Gibble – gabble Foolish talk ew[krkZ iw.kZ okrkZyki
490. Gift of the gab Talent for speaking Hkk"k.k nsus dh vfHk:fp
491. Gird up the loin To be well prepared for some fdlh dfBu dk;Z dks djus ds fy,
difficult task dej dl dj rS;kj gksuk
492. Give a handle to To give chance to ekSdk nsuk
493. Give a piece of one’s mind To scold a person Mk¡Vuk
494. Give a wide berth To give ample space or distance to fdlh vokaNuh; urhts ls cpus ds
avoid an unwanted consequence fy, nwjh cuk, j[kuk
495. Give oneself airs To think or behave as though one
is superior to others or better than
one really is
496. Give and take The practice of compromise
497. Give away To distribute ckaV nsuk
498. Give cold shoulder To treat in a cold manner fQds O;ogkj djuk
499.
500. Give it a shot to attempt to do something dksf’k’k djuk
501. Give one a hand To help one fdlh dke esa gkFk caVkuk
502.
503. Give up the ghost To die Ekj tkuk
504. Give someone a bird Make fun Ektkd cukuk
505. Give somebody enough rope (to hang To allow someone to do what he fdlh dks dqN djus dh vuqefr ns
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probably fail or get into trouble gks tk,xk

506. Give the devil his due Even the wicked person should be vius izfr}a}h dh iz’kalk djuk
given the credit due to him
507. Give vent to To express one’s thoughts or vius fopkjksa ;k Hkkoukvksa dks izdV
feeling djuk
508. Give way To break; collapse
509. Globetrotter To travel often and widely Hkze.k djuk
510. Go against the tide To go against majority Ikjaijk ds foijhr dk;Z djuk
511. Go awry it does not happen in the way that vLr& O;Lr gks tkuk ;k cckZn gks
was planned tkuk
512. Go bananas wild with excitement, anxiety, or Ckgqr vf/kd mRrsftr ;k cSpsu gks
worry tkuk
513. Go broke to become destitute of money or fnokfy;k gks tkuk
possessions
514. Go dutch to share the cost of something with fcy dk lkeku Hkkxksa esa Hkqxrku
sb djuk
515. Go hand in hand Moving together lkFk lkFk pyuk
516. Go off on a tangent to suddenly start saying or doing fdlh ckrphr ds nkSjku vpkud
something that does not seem to fo"k; cny nsuk
be connected to what has gone
before
517. Go out of one’s way To take extra trouble vfrfjDr rdyhQ mBkuk
518. Good Samaritan A person who helps and pays n;kyq O;fDr
sympathy to those in distress
519. Go the distance To continue doing something until dfBukbZ ds ckotwn dke dks vatke
it is successfully completed rd igqapkuk
520. Go through fire and water to experience many difficulties or dksbZ Hkh [krjk eksy ysuk
dangers in order to achieve
something
521. Go to dogs to become worse in quality or O;FkZ gksuk
character
522. Go to rack and ruin To be completely ruined fouk’k gksuk
523. Go to winds Dissipated Ukqdlku igqapkus okyh xfrfo/kh
524. Go under the hammer sold in an auction
525. Go places Successful lQy
526. Golden opportunity Very favourable opportunity or Lkqugjk volj
chance
527. Got the sack Dismissed
528. Got the slap on the wrist Got light punishment de ltk feyuk
529. Got the wind up to make someone feel anxious
about their situation
530. Grass widow A woman who is separated, ,slh fookfgrk ftldk ifr ml ls
divorced or lives apart from her nwj gks
husband
531. Graveyard shift the night shift of work in a factory nsj jkr rd dke djuk
532. Grease monkey A grease monkey is an idiomatic

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533. Grease the palm To tip or bribe a person fj’or nsuk
534. Green room A lounge in a theater or studio for vfHkusrk dk Hks"kHkw"kk dk dejk
the performers to get ready
535. Green eyed monster the feeling of being jealous ?k`.kk
536. Green fingers Natural ability to grow plants
537. Green horn An inexperienced or immature vuqHkoghu O;fDr ftls csodwQ
person, especially one who is cukuk vklku gks
easily deceived
538. Greek to someone Something incomprehensible to Lke> ls ckgj
someone
539. Grey matter Intelligence
540. Grist to one’s mill Something that can be used for Qk;nsean
one’s advantages
541. Gung ho enthusiastically in favor of mRlkg ds lkFk leFkZu esa
something
542. Hands are full Very busy O;Lr jguk
543. Hang by a thread To be in danger of having Ckgqr uktqd fLFkfr esa gksuk
something unlucky or bad happen
544. Hang in balance To remain undecided vfu’p; dh fLFkfr
546. Hang over one’s head Something makes you unable to Ikjs’kkuh ;k leL;k esa cus jguk
relax or enjoy yourself
547. Hang together To fit together well
548. Have ants in your pants Not be able to keep still because
you are very excited or worried
about something.
549. Have a big mouth One who gossips more or tells
secret
550. Have a one track mind Think only of one thing fdlh ,d pht ds fy, lkspuk
551. Have clean hands Be guiltless
552. Have an egg on the face Be embarrassed ’kfeZank gksuk
553. Halcyon days Peaceful days [kq’kxokj fnu
554. Hale and hearty Healthy and strong Ikwjh rjg LoLFk
555. Half baked not well planned or considered fcuk vPNh rjg fopkj fd, gq,
556. Half hearted Lacking enthusiasm fcuk mRlkg ds vk/ks v/kwjs eu ls
557. Hammer and sickle A symbolic representation of Lkektokn dk izrhd
communism in general
558. Hammer and tongs energetically, enthusiastically iwjh ÅtkZ ds lkFk
559. Hand in glove In close cooperation
560. Hand to mouth Providing only bare essentials flQZ xqtkjkHkj
561. Hands down Easily
562.
563. Hang on one’s lips to listen to with close attention /;ku ls lquuk
564. Hang fire To delay making a decision
565. Hanky panky Verbal misrepresentation intended nq"Vrkiw.kZ dk;Z
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566. Hard and fast Definite fuf’pr
567. Hardnose/ hardheaded determined and not allowing your O;kogkfjd@ rF; & ijd
emotions to affect your decisions
568. Hard nut to crack A difficult problem/ person to deal
with
569. Hard pressed In difficulties ijs’kkuh esa
570. Hard up Greately in need of something
571. Hard of hearing Deaf Ckgjk
572. Harp on the same string To remain on the same subject ,d gh fo"k; ij jguk
573. Haul over the coals To criticize sb severly dksluk
574. Have a finger in every pie to be involved in a lot of different lHkh fdz;kdykiksa esa viuk izHkko ;k
activities and have influence over gLr{ksi j[kuk
them, especially when other
people think that this is annoying
575. Have all one’s ducks in a row To be well organized lHkh phtsa lqO;ofLFkr gksuk
576. Have an eye for To be able to understand and
appreciate something
577. Have designs on To have plans to exploit or dksbZ dqfVZyrk Hkjh ;kstuk cukuk
somehow take advantage of
someone or something
578. Have eyes bigger than stomach Desiring more food than one can [kk ldus ls T;knk Hkkstu dh bPNk
eat djuk
579. Have one’s cake and eat it too to have the advantages of nks foijhr phtsa ,d lkFk pkguk
something without its
disadvantages; to have both things
that are available
580. Have one’s hands full To be completely occupied dke dh deh ugh gksuk
581. Have one’s way The way one wants viuh bPNk ds vuqlkj
582. Have several irons in the fire To be involved in many projects or ,d gh le; dbZ dk;ksZ esa ’kkfey
activities at the same time gksuk
583. Have something up one’s sleeves to have secret plans or ideas dksbZ xqIr ;kstuk j[kuk
584. Have the floor have the right to speak during a Ckksyus dh vuqefr gksuk
discussion or debate
585. Have the last laugh to be successful when you were lQy gksuk
not expected to be
586. Have the whip hand of To be able to control fu;a=.k dj lduk
587. Have two strings to one’s bow More than one means of reaching
an objective
588. Have no truck with refuse to get involved with it or ’kkfey gksus ls euk dj nsuk
them
589. Heads one wins, tails one loses In any case one is winner fdlh Hkh gkykr esa thrus okyk
jguk
590. Head over heels loving somebody very much Ikwjh rjg I;kj esa Mwck gqvk
591. Heads will roll used to say that some people will
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592. Heart and soul In all sincerity lPps fny ls
593. Heart to heart Very frankly Ikwjs fny ls] [kqys :Ik ls
594. Heart in one’s mouth To feel strongly emotional about
someone or something
595. Heart in the right place To have good intentions
596. Heart missed a beat Very excited Ckgqr vf/kd [kq’kh
597. Heavy- handed a way of doing something or of neudkjh ;k vR;kpkj Hkjk rjhdk
treating people that is much
stronger and less sensitive than it
needs to be
598. Helter skelter In disorderly haste frrj fcrj rjhds ls Hkkxuk
599. Hen pecked husband A husband under the control of his tks: dk xqyke
wife
600. Herculean task Very hard work Ckgqr dfBu dk;Z
601.
602. High and low everywhere gj txg
603.
604. High living Living with comfort and ease ,s’k vkjke dh ftanxh
605. High time The appropriate or urgent time
606. Himalayan blunder Serious mistake xaHkhj xyrh
607.
608. Hit below the belt To take advantage by unfair means Xkyr rjkds ls Qk;nk mBkuk
609. Hit or miss not done in a careful or planned vfuf’pr rjhds ls fd;k x;k dk;Z
way and therefore not likely to be ftlesa thrus dh laHkkouk uk gksA
successful
610. Hit the bull's-eye Exactly right about something or lVhd
achieve the best result possible.
611. Hit the nail on the head To do the right thing lgh dk;Z djuk
612. Hobson’s choice No choice at all dksbZ fodYi u gksuk
613. Hold no brief for somebody / something to not support or be in favour of fdlh pht dk leFkZu uk djuk
somebody /something
614. Hold court with to get a lot of attention from a
group of people by talking in a way
that is entertaining
615. Hold one’s head high Be confident
616. Hold out To resist fojks/k djuk
617. Hold water To prove sound Lkgh lkfcr gksuk
618. Hold good Valid; applicable Ykkxw] mfpr Bgjkuk
619. Hold one’s horse Be patient
620. Hold one’s ground To stand firm n`<r+ k ls MVs jguk
621. Hold one’s jaw To stop talking Ckksyuk cUn gksuk
622. Hold one’s peace/ tongue Remain silent pqIi jguk
623.
624. Hold the fort Take responsibility for a situation vius LFkku ij MVs jguk
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625. Hold the scales even To be impartial fu"i{k jguk
626. Hole and corner clandestine, underhand xqIruhfr
627. Hoping against hope To hope very strongly that fujk’kktud fLFkfr
something will happen, although
you know it is not likely
628. Hornet’s nest A large amount of trouble or Ckgqr cM+h leL;k
hostility
629.
630. Hue and cry Any loud public outcry gks&gYyk
631. Hunky Dory There are no problems and that larks"ktud vkSj cgqr vPNk
everyone is happy
632. Hush money bribe paid to secure silence fdlh ckr dks xqIr j[kus ds fy,
fn;k tkus okyk iSlk
633. Icing on the cake An extra enhancement Lkksus ij lqgkxk
634. Ill at ease Feeling uncomfortable
635. Ill blood Enmity nw’euh
636. In a brown study thinking deeply so that you do not Xkgjh lksp esa Mwck gqvk
notice what is happening around
you
637. In a fix In a bad situation my>ku esa
638. In a flash very quickly and immediately rqjra ] iyd >idrs
639. In a jiffy Very soon Rkqjra ]fcuk nsj fd,
640. In a nutshell In very brief form la{ksi esa
641. In a pickle in a difficult or unpleasant Ikjs’kkuh ;k eqf’dy esa
situation
642. In a tight corner In difficult situation Ekqf’dy gkykr esa
643. In apple pie order In perfect order fcYdqy Bhd rjhds ls
644. In black and white In writing, printing fyf[kr esa
645. In broad daylight (in) the clear light of day, when it fnu ngkM+s
is easy to see
646. In cahoots with In conspiracy with someone
647. In clover to have enough money to be able vkjke dh ftanxh
to live a very comfortable life
648.
649. In dribs and drabs In small amounts at a time
650. In droves In large numbers
651.
652. In full swing Very active Ikwjs tksjks ij
653. In good part Without objection fcuk fojks/k
654. In hand In one's possession or control
655. In high spirits To be happy and excited [kq’k jguk
656. In kind In the same way Okgh rjhds ls
657. In lieu of In place of; Instead of
658. In no time Almost instantly; immediately
659. In one’s teens From thirteen to nineteen years of rSjg ls mUuhl lky rd dh vk;q
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660. In raptures To feel or express extreme Ckgqr vf/kd [kq’k ;k mRlqdrk gksuk
pleasure or enthusiasm
661. In tandem At the same time
662 In the air Felt by a number of people to exist
or to be happening
663
664 In the clear Not guilty of a crime, or not
involved in doing something bad
665 In the doghouse In great disfavor or trouble
666 In the driver’s seat To be the person in control of a fdlh ifjfLFkfr esa fu;a=.k dh
situation fLFkfr esa
In the fullness of time after enough time passes mfpr le; ij
667 In the good books of used to say that somebody is fdlh dk favourite
pleased with you
668 In the guise of In the pretence of
669 In the jaws of In the grip of nakrksa ds chp] fdlh ds dCts esa
670 In the limelight At the centre of attention vkd"kZ.k dk dsUnz
671 In the long run Over or after a long period of time;
eventually
672
673 In the nick of time Just in time Bhd le; ij
674 In the offing likely to appear or happen soon ftlds rqjra gksus dh laHkkouk gks
675 In the red In debt dtZ esa
676 In the running Good chance in a competition izfrLi/kkZ esa thrus dh vPNh
laHkkouk
677 In the saddle in control fu;a=.k djus dh fLFkfr esa
678 In the soup in trouble eqf’dy ifjfLFkfr esa
679 In the teeth of While experiencing something
difficult
680 In the twinkling of an eye In a moment/ in no time {k.k Hkj esa
681 In the wee hours The period of time very early in ,dne lqcg esa
the morning, soon after midnight
682 In this day and age Now in the modern world vk/kqfud le; esa
683 In voice Able to sing Xkkus ds ;ksX;
684 Ins and outs All details of a situation, process Ikw.kZ tkudkjh
685
686 Into the bargain Besides vfrfjDr
687 Iron hand/ iron fist Rigorous control dM+kbZ ls fu;=.k
688 It takes two to tango used to say that two people or Rkkyh nksuks gkFkks ls ctrh gSA
groups, and not just one, are
responsible for something that has
happened (usually something bad)
689 Itching Palm Craving for bribe fj’or ysus dh vknr gksuk
690 Itchy feet A feeling of a need to travel Tkks ges’kk Hkze.k djuk pkgrk gks]
691 Itsy bitsy Very small or tiny vR;ar NksVk

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692 Jail bird A person who is or has been Tkks tsy esa gks ;k igys jg pqdk gks
confined to jail
693 Jaundiced eye To look at something with a i{kikr iw.kZ n`f"V dks.k
prejudiced view
694 Jumping down one’s throat To react very angrily to somebody
695
696 Kangaroo court A court characterized by xSj&dkuwuh U;k;ky;
dishonesty or incompetence
697 keep a straight face to remain serious xaHkhj jguk] galh jksd ikuk
698 Keep abreast of Up to date
699 keep an eye To watch someone or something Uktj j[kuk
700 Keep an open house Welcome all members
701 keep an open table To entertain all corners Lkc dk Lokxr djuk
702 Keep at an arm’s length To keep at a distance nwjh cuk dj j[kuk
703 keep at bay To prevent someone from moving nwjh cuk dj j[kuk
closer
704 Keep body and soul together To be able to pay for just those flQZ thou& ;kiu Hkj dk tqxkM+
things that you need in order to gks ikuk
live
705 Keep chin up To act brave and confident Ekqf’dy ifjfLFkfr esa Hkh gkSalyk
cuk, j[kuk
706 Keep eyes peeled To look carefully for pkSdUuk jguk
somebody/something
707 Keep in touch with something To know what is happening in a Li"B tkudkjh gksuk
particular subject or area
Keep in touch with somebody To communicate with sb,
especially by writing to them or
telephoning them
708 Keep one’s cards close to one’s chest Hiding something fdlh ckr dks fNikuk
709 Keep ones eye on the ball Be ready for something dqN Hkh djus dks rS;kj
710 keep one’s finger crossed To wait anxiously for something fdlh vPNh ?kVuk ds gksus dh
good to happen dkeuk djuk
711 Keep one’s head above water To keep away from debt dtZ ls nwj jguk
712 Keep one’s nose clean to avoid doing anything wrong or vPNk O;ogkj djds ladV ls nwj
illegal jguk
713 Keep one’s temper To fail/manage to control your ’kkar jguk
anger
714 Keep one’s word To keep one’s promise izrhKk iwjh djuk
715 Keep oneself to oneself to avoid meeting people socially or varZeq[kh gksuk] nwljksa ls nwj jguk
becoming involved in their affairs
716 keep pot boiling To earn enough to live Tkhou p;kZ tkjh j[kuk
717 keep the ball rolling To work constantly tkjh j[kuk
718 keep the wolf from the door To have just enough money to be
able to eat and live
719 keep under wraps To keep something concealed jgL;
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give them help when they need it
722 Kick one’s heels To have nothing to do while you Ckqykos dk csclh dk bartkj djuk
are waiting for sb/sth
723 Kick up a row To create great noise ’kksj epkuk
724 Kick the bucket to die Ekj tkuk
725 Kill the fat calf for To arrange a lavish reception for fdlh dk /kwe/kke ls Lokxr djuk
someone
726 kill two birds with one stone To serve two purposes at one time ,d dk;Z djds nks leL;kvksa ls
fuiV ysuk
727 kiss the dust To fall to the earth
728 Kith and Kin Close relations cU/kq&ckU/ko
729 Knee- jerk reaction produced automatically, without Rkqjra ,oa LokHkkfod izfrfdz;k
any serious thought
730 Knit one’s brow To frown R;kSfj;k¡ p<+kuk
731 Knock against To hit against VDdj [kkuk
732 knock down price Auction price fuykeh ewY;
733 Lady’s man A man who is fond of the company Tkks efgykvksa ds laxr esa jguk
of women ilan djrk gks
734 Lame duck A person or an organization that is ladV es]a vlQy
not very successful and that needs
help
735 Lame excuse False excuse/ baseless excuse vlarks"ktud cgkuk
736 Lap dog a person who is under the control ykHk ds fy, nwljs dh pkiywlh
of another person or group djus okyk
737 Lapped in luxury Brought up in luxury foykflrk esa iyuk
738 Larger than life looking or behaving in a way that vkd"kZd] izHkko’kkyh
is more interesting or exciting than
other people, and so is likely to
attract attention
739 Last straw The final difficulty in a series vafre leL;k
740 Laugh in one’s sleeves To laugh secretly Pkqids ls
741 Laughing stock a person that everyone laughs at Ektkd dk fo"k;
because they have done something
stupid
742 Lay down arms To surrender gfFk;kj Mky nsuk
743 Lay out To spend money; fork out
744 Lead by the nose To make sb do everything you
want; to control sb completely
745 Lead others up the garden path To make somebody believe /kks[kk nsuk
something which is not true
746 Lead to the altar To marry ’kknh djus tkuk
747 Leap in the dark Uncertainty about the outcome vfuf’pr ifj.kke gksus ij Hkh dksbZ
dk;Z djuk
Leave someone high and dry To leave someone in a difficult
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748 Leave one in the lurch To leave in a helpless condition Ckslgkjk NksM+uk
749 Leave no stone unturned To make all possible efforts dksbZ Hkh iz;Ru ckdh uk NksM+uk
750 Leave very little elbowroom for Enough space to move or walk in Ckgqr de xqatkbl gksuk
751 Left – handed compliment An insult disguised as a iz’kalk ds :Ik esa vieku
compliment
752 Lend an ear to listen in a patient and /;ku ls lquuk
sympathetic way to somebody
753 Let bygones be bygones Forget the unpleasant past Ikwjkuh ckrksa dks Hkwy tkuk
754 Let nature take its course To allow something to happen
naturally.
755 Let off steam to get rid of your energy, anger or Rkuko ls eqfDr ikuk
strong emotions
756 Let one’s hair down to relax and enjoy yourself, ekSt& eLrh djuk
especially in a lively way
757 Let sleeping dogs lie To not talk about things which
have caused problems in the past
758 Let someone slide Neglect something fdlh dks ux.; le>uk
759 Let the cat out of the bag To reveal secret unintentionally
760 Let the grass grow under their feet Delayed doing the work
761 Level playing field A situation that is balanced and
fair
762 Lick the dust To get defeated gkj tkuk
763 Lie in wait To hide, waiting to surprise, attack ?kkr yxk, cSBs jguk
or catch sb
764 Light at the end of the tunnel The end of a difficult period or job
765 Like a cat on hot bricks Agitated or anxious Ckgqr vf/kd nervous ;k cSpsu
766 Like a fish out of water Uncomfortable d"Vizn voLFkk esa
767
768 Like a shag on a rock Completely alone Ikwjh rjg vdsyk
769 Like a sitting duck Totally unaware
770 Lion’s share The biggest share Lkcls cM+k fgLlk
771 Litmus test A test used to determine lPpkbZ dh ijh{kk
someone's true intentions or
beliefs
772 Live in an ivory tower Living in comfort and being lEiUurk esa thuk vkSj vke yksxks
unaware of realities of other’s ds nq%[k ls [kqn dks nwj j[kuk
miseries
773 Live from hand to mouth To live in poor circumstances Ekqf’dy ls xqtj clj djuk
774 Live wire a person who is lively and full of vfr lfdz;
energy
775 Loaves and fishes Material gains HkkSfrd ykHk
776 Lock horns to get involved in an argument or a >xM+k ;k fookn esa lfEefyr gksuk
disagreement with somebody
777 Long and short In brief Lakf{kIr esa
778 Long shot A bet that has a low probability of lQyrk dh cgqr de laHkkouk
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779 Look before you leap To advise somebody to think about dke djus ls igys mlds ifj.kke
the possible results or dangers of vkfn ij fopkj dj yks
something before doing it
780 Look down one’s nose To regard with contempt or vius ls uhpk le>uk
condescension
781 Look down upon To hate a person fdlh O;fDr ls ?k`.kk djuk
782 Look forward to To be thinking with pleasure about mRlqdrk ls izrh{kk djuk
something that is going to happen
783 Look high and low To search everywhere lHkh txg ryk’k djuk
784 Look off colors Look ill or unhealthy vLoLFk fn[kkbZ nsuk
785 Look sharp Hurry up tYnh
786 Look to one’s laurels To take care not to lose one’s viuk egRo de ugh gksus ds fy,
importance lko/kku jguk
787 Long and short Brief substance Lkkjka’k
788 Lose face to be less respected or look stupid [;kfr ;k uke [kjkc gksuk
because of something you have
done
789 Lose one’s head to become unable to act in a calm vpkud dzksf/kr gks tkuk
or sensible way
790 Lump in the throat A tight or uncomfortable feeling in Xkyk Hkj tkuk
throat due to emotions
791 Lynch law Law of the mob HkhM+ }kjk fu;af=r fd, tkus dh
fLFkfr
792 Mad as a march hare Crazy and insane fljfQjk
793 Maiden name A women’s surname before L=h dk fookg ls iwoZ dk uke
marriage
794 Maiden speech First speech izFke lkoZtfud Hkk"k.k
795 Make a bee line for To go directly towards something Lkh/ks fdlh LFkku ij gM+cM+h esa
tkuk
796 Make a clean breast of To confess everything Lkc dqN dcwy ysuk
797 Make a dry face Show disappointment
798 Make a fortune To grow rich /kuh cu tkuk
799 Make a hash To mess up xM+cM+ dj nsuk
800 Make a monkey of someone you make them look foolish
801 Make a mountain of a molehill To exaggerate small things Ckkr dk craxM+ cukuk
802 Make after To pursue or chase ihNk djuk
803 Make amends To compensate gtkZuk nsuk
804 Make both ends meet To live within one’s income with vk; ds vanj gh xqtkjk djuk
difficulty
805 Make ducks and drakes of To spend lavishly Qkyrw [kpZ djuk
806 Make good the loss Compensate for the loss {kfriwfrZ iwjh djuk
807 Make hay while the sun shines Making the best use of a favorable ekSds dk ykHk mBkuk
situation
808 Make head and tail of To understand Lke>uk
809 Make headway to make progress, especially when izxfr djuk
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810 Make light of to treat something as not being fdlh pht dks xaHkhj ugh ekuuk
important and not serious
811 Make much ado about nothing To make much of little things jkbZ dk igkM+ cukuk
812 Make neither head nor tail of To understand nothing dqN ugh le>uk
813 Make no bone’s about To accept without hesitation fcuk f>>d ds Lohdkj djuk
814 Make one’s bed and lie on it To be responsible for what you
have done and accept the results
815 Make one’s blood creep To fill with fear Mjuk
816 Make one’s day to make somebody feel very happy fdlh ekSds ij fdlh O;fDr dks
on a particular day cgqr vf/kd [kq’kh nsuk
817 Make one’s flesh creep To horrify Mjkuk
818 Make one’s hair stand on end to shock or frighten somebody Ckgqr vf/kd Hk;Hkhr gksuk
819 Make out To understand Lke> ysuk
820 Make or mar To make or destroy cukuk ;k fcxkM+uk
821 Make the best of both the worlds Getting benefits from both the nksuks gkFkksa esa yM~Mw
sides
822 Make the most of To take the maximum advantage Lkcls vf/kd Qk;nk mBkuk
823 Make up one’s mind To decide QSlyk djuk
824 Make up the leeway Struggle out of a bad position, Xkoka pqds le; dh {kfriwfrZ djds
especially by recovering lost time cqjs gkykr ls fudyuk
825 Man in the street Common man Lk/kkj.k O;fDr
826 Man of iron A strong man n`<+ bPNk ’kfDrokyk
827 Man of letters A Learned man fo)ku vkneh
828 Man of means A wealthy man le`) O;fDr
829 Man of parts Talented man lq;ksX; O;fDr
830 Man of Spirit A man full of enthusiasm mRlkfgr O;fDr
831 Man of straw A man of no substance v;ksX; vkneh
832 Man of the world An experienced person vuqHkoh O;fDr
833 Man of word True to one’s word Tkqcku dk lPpk
834 Many moons ago A very long time ago Ckgqr le; igys
835 Mare’s nest A worthless thing; complicated
situation
836 Mealy mouthed Not willing or honest enough to Tkks ckr dks Li"V :Ik ls ugh
speak in a direct or open way cksyrk gks
about what you really think
837 Mean business to be serious in your intentions fdlh pht ds izfr xaHkhj gksuk
838 Meet half-way To be prepared for compromise Lke>kSrs ds fy, jkth gksuk
839 Meet one’s match to meet somebody who is equal to, Xkq.kks esa leku izfr}a}h feyuk
or even better than you in
strength, skill or intelligence
840 Meet ones waterloo Meet ones final end
841 Mend fences to find a solution to a Lkqyg djuk] fdlh ds lkFk fj’rs
disagreement with somebody lq/kkjuk
842 Mend one’s way Improve habits vknrsa lq/kkjuk
843 Midas touch A man with extraordinary power tknwbZ ’kfDr( ftl dke esa gkFk
or capacity to make any venture yxk, og ykHknk;d fl) gks)
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844 Milk of human kindness Human compassion Ekkuork ls Hkjk ân;
845 Mince matters To speak frankly [kqyh ckr djuk
846 Mind one’s P’s and Q’s to behave in the most polite way vius O;ogkj ;k f’k"Vkpkj dk /;ku
you can j[kuk
847 Miss the beat To lose an opportunity volj [kksuk
848 Mint condition new or as good as new; in perfect Ckgqr vPNh fLFkfr esa
condition
849 Monkey around To waste time here and there Lke; cckZn djuk
850 Moot point a matter about which there may be fooknkLin eqn~nk
disagreement or confusion
851 Moral fibre the inner strength to do what you uSfrd ;k pkfjf=d vk/kkj
believe to be right in difficult
situations
852 Mother wit Common sense vke tkudkjh
853 Move heaven and earth To do everything possible Tkks laHko gks oks lc dqN djuk
854 Mover and shaker people with power in important vius {ks= dk izHkko’kkyh O;fDr
organizations
855 Mud- slinging the act of criticizing somebody and Xkyr vkjksi
accusing them of something in
order to damage their reputation
856 Music to one’s ears news or information that you are vius eu dh ckr nwljks ls lquuk
very pleased to hear
857
858 Nail biter making you feel very excited jksekapd
859 Nail in the coffin something that makes the end or fdlh ds iru dk dkj.k
failure of an organization,
somebody's plans, etc. more likely
to happen
860 Nail one’s colors to the mast Refuse to surrender vkReleiZ.k djus ds fy, badkj
djuk
861 Narrow circumstances Hard days, poverty Xjhch
862 Neck and neck level with somebody in a race or ,d leku fLFkfr esa
competition
863. Neither chick nor child No child
864 Neither fish nor fowl neither one thing nor another
865 Never-never land Ideal best place
866 Nig – Nag A noun used to address someone Tkks yxkrkj ijs’kku djs ,slk uke
(with joke or frustration)
867 Nine days wonder pleasure for a short time de le; dk lq[k
868 Nip in the bud To destroy something before it is vkjaHk ls can djuk
mature
869 Nitty – gritty the basic or most important details Lkcls egRoiw.kZ eqn~nk ;k rRo
of an issue or a situation
870 No love lost Not in good terms nq’euh
871 Nobody’s fool one who can take care of himself Tkks [kqn dh ns[kHkky djrk gks

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872 Nook and corner At every place Lkc txg

873 Not fit to hold a candle not equal Ckjkcj uk gksuk
874 Not having a leg to stand for not having proof dksbZ lcwr uk gksuk

875 Not one’s cup of tea not what somebody likes or is dksbZ pht tks ilan ugh gks
interested in
876 Not to look a gift horse in the mouth Not to refuse or criticize eq¶r feyh pht dh vkykspuk ugh
something that is given to you for djuk
nothing
877 Null and void Rendered invalid
878 Nurse a grudge Bear resentment for long period ’k=qrk Hkko dk;e djuk
879
880 Odds and ends small items that are not valuable NksVs Hkkx tks mrus egRoiw.kZ uk gksa
or are not part of a larger set
881 Of a kind Of a poor quality ?kfV;k fdLe
882 Of a piece with All the same or similar
883 Of no avail Useless O;FkZ
884 Off and on Occasionally dHkh & dHkh
885 Off colour Not in good health; looking or Ckhekj
feeling ill/sick
Of your own accord Without being asked, forced or
helped
886 Oily tongue Flattering words [kq’kken dh Hkk"kk
887 Old flames die hard It's very difficult to forget old
things
888 Old head on young shoulders To be wiser beyond one’s age ,d O;fDr tks viuh mez ls T;knk
cqf)eku gSA
889 On a roll to be experiencing a period of lQyrk dk nkSj
success at what you are doing
890 On and off At intervals Ckhp& chp esa
891 Olive branch a symbol of peace; something you ’kkarh dh vihy
say or do to show that you wish to
make peace with somebody
892 On and on To continue Tkkjh j[kuk
893 On good terms Friendly
894 On its last legs About to ruin [kRe gksus okyk
895 On pins and needles Very anxious or excited
896 On tenterhooks To keep somebody in sequence fdlh dks vleatl esa j[kuk
897 On the bandwagon Doing something because others
are also doing it
898 On the brain Constantly in one’s mind Ykxkrkj eu esa jguk
899 On the cards Probable laHko
900 On the cuff On credit m/kkj
901 On the hook Responsible for something.
902 On the horns of a dilemma To face a difficult situation Ekqlhcr esa Q¡luk] nks dfBu
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903 On the level Honest; legal bekunkj] dkuwu lEer
904 On the toes To make sure that somebody is pkSdUuk] ,dne rS;kj
ready to deal with anything that
might happen by doing things that
they are not expecting
905 On tenterhooks very anxious or excited cSpsu ,oa v/khj
906 On the spur of the moment suddenly, without planning in fcuk fdlh ;kstuk ds rR{k.k dk;Z
advance djuk
907 On the verge of on the brink of- at the point of ds dxkj ij
908 On the wane growing less/ declining de gksus dh fLFkfr
909 On the wrong side of sixty More than 60 years of age lkB lky ds Åij okyk O;fDr
910 On the wrong side of seventy More than 70 years old
911 On top of the world very happy or proud lQy ,oa lHkh ifjfLFkfr;ka vuqdqy
912 Once for all For the last time/ Conclusively ges’kk ds fy,
913. Once in blue moon Rarely Ckgwr de
914. One’s cup of tea what somebody likes or is :fp ;k {kerk
interested in
915. where the shoe pinches Where the difficulty is Tkgka ijs’kkuh gSA
916. Open Pandora’s box To discover more problems
917. Open question A question which may have more Lkoky ftldk ,d ls vf/kd mÙkj
than one answer gks ldrk gSA
918. Open secret Known to all loZfofnr
919. Order of the day The prevailing situation ekStwnk gkykr
920 Out and out Completely Ikwjh rjg
921 Out of hand difficult or impossible to control vfu;af=r
922 Out of one’s wits to be so worried by a problem that fnXHkzfer
you do not know what to do next
923 Out of place not suitable for a particular vlaxr
situation
924 Out of pocket A loser Ukqdlku esa jgus okyk
925 Out of the blue unexpectedly; without warning vpkud ,oa ftlds ckjs esa lkspk
gqvk uk gks
926 Out of the frying pan into the fire From a bad situation to one that is ,d leL;k ls fudydj nwljh esa
worse
927 Out of the question Impossible vlaHko
928 Out of the way Strange vthc
929 Out of the wood Out of difficulties Ekqlhcr dk NqVdkjk
930 Out of thin air Appear suddenly vpkud izdV gksuk
931 Out of this world Used to emphasize how good, ’kkunkj
beautiful, etc. something is
932 Out of sorts Ill/ sick or upset
933 Over and above In addition to ds vykok
934 Over and over Many times; repeatedly Ckkj & ckj
935 Over head and ears Deeply xgjkbZ ls
936 Over hand and ears Beyond one’s capacity {kerk ls T;knk
937 Over the moon Being too happy Ckgwr T;knk [kq’k jguk

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938 Own flesh and blood Children

939 Pain in the neck A person or thing that is very Ykxkrkj ijs’kkuh dk dkj.k
annoying
940 Paint the town red To go to a lot of different bars, Ckgqr vf/kd ekSt eLrh djuk
clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself
941 Palmy days Prosperous / affluent days vPNs o ’kkafriw.kZ fnu
942 Pandora’s Box A source of evil powers leL;kvksa dk HkaMkj
943 Paper over the cracks To try to hide something dqN Nqikus dh dksf’k’k djuk
944 Part and parcel An essential part vko’;d Hkkx
945 Pass muster To accept as satisfactory larks"ktud Lohdkj djuk
946 Pass oneself off To take place and be completed in
a particular way
947 Passed away Died Ekjuk
948 Passes for Is assumed to be
949 Past master An expert fo’ks"kK
950 Pay on the nail Pay promptly in cash Rkqjra Hkqxrku djuk
951 Pay one back in one’s own coin Tit for tat tSls dks rSlk
952 Pay the piper To bear the cost of something/ [kpZ Hkqxruk
some service rendered
953 Pay through one’s nose To pay high prices vR;f/kd [kpZ ogu djuk
954 Pecking order The order of importance in jSad
relation to one another among the
members of a group
955 Pell mell Very fast and not organized Ckgqr tYn o vLr O;Lr rjhds ls
956 Penny wise pound foolish Careful about trifles but wasteful NksVs [kpZ esa fdQk;r djuk vkSj
in large ventures cM+h jde mM+kuk
957 Petticoat government Rule of woman fL=;ksa dk vuqfpr ncko
958 Pick holes in To find fault with nwljksa esa nks"k fudkyuk
959 Pick someone to pieces To criticize sharply
960 Pick up the gauntlet To accept the challenge pSyt sa dcwy dj ysuk
961 Pie in the sky Event unlikely to happen vdkYifud]
962 Pin prick Troubles that are for short time Tkks leL;k,a flQZ dqN le; ds
fy, gksa
963 Play a double game To act dubiously /kks[kk/kM+h djuk
964 Play by ear To decide how to deal with a fcuk fu;e ;k iwoZ ;kstuk ds vius
situation as it develops rather than eu dh bPNk ij fdlh dke dks
by having a plan to follow djuk
965 Play ducks and drakes To waste money iSls cckZn djuk
966 Play fast and loose Be unreliable vfo’oluh; gksuk
967 Play havoc Caused destruction u"V djuk
968 Play one false To deceive fdlh dks /kks[kk nsuk
969 Play one’s cards well To do the correct things to achieve Lke>nkjh ls dke djuk
a desired result
970 Play second fiddle To play sub-ordinate role fupyk LFkku Lohdkjuk
971 Play the fool To act foolishly csodwQh djuk
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to attract people's attention ds fy, dksbZ dk;Z djuk
973 Play truant To be absent from duty without fcuk btktr dke ls xk;c jguk
permission
974 Plough a lonely furrow To do things that other people do fcuk fdlh lgk;rk ds vdsys dksbZ
not do dk;Z djuk
975 Pocket an affront To receive something without fcuk fojks/k Lohdkj djuk
opposition
976 Pocket an insult To bear insult vieku lgu dj ysuk
977 Point blank Bluntly/ Pointedly Lkh/ks ,oa Li"V :Ik ls dgk gqvk
978 Poison one’s ears against To set a person against another dku Hkjuk
979 Poke one’s nose To interfere with the affairs of Vk¡x vM+kuk
others
980 Pour cold water on To give reasons for not being in grksRlkfgr djuk
favour of something; to criticize
something
981 Pour oil on troubled waters To pacify the anger of others dzks/k lekIr djuk
982 Power behind the throne The person who really controls an vlyh rkdr
organization, a country, etc. in
contrast to the person who is
legally in charge
983 Pros and cons Points for and against/good or bad i{k vkSj foi{k
984 Pull one’s leg To befool a person Ektkd mM+kuk
985 Pull one’s socks up to try to improve your n`<+ vkSj larks"ktud iz;kl djuk
performance, work, behaviour, etc
986 Pull out all the stops to make the greatest effort fdlh pht dks djus esa viuk iwjk
possible to achieve something iz;kl vkSj lalk/ku yxk nsuk
987 Pull the string To exercise secret influence fNis :Ik ls izHkko Mkyuk
988 Pull the wool over somebody’s eyes To mislead /kks[kk nsuk
989 Pull through To recover
990 Pull up the shocks To try to improve your
performance, work, behaviour, etc
991 Put a good face on To bear boldly Ckgknwjh ls lguk
992 Put a spoke in one’s wheel To fail one’s plan fdlh ds dk;Z esa :dkoV Mkyuk
993 Put an end to To finish lekIr dj nsuk
994 Put in cold storage To keep a work pending dke dks yfEcr dj nsuk
995 Put off To prolong
996 Put on airs A way of behaving that shows that gkfo gksus dk iz;kl djuk
somebody thinks that they are
more important, etc. than they
really are
997 Put one’s cards on the table To tell somebody honestly what viuh ea’kk crkuk
your plans, ideas, etc. are
998 Put one’s foot down To take a strong determination n`<f+ u’p; djuk
999 Put one’s shoulder to the wheel To do one’s work with one’s own Lo;a vius iz;klksa ls fdlh dk;Z dks
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1000 Put pen to paper To start writing fy[kuk vkjaHk dj nsuk

1001 Put the cat among pigeons To say/ do something that causes xyr dke@ ckr ls dkQh yksxks
trouble or make many very angry dk xqLlk HkM+dk nsuk
1002 Put the cart before the horse To do something in a wrong way dksbZ dke mYVs fljs ls izkjaHk djuk
1003 Put the saddle on the right horse To blame the really guilty person Lkgh vijk/kh ij vkjksi yxkuk
1004 Put to the sword To kill Ekkj nsuk
1005 Put two and two together To draw correct conclusion Lkgh eryc fudkyuk
1006 Put up with To tolerate Lkgu djuk
1007 Pyrrhic victory A victory that is not worth winning dksbZ ,slh fot; ftlesa bruh
because the winner has suffered or T;knk gkfu gqvk gks fd ml fot;
lost so much in winning it dk dksbZ vFkZ gh uk fudys
1008
1009 Quarrel with one’s bread and butter To fight with the executive or tgk¡ ls jksth&jksVh feyrhgS] ogk¡ ds
employer, who is providing one’s ofj"B vf/kdkjh ls yM+uk
means of living
1010 Queer fish A strange person vthc O;ogkj okyk O;fDr
1011 Quick fish very quickly leL;k dk rqjar gy
1012
1013 Rack/ Rake one’s brain To think very hard or for a long fdlh ckr ds fy, fnekx ij iwjk
time about something tksj Mkyuk
1014 Rake someone over the coals To criticize or scold them severely
1015 Rain cats and dogs To rain heavily Rkst ckfj’k gksuk
1016 Rain on your parade To ruin your pleasure or your Ektk fdjfdjk djuk
plans
1017 Rainy day Evil days vkfFkZd d"V ds fnu
1018 Raise eyebrows To show that you disapprove of or xqLlk ;k vk’p;Z iSnk djuk
are surprised by something
1019 Rank and file Lower middle class people e/;eoxhZ; O;fDr
1020 Rat race A fierce struggle fueZe@ xykdV izfr;ksfxrk
1021 Read between the lines To discover secret meaning fNik gqvk vFkZ le> tkuk
1022 Red carpet Special Welcome to show that you ’kkunkj Lokxr
think they are important
1023 Red-letter day An important day vR;ar egRoiw.kZ fnu
1024 Red handed At the time of committing a crime jaxs gkFk
1025 Red herring An unimportant fact, idea, event, Ekq[; eqn~ns ls HkVdkus okyk eqnn~ k
etc. that takes people's attention
away from the important ones
1026 Red rag to a bull Something that will surely produce fuf’pr gh mÙksftr djus okyh ckr
a violent reaction
1027 Red tapism Strict adherence to excessive ykyQhrk’kkgh
paper work and official formalities
1028 Rest on one’s laurels To retire from active life Lkfdz; thou ls lsok fuo`r gksuk
1029 Rest on one’s oars To stop work and take rest dke can djds vkjke djuk
1030 Rhyme or reason Sense, logic or meaning fdlh Hkh dkj.k ls
1031 Ride high To be successful lQy
1032 Ride rough shod over Deal unkindly with Dzwjrkiw.kZ ;k ?k`.kk ls Hkjk O;ogkj
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1033 Right hand man Chief assistant Lkcls ;ksX; lgk;d
1034 Rise from the banks Self-made person
1035 Rise like a phoenix from its ashes To make miraculous comeback Ckgqr cM+h leL;k ls mcj dj
after a seemingly insurmountable fudy tkuk
setback
1036 Rise to the occasion To show oneself equal to face any fdlh pqukSrh dk lkeuk djus ;ksX;
situation
1037 Rock the boat To disturb a situation which was Lakrqyu fcxkM+uk
otherwise stable
1038 Roll up one’s sleeves To be prepared for hard work dM+h esgur ds fy, rS;kj jguk
1039 Rolling stone A restless person Tkks fLFkjrk ds lkFk dk;Z ugh djrk
gS
1040 Root and branch Completely Ikw.kZ rjhds ls
1041 Round the houses To do something or ask a question ?kqek fQjk dj loky djuk
in a very complicated way instead
of in a simple, direct way
1042 Round the twist Go crazy Ikxy gks tkuk
1043 Royal road An easy or direct way of something vklku jkLrk
1044 Rub one the wrong way To make somebody annoyed or Ikjs’kku ;k rax ;k ukjkt djuk
angry, often without intending to,
by doing or saying something that
offends them
1045 Rub shoulders with To come in contact with laidZ esa vkuk
1046 Rue the day To feel bad about something that fdlh fd, dk iNrkok gksuk
happened or something that you
did because it had bad results
1047 Rule of thumb A practical method of doing or vuqHko ij vk/kkfjr dksbZ O;kogkfjd
measuring something, usually rjhdk
based on past experience rather
than on exact measurement
1048 Rules the roost Powerful person making all jksc tekuk
decisions
1049 Run amok To suddenly become very angry or Lkud lokj gksuk
excited and start behaving
violently, especially in a public
place
Run across To meet by chance
1050 Run down Reduced in health/ to criticize LokLFk; esa fxjkoV@ fuUnk djuk
1051 Run in the same groove Maintaining a sweet relationship laca/kksa dks e/kwj cuk, j[kuk
1052 Run into sb/sth To crash into sb/sth
1053 Run into the sand Fails to achieve a result vlQy gksuk
1054 Run its course Develop and then come to its usual fodflr gksrs gq, vafre vatke rd
end igqp
a uk
1055 Run- of- the mill Average/ common lkekU;
1056 Run riot To behave in a way that is violent vfu;af=r] mxz ,oa fo/oald gks

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and/or not under control tkuk

1057 Run short/ hard up Not proving sufficient, shortage of fdlh pht@ iSls dh deh
money/ something
1058 Run the gauntlet To go through an unpleasant Ckwjs vuwHko ls xwtjuk
experience

1059 Sacred cow A custom, system, etc. that has lEekuuh; ftldh vkykspuk ugh
existed for a long time and that gks ldrh
many people think should not be
questioned or criticized
1060 Sail close to the wind To take a risk by doing something [krjk eksy ysuk
that is dangerous or that may be
illegal
1061 Sail in the same boat To be in the same difficult ,d gh ifjfLFkfr esa gksuk
situation
1062 Sail under false colors To pretend to be something that /kks[kk nsuk
you are not
1063 Salad days Your salad days are an especially [kq’kh ds fnu
happy period of your life
1064 Salt on the earth Fundamental good people xq.kks esa cgqr Åapk
1065 Sands of time Tiny amounts of time Ckgqr de le;
1066 Sang froid Composure vkRela;e] /kS;Z
Save for the rainy day Precaution for emergency dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds fy, izc/a k
1067 Save one’s skin To escape safely Lo;a dks cpkuk
1068 Save someone’s bacon To rescue somebody from a very [krjs ;k ladV ls cpkuk
difficult situation
1069 Saving grace The one good quality that a person dksbZ ,slk xq.k tks cqjkb;ksa dks <ad
or thing has that prevents them or ysrk gSA
it from being completely bad
1070 Scapegoats Punished for others misdeeds nwljs dh xyrh ds dkj.k feyh
ltk
1071 Scratch one’s head To be perplexed Ikjs’kku gks tkuk
1072 Scream/ shout blue murder To scream loudly especially in Tkksj ls fojks/k djuk
order to protest about something
1073 Screw up one’s courage To gather courage Lkkgl c<+kuk
1074 Second thought To change your opinion after nqckjk lkspus ij fopkj esa ifjorZu
thinking about something again
1075 See eye to eye To agree iw.kZr% lger gksuk
1076 See pink elephants Any visual hallucination arising vR;f/kd u’ks ds dkj.k mu phtksa
due to intoxication dks ns[kuk tks okLro esa u gks -
1077 See red Be very angry xqLls esa gksuk
1078 See the light To finally understand or accept
sth, especially sth obvious
1079 See through Understand le> tkuk
1080 Seize/ grasp the nettle To deal with a difficult situation fdlh eqf’dy ls n`<+rk ls eqdkcyk
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1081 Send him to Coventry Boycott him fdlh ls ckrphr can dj nsuk
1082 Send one about one’s business To dismiss Ck[kkZLr djuk
1083 Set at naught To disregard vlEeku djuk
1084 Set one’s heart on To have as one’s ambition to Ckgqr pkguk
obtain something
1085 Set one’s face against Oppose strongly dM+k fojks/k djuk
1086 Set one's teeth on edge To irritate or annoy someone ijs’kku djuk
1087 Set price on one’s head To offer reward for killing or fdlh vijk/kh dks ekjus ;k
helping in the arrest of a criminal idM+okus esa enn djus ij buke
dh ?kks"k.kk
1088 Set the bait Laid the trap Tkky fcNkuk
1089 Set the Thames on fire To do something remarkable dksbZ vPNk dk;Z djuk
1090 Shake a leg To go fast, hurry tYnh
1091 Shake in one’s shoes To shiver with fear Mj ls dkaiuk
1092 Sharp practices Unfair practice Xkyr vkpj.k
1093 Sheet anchor A person or thing to be relied upon vkikrdky es dke vkus okyk
in an emergency O;fDr vFkok ofLrq
1094 Shifting sands Used to describe a situation that Cknyrh fLFkfr
changes so often that it is difficult
to understand or deal with it
1095 Shoot from the hip To react quickly without thinking fcuk fdlh Hkkouk dh ijokg fd,
carefully first cksyuk
1096 Shoulder to shoulder With united effort iw.kZ lg;ksx ds lkFk
1097 Shot in the arm Something that gives somebody/ izksRlkgu] izjs .kk
something the help or
encouragement
1098 Show one’s true colors Your real character, rather than viuk okLrfod pfj= fn[kkuk
the one that you usually allow
other people to see
1099 Show the Dragon’s teeth To create future troubles for Hkfo"; ds fy, ijs’kkuh bdV~Bk
yourself or others djuk
1100 Show white feather To show cowardice Hk; iznf’kZr djuk
1101 Showing the door Asking someone to leave Ckkgj dk jkLrk fn[kkuk
1102 Sine die Indefinitely vfuf’prdky ds fy,
1103 Sink fast To deteriorate in quality or Ckn ls cnrj gksuk
condition
1104 Sink or swim To be in a situation where you will lQy ;k vlQy gksuk
either succeed by your own efforts
or fail completely
1105 Sit in judgment To decide whether sb's behaviour
is right or wrong, especially when
you have no right to do this
1106 Sit on the fence To be undecided vfuf’pÙkk esa jguk
1107 Sit pretty To be in a good situation, ykHknk;d ifjfLFkfr es gksuk
especially when others are not
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attack lds
1109 Slip off Go quickly
1110 Slip of the pen A small unintentional mistake in fy[kus esa vutkus esa dh tkus okyh
writing xyrh
1111 Slip of the tongue A slight mistake in speaking Tkqcku fQlyuk
1112 Slow coach A person with lazy approach of vkylh O;fDr
working
1113 Small fry Insignificant person xSj&egRoiw.kZ O;fDr
1114 Small talk Light conversation gYdh& QqYdh ckrsa
1115 Smell a rat To have reason for suspicion Laknsg ds fy, dkj.k gksuk
1116 Smoking gun Something that seems to prove fdlh ds vijk/k dk fuf’pr lcwr
that somebody has done
something wrong or illegal
1117 Smooth sailing Easy progress ijs’kkuh ds fcuk
1118 Snake in the grass A secret enemy vKkr ’k=q
1119 Snake in the shoes To be in a state of fear Mj ls dk¡iuk
1120 Soft option A choice which is thought to be vklku mik;
easier because it involves less
effort, difficulty, etc
1121 Song and a dance An excuse Ckgkuk
1122 Sow wild oats Indulgence in youthful follies ;qokoLFkk dh csodwfQ;ka djuk
1123 Speak one’s mind Speak what one really thinks. eu dh ckr djuk
1124 Spick and span In order/ neat and clean lkQ&lwFkjk
1125 Spill the beans To expose a secret dksbZ jgL; mtkxj djuk
1126 Spin a yarn To try to make somebody believe a dkYifud dgkuh x<+uk
long story that is not true
1127 Spit blood To show that you are very angry xqLls esa ikxy gksuk
1128 Square meal Full meal ,d le; dk iwjk [kkuk
1129 Stalking horse A person or thing that is used to Ckgkuk] Nqih gqbZ okLrfod ;kstuk
hide the real purpose of a
particular course of action
1130 Stand by Support
1131 Stand in good stead to be useful or helpful to sb when ykHknk;d fl) gksuk
needed
1132 Stand offish Indifferent vlkekftd
1133 Stand on ceremony To act formally vkSipkfjd :Ik ls
1134 Stand on one’s own legs To become independent vkRe&fuHkZj gksuk
1135 Stand to one’s guns To maintain one’s opinion vius fopkj dk;e j[kuk
1136 Stands up for Supports
1137 Standstill Complete halt Ikwjh rjg :duk
1138 Status quo The situation as it is now, or as it ;FkkfLFkfr
was before a recent change
1139 Steal a march To obtain an advantage by secret Pkqids ls ykHk izkIr dj ysuk
means
1140 Steal someone’s thunder To get the attention, success, etc. vius O;ogkj ls nwljks dh
that somebody else was expecting, miyfC/k;ksa ls /;ku gVkuk
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they had intended to say or do
1141 Steal the show To attract more attention and vkd"kZ.k ;k iz’kalk dk dsUnz gksuk
praise than other people in a
particular situation
1142 Step into another’s shoes To take over a job/ responsibility fdlh nwljs dh txg ysuk
of some other person
1143 Steer clear of To avoid a person or thing because vuns[kk djuk
it may cause problems
1144 Step on someone’s toes To offend or annoy somebody Ukkjkt djuk
1145 Stick at nothing To do anything to achieve a goal ,d y{; izkIr djus ds fy, dqN
Hkh djuk
1146 Stick one’s neck out To do or say something when [krjk mBkuk
there is a risk that you may be
wrong
1147 Stick to one’s guns To refuse to change your mind vius er ij vkykspuk ds ckotwn
about something dk;e jguk
1148 Stiff- necked person Stubborn or arrogant <+hV
1149 Stir a finger Making effort dksf’k’k djuk
1150 Stir up a hornet’s nest To excite the hostility or criticism Ckgqr lkjs yksxksa dh nq’euh eksy
of a large number of people ysuk
1151 Stole the show Won everybody’s praise Lkcdh iz’kalk gkfly djuk
1152 Stone’s throw At a little distance Ckgwr utnhd
1153 Storm in a tea cup Much hue and cry over a little NksVh lh ckr ij cgqr ’kksjxqy
matter gksuk
1154 Straight from the hourse’s mouth Given by somebody who is directly fo’oluh; L=ksr ls
involved and therefore likely to be
accurate
1155 Straight from the shoulder very honest and direct Li"V :Ik ls fcuk dqN Nqik;s
1156 Strained every nerve To try one’s best Ikqjh dksf’k’k djuk
1157 Street Arabs A homeless person cs?kj o vukFk
1158 Strike a bargain To make an agreement with Lkger gksuk
somebody in which both sides
have an advantage
1159 Strike a chord To say or do something that makes Ikfjfpr gksuk] fdlh pht dh ;kn
people feel sympathy or fnykuk
enthusiasm
1160 Strike gold To find or do something that /kuh cukuk
brings you a lot of success or
money
1161 Stuck a chill to the heart Aroused fear Ckgqr vf/kd Hk;
1162 Sum and substances Main idea or gist
1163 Swan song The last ceremony or farewell ejus@ lsokfuo`fr ds igys dh
fonkbZ laxhr ;k lekjksg
1164 Sweep things under the carpet Kept hidden
1165 Swim with/ against the tide To agree with/oppose the ijEijk ;k yksxks ds er ds vuqlkj

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attitudes or opinions that most dke djuk

other people have
1166 Swollen headed Haughty ?keaMh

1167 Take a back seat Choose to decrease involvement

1168 Take a leaf out of another man’s book To copy someone fdlh dh Ukdy djuk
1169 Take away one’s breath To surprise someone vk’p;Zpfdr djuk
1170 Take cue from to copy what somebody else does fdlh ls hint ysdj dksbZ dk;Z
as an example of how to behave or djuk
what to do
1171 Take exception to To be offended by something fdlh ckr dk cwjk ekuuk
1172 Take for granted To believe something is true fdlh pht dks fuf’pr eku ysuk
without first making sure that it is
1173 Take into account To consider Ikj fopkj djuk
1174 Take into one’s head To suddenly deceive to do some dqN csodwQh Hkjh gjdr djus dk
thing, often silly or surprising vpkud fu.kZ; ysuk
1175 Take it in one’s stride To accept and deal with something dfBu ifjfLFkfr dks fu;af=r djuk
difficult without letting it worry
you too much
1176 Take it on the chin To accept a difficult or unpleasant Ckwjs ifj.kke dks /kS;Ziwod
Z lguk
situation
1177 Take one’s hat off Used to say that you admire Ikz’kalk djuk
somebody very much for
something they have done
1178 Take pains To work hard dfBu ifjJe djuk
1179 Take something with a pinch of salt To be careful about believing that fdlh ckr ij vka[k can djds
something is completely true fo’okl ugh gksuk
1180 Take stock of Think carefully about the way in ifjfLFkfr dk eqY;kadu djuk
which a particular situation is
developing in order to decide what
to do next
1181 Take the bull by horns To face the problem boldly [krjs dk fgEer ls lkeuk djuk
1182 Take the cloth To become a priest iwtkjh
1183 Take the plunge To decide to do something [krjs ds ckotwn dksbZ iz;kl djuk
important or difficult, especially
after thinking about it for a long
time
1184 Take the rough with the smooth To accept unpleasant as well as vfiz; vkSj fiz; phtksa dks Lohdkj
pleasant things djuk
1185 Take the wind out of another’s sails To make somebody suddenly less fdlh dks vpkud ukjkt dj nsuk
confident or angry
1186 Take to one’s heels To run away Hkkx tkuk
1187 Take to task To scold MkVuk
1188 Take up the cudgels To defend or support Lkgk;rk
1189 Take with a grain of salt To doubt Lkansg djuk
1190 Take your medicine To accept the consequences fd, x, xyr dk;Z dks Lohdkj

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1191 Taking to a brick wall Taking with a no response
1192 Takes after Resembles Lkeku fn[kuk
1193 Tall talk Boasting ‘’ks[kh ekjuk
1194 Talk nineteen to the dozen To talk without stopping Ckgqr rst xfr ls ckr djuk
1195 Talk of the town The person or thing that everyone ppkZ dk fo"k;
is talking about in a particular
place
1196 Talk shop To talk about your work with the fdlh vlacfa /kr O;fDr ls vius
people you work with, especially O;olk; ds ckjs esa ckr djuk
when you are also with other
people who are not connected with
or interested in it
1197 Talk through one’s hat To talk foolishly Ekw[kZrk ls ckrsa djuk
1198 Talk turkey To discuss a problem with a real leL;k ds lek/kku ds ckjs esa ckr
intension to solve it. djuk
1199 Tarred with the same brush To be thought to have the same fdlh fLFkfr ds vk/kkj ij mlh
faults, etc. as somebody else izdkj dh fLFkfr ds izfr xyr
/kkj.kk cuk ysuk
1200 Teething problems Small problems that a company, ’kq:vkfr leL;k,a
product, system, etc. has at the
beginning
1201 Tempt providence To do sometingh too confidently in [krjk mBkuk
a way that might mean that your
good luck will come to an end
1202 The apple does not fall far from the tree Offspring grow up to be like their
Parents
1203 The be all and end all The most important part; all that
matters
1204 The fourth state The press Ikzsl
1205 Thick and fast Quickly and in large quantities Rksth ls
1206 Thick skinned person Not easily offended, insensitive yTtkghu ;k laons ughu O;fDr
1207 Till the cow come home For a very long time
1208 Think lightly Not to be serious about a thing Ektkd ds :Ik esa ys ysuk
1209 Threaded his way out Walked carefully through
1210 Through thick and thin Under any circumstances fdlh Hkh ifjfLFkfr esa
1211 Throw cold water on To discourage grksRlkfgr djuk
1212 Throw down the glove To give challenge pqukSrh nsuk
1213 Throw dust into my eyes To mislead someone
1214 Throw light on To make something easier to fdlh fo"k; ij izdk’k Mkyuk
understand
1215 Throw mud at To scandalize Cknuke djuk
1216 Threw down the gauntlet Challenged pSyt
sa djuk
1217 Throw one’s weight around To use your position of authority viuk dke djkus ds fy, vius
or power in an aggressive way in vf/kdkj ;k izHkko dk bLrseky
order to achieve what you want djuk

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1218 Thrust one’s nose into To interfere n[kyankth djuk

1219 Tight one’s belt To be alert pkSdUuk gksuk
1220 Tip of the iceberg Only a small part of a much larger fdlh cM+h leL;k dk flQZ
problem ’kq:vkrh va’k
1221 Tit for tat An action done to revenge against
a person who has done some
wrong to you
1222 To a fault Too much Tk:jr ls T;knk
1223 To a man One and all without any exception lHkh fcuk dksbZ viokn
1224 To a nicety Exactly fcYdqy Bhd
1225 To agree to differ To stop convincing each other vkil esa le>kkus dk iz;kl can
djuk
1226 To all intents and purposes In fact okLro esa
1227 To be given in charge Handed over to the police Ikqfyl dks lkSaiuk
1228 To be in character with In the same style as sth
1229 To be in good books of To favour with vPNh jk; esa
1230 To be in the cotton line To be in that trade fdlh /ka/ks esa gksuk
1231 To be on the alert To be ready to act dqN djus dks rS;kj jguk
1232 To be out of spirits To be gloomy mnkl gksuk
1233 To be taken aback To be shocked or surprised by vk’p;Zpfdr gksuk
somebody/ something
1234 To bell the cat To take great risks Tkksf[ke Hkjk dke djuk
1235 To blow a fuse To turn someone angry fdlh dks xqLlk djuk
1236 To carry out to the letter Exactly fcydqy lgh
1237 To coin money To earn money rapidly tYnh iSlk dekuk
1238 To cook the accounts To prepare false accounts >qBs fglkc yxkuk
1239 To crow over To triumph over someone
1240 To cry wolf To give false alarm
1241 To curry favour To use unfair means to get benefit Qk;nk feyus ds fy, xyr rjhds
dk bLrseky djuk
1242 To get out of control To go beyond control fu;a=.k ds ckgj
1243 To give currency To make publicity known
1244 To give oneself airs To behave haughtily ?keaMh lk O;ogkj djuk
1245 To go back on To fail to keep promise Okknk fuHkkus esa vlQy gksuk
1246 To go hard with one To prove serious for one xEHkhj fl) gksuk
1247 To hold something in leash To restrain
1248 To hope against hope To hope for something which has vlEHko pht ds fy, vk’kk djuk
no chance
1249 To have an eye to the main chance To take care of one’s own interest vius fgr dk /;ku j[kuk
1250 To keep one’s own counsel To be silent about one’s opinion viuh jk; dks nck dj j[kuk
1251 To keep pace To develop equally Ckjkcj izxfr djuk
1252 To know what one is about To be prudent and farsighted foosdh vkSj nwjn’khZ gksuk
1253 To leave no stone unturned To use all methods lHkh rjhdksa dk iz;ksx djuk
1254 To lie in the bed one has made To suffer for one’s acts fdlh dh xyrh ds fy, Hkqxrku
djuk
1255 To live from hand to mouth Without any saying for the future Hkfo"; ds fy, fcuk cpr
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1257 To look through colored glasses To look the things not as they are >wBs vkoj.k ls ns[kuk
1258 To make a dead set at To make a combined attack by Ckgl ds tfj;s geyk djuk
argument or ridicule
1259 To make common cause with To side with and support leFkZu nsuk
1260 To rough To bear difficulties Ikjs’kkuh lguk
1261 To pin one’s faith to To have full dependence on Ikw.kZ fo’okl gksuk
1262 To put the screw on To put pressure ncko Mkyuk
1263 To show one’s hand To disclose Ckrkuk
1264 To show one’s teeth To show a threatening attitude /kedh dk joS;k viukuk
1265 To speak volumes for To do as a proof Lkcwr nsuk
1266 To split hairs To dispute over even pitty points NksVh lh ckr ij cgl djuk
1267 To spread like wild fire To spread rapidly tYnh QSyuk
1268 To stand one’s ground To maintain one’s position viuk LFkku tkjh j[kuk
1269 To take for a ride To deceive, swindle /kks[kk nsuk
1270 To take heart To cheer oneself Lo;a [kq’k gksuk
1271 To take lying down To show no reaction dksbZ izfrjks/k ugh djuk
1272 To take time by forelocks To be punctual Lke; ikcan
1273 To take the edge off one’s argument To make one’s argument fdlh ds rdZ dks vlQy djuk
ineffective
1274 To take to heart To feel deeply xgjkbZ ls pksV yxuk
1275 To take up the cudgels for To defend strongly Ektcwfr ls cpko djuk
1276 To the core Completely
1277 To tread on one’s toes To insult someone fdlh dh csbTtrh djuk
1278 To try one’s hand To make an effort Ikz;kl djuk
1279 To turn something to account To profit Qk;nk ysuk
1280 To wash one’s hands of To deny any involvement dksbZ ftEesnkjh ds fy, euk djuk
1281 Toe the line To say or do what somebody in vuqlj.k djuk] ikyu djuk
authority tells you to say or do
1282 Tongue in cheek Not serious and mean it as a joke Ektkfd;k
1283 Tools in the hands of Under the authority of another nwljs ds gkFk esa dBiqryh dh Hkk¡fr
1284 Tooth and nail With full force Ikwjh rkdr ls
1285 Touch and go Used to say that the result of a ftldk ifj.kke dqN Hkh gks ldrk
situation is uncertain gS
1286 Tread water To make no progress dksbZ izxfr ugh djuk
1287 Tug at the heartstrings strong feelings of love or pity fdlh ds izfr lgkuqHkwfr ls Hkj nsuk
1288 Trumped up to make up a false story about >wBk ;k cukoVh
somebody/ something
1289 Turned a blind eye to Pretended not to notice vuns[kk djuk
1290 Turned a deaf ear Not to regard, consider vulquk djuk
1291 Turned down Refused Ekuk djuk
1292 Turn one’s back on To avoid
1293 Turn one’s coat To change one’s party ny cny ysuk
1294 Turn one’s head To make haughty ?keaMh cukuk
1295 Turn one’s hand to To make suitable vuqdwy cukuk

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1296 Turn out Expel

1297 Turn over a new leaf To change for something better vPNs ds fy, ifjorZu djuk
1298 Turn the corner To pass a very important point in eqf’dy ls mcjuk
an illness or a difficult situation
1299 Turn the tables To change the situation completely fLFkfr dks fcYdqy cny nsuk
1300 Turn up one’s nose at To consider hateful ?k`.kk yk;d ekuuk
1301 Twist someone’s arm To persuade or force somebdy to viuk dke djokus ds fy,
do something /kedkuk@ Mjkuk

1302 Uncalled for Not fair or appropriate vuqfpr ,oa ftldh t:jr ugh Fkh
1303 Under a cloud Under suspicious conditions Laknsgiw.kZ fLFkfr esa
1304 Under duress Under compulsion vfuok;Z iqod Z
1305 Under fire If someone is being attacked and vkykspuk ds ?ksjs esa
criticized heavily, they are under
fire
1306 Under lock and key If something is under lock and key, Lkqjf{kr txg
it is stored very securely
1307 Under one’s nose In one’s presence mifLFkfr esa
1308 Under the rose secretly xqIr :Ik ls
1309 Under the thumb of Completely under the control Ikw.kZ fu;a=.k esa
1310 Up for grabs If something is up for grabs, it is vklkuh ls gkfly fd, tkus ds
available and whoever is first or is fy, miyC/k
successful will get it
1311 Up in arms To be very angry about something Ckgqr vf/kd ukjkt ;k mRrsftr
and ready to protest strongly
about it
1312 up the ante To increase the level of something, fdlh pht dk nke c<+k nsuk
especially demands or sums of
money
1313 Upper hand To get an advantage over rqyukRed :Ik ls ykHkdkjh fLFkfr
somebody so that you are in
control of a particular situation
1314 Upset the apple cart To create difficulty for sb or spoil dfBukbZ
their plans
1315 Upto the mark Up to standard mfpr Lrj rd
1316 Utopian idea Imaginary idea

1317 Vent your spleen Release all their anger about Ukkjktxh tkfgj djuk
something.
1318 Vexed question A problem that is difficult to deal ftl iz’u ij dkQh cgl gks pqdh
with gks
1319 Wakeup call An event done to warn someone [krjs dh psrkouh
1320 Walk a tightrope To be in a difficult situation in Yksx ukjkt ;k nq[kh gksdj ’k=q uk
which you do not have much cu tk;s bldk /;ku j[kuk
freedom of action and need to be
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1321 Walking on air To be happy [kq’k gksuk
1322 Walking on broken glass When a person is punished for
something
1323 Wash dirty linen in public To discuss unpleasant domestic vfiz; ?kjsyw ckr nwljksa ds lkeus
affairs in public cksyuk
1324 Wash one’s hands of To refuse to be responsible for or vkjksi ls [kqn dks eqDr djuk
involved with somebody/
something
1325 Water under the bridge Something happened in the past
and is now forgotten or no longer
important
1326 Wear a long face To look gloomy mnkl fn[kkbZ nsuk
1327 Wear and tear The damage to objects, furniture, bLrseky ds dkj.k fdlh oLrq dks
property, etc. that is the result of igqp
a kus okyh {kfr
normal use
1328 Wears his heart on his sleeve Expresses his feelings openly Hkkoukvksa dks [kqys esa O;Dr djuk
1329 Wear the trousers To be the person who makes most Ekqf[k;k
of the decisions
1330 Weight one’s word Be careful to what one says
1331 Well balanced Reasonable U;k;iw.kZ
1332 Went a long way To lasts a long time
1333 Were kept in the dark Were not informed at all fdlh dks lPpkbZ ugh crkuk
1334 Wet behind the ears Someone who is wet behind the vuqHkoghu
ears is either very young or
inexperienced
1335 Wet blanket A person who stops other people Tkks yksxks dh ekSt eLrh ij ikuh
from enjoying themselves Qsj nsrk gSA
1336 Whale of a time If you have a whale of a time, you
really enjoy yourself
1337 Where the shoe pinches Where the difficulty is tgk¡ ijs’kkuh gS
1338 Whet one’s appetite To increase your desire for or fdlh pht ds izfr interest c<+uk
interest in something
1339 White elephant A thing that is useless and no ,d Qkyrw pht tks flQZ [kpsZ dk
longer needed, although it may ?kj gks
have cost a lot of money
1340 Wide of the mark Not accurate vlaxr
1341 Word of mouth People tell each other and not Ykksxks ls lqudj
because they read about it
1342 Worm’s eye view Having very little knowledge about fdlh pht ds ckjs esa cgqr de
something tkudkjh
1343 Win laurels To win honours ;’k izkIr djuk
1344 Window dressing The fact of doing or saying flQZ fn[kkok
something in a way that creates a
good impression but does not
show the real facts

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1345 Wild goose chase A foolish effort Ekw[kZrkiw.kZ iz;kl

1346 Will O’ the wisp That is impossible to get or achieve
1347 Witch hunt an attempt to find and punish lafnX/k O;fDr;ksa dh [kkst
those who have options that are
believed to be dangerous
1348 With a flea in one’s ear An annoying hint
1349 With a heavy hand A way of doing something or of dBksj rjhds ls
treating people that is much
stronger and less sensitive than it
needs to be
1350 With a high hand Oppressively ncko esa
1351 With one voice Unanimously loZlEefr ls
1352 With open arms With cordial welcome. gkfnZd Lokxr
1353 Within a stone’s throw At a short distance FkksM+h nwjh ij
1354 Within an ace of Very neat/close to
1355 Without reserve Unconditionally Cks’krZ
1356 Wolf in sheep’s clothing Hypocrite nq"V fopkj okyk O;fDr
1357 Work your fingers to the bone If you work your fingers to the
bone, you work extremely hard on
something
1358 Worth one’s salt Worth Ykk;d
1359 Writ large Easy to see or understand fn[kus ;k le>us esa Li"V
1360 Wrong end of the stick To understand something in the Xkyr le> ysuk
wrong way

1361 Zero hour The time when something fdlh dke ds ’kq: gksus dk point
important is to begin is zero hour.

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 Exercise - I (a) Little (b) Important
(c) Unimportant (d) Weak
1. His speech has taken the wind out of my sails.
(a) made my words or actions ineffective 10. Do not lose your head in public.
(b) made me depressed (a) be embarrassed (b) shave your hair
(c) made me think of the future (c) get angry (d) get a headache
(d) made me remember my past
11. He was out of spirits for a few days after his defeat.
2. There is no point in discussing the new project with (a) gloomy (b) sober
him as he always pours cold water on any new ideas. (c) lifeless (d) uninvolved
(a) puts off (b) dislikes 12. At first, there was a show of resistance to the new
(c) disapproves of (d) postpones rule issued by the government, but the movement
had no backbone and speedily collapsed.
3. Regardless of what her parents said, she wanted to (a) justification (b) impact
let her hair down that night. (c) strength (d) support
(a) really enjoy (b) wash her hair 13. The cops were on their toes throughout the day.
(c) comb her hair (d) work till late (a) eager (b) alert
(c) harried (d) quick
4. I jumped out of my skin when the explosion 14. Reena is a kind of person who wears her heart on
happened. her sleeve.
(a) was in panic (b) was excited (a) suppresses her emotions openly (b)
(c) was nervous (d) was angry suppresses her excitement sparingly
(c) expresses her emotions freely (d) expresses her
5. She didn’t realize that the clever salesman was emotions curbingly.
taking her for a ride.
(a) trying to trick her (b) taking her in a car 15. I hope to talk him over to our ideas.
(c) pulling her along (d) forcing her to go with (a) convince (b) support
him (c) oppose (d) analyze

6. A good sportsman cannot afford to have a fit of the 16. Fresh out of college, Ram found it difficult to get a
blues before the game. job as he was wet behind the ears.
(a) stimulants (b) entertainment (a) unhealthy (b) irresponsible
(c) steroids or drugs (d) depression (c) unsuitable (d) inexperienced
17. The officer kicked up a row over the issue.
7. His utopian idea was entertaining but not (a) avoided the issue (b) gave strict orders
acceptable. (c) gave a kick in the air (d) made a great fuss
(a) classic idea (b) intelligent idea
(c) unworthy idea (d) imaginary idea 18. ‘If he does not perform his duties properly, I will
send him packing,’ said the manager.
8. He has the habit of getting into a row over trivial (a) serve him a notice
matters. (b) terminate his services
(a) seeking the help (b) picking up a fight (c) send him to packing department
(c) getting a right path (d) giving unwanted (d) give him a warning
advice 19. Sarala ia always ready to eat anyone’s salt.
(a) an infectious disease (b) to deceive someone
9. A small fry (c) to be one’s guest (d) to cook tasty dishes

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(c) wicked motive (d) false idea

20. He will certainly come to grief if he does not leave
his present friends. 29. Oliver Twist was beaten black and blue when he
(a) suffer (b) enjoy asked for more food.
(c) addicted (d) go upto the extreme (a) thrashed severely (b) given a scolding
(c) remonstrated with (d) whipped badly
21. if you develop friendship with an individual, you
must stand by him through thick and thin. 30. To pull wool over someone’s eyes
(a) to accompany through a thick forest (a) to deceive another (b) to keep a secret
(b) in day and night (c) to investigate (d) to reprimand someone
(c) to think about his/ her welfare
(d) under all circumstances 31. An old flame
22. He decided to bury the hatchet. (a) A woman with whom one has had emotional
(a) to fool someone (b) to bury the wealth relations
(c) to keep a secret (d) to make peace (b) A woman having no interest in the family
activities
23. I find myself in a position where I have to choose (c) A old woman with stout body
between the devil and the deep blue sea. (d) A charming old lady
(a) out of one’s proper place (b) between two 32. To throw mud at
equal evils (a) To appreciate someone
(c) near the horrid sea (d) in a state of confusion. (b) To wander always
(c) To accuse wrongly
24. Do you think this examination is a hard nut to crack? (d) To toil in the fields
(a) a boring job 33. To turn a deaf ear
(b) similar to cracking a nut (a) To find fault with
(c) similar to planting a nut tree (b) To listen attentively
(d) a difficult job (c) To show lack of interest
(d) To refuse to listen
25. The mother-in-law expected her daughter-in-law to 34. To drop a brick
be always at her beck and call. (a) To say the wrong thing
(a) ready to call (b) ready to play (b) To scold someone
(c) ready to withdraw (d) ready to serve (c) To throw stones at someone
(d) To make a hole in the wall
26. when I opened the door, my books were lying at 35. In cold blood
sixes and sevens. (a) Deliberately (b) revengefully
(a) under the table (b) in piles on the floor (c) Shedding much blood (d) Cruelly
(c) in neat order (d) in disorder 36. By leaps and bounds
(a) Unsteadily (b) Erroneously
27. His behavior indicates that he has blue blood. (c) Restrictively (d) Rapidly
(a) belongs to a royal family
(b) has diseased blood 37. To hit the bull’s eye
(c) feels depressed often (a) To find the exact truth
(d) suffers anaemia (b) To attract a bull’s attention
(c) To use a red flag
28. I’m trying to figure out the hidden agenda in (d) To blind a bull
yesterday’s meeting.
(a) indirect tax (b) secret reason 38. Not fit to hold a candle to his predecessor

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(b) Not to be named in comparison with 47. She took a wrong decision by not marrying this
(c) Not regarded as highly as gentleman. She doesn’t know that
(d) Much more bright than beauty is only skin deep.
39. To burn the midnight oil (a) physical touch is not important
(a) To study far into the night (b) physical beauty is not important
(b) To create a lot of light (c) physical charm is not important
(c) To remain awake (d) internal beauty is not important
(d) To use too much oil
40. The project is carried over to this year, and we need 48. The officials played ducks and drakes with the
to keep the ball rolling. public money.
(a) to continue the work (b) more information (a) collected (b) squandered
(c) to do better (d) new strategies (c) spent (d) preserved

41. The host team bore the palm in the league matches. 49. Suman held court with the studio audience.
(a) played quite well (b) was victorious (a) took to the court of law (b) had a formal
(c) was defeated (d) played a very boring discussion with
match (c) tried to please to gain support (d) entertained
with interesting funny stories
42. Just keep your wig on, Everything will be alright.
(a) hold on to your wig, so it won’t fall off 50. The students took to heels as they saw the
(b) get another hair cut principal.
(c) calm down (a) ran away (b) moved back
(d) take off your wig (c) put on the shoes (d) put off the shoes

43. Parents pay through their nose for their children’s

education.
(a) by taking loans
(b) an extremely high price
(c) grudgingly
(d) willingly

44. Monica’s habit of picking holes in every relationship

is very irksome.
(a) admiring people (b) finding fault
(c) criticizing people (d) arguing with people

45. Ravi wants to blaze a trail in his activities.

(a) initiate work and be a pioneer (b) blow the
trumpet
(c) be supported (d) be the centre of
attraction

46. Their friendship lasted without a cloud to the end of

his life.
(a) without trouble (b) without romance
(c) without concealment (d) without stigma

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Exercise - II
9. To be above board
1. He is known for blowing his own trumpet. (a) To have a good height
(a) clamoring (b) boasting (b) To be honest in any business deal
(c) clattering (d) shouting (c) Having no debts
2. He cut the Gordian knot by practicing what he (d) To try to be beautiful
preached.
(a) removed the difficulty (b) add to the 10. To cry wolf
difficulty (a) To listen eagerly (b) To give false alarm
(c) lessened the difficulty (d) let the (c) To turn pale (d) To keep off starvation
difficulty remain as it was 11. He is on the wrong side of seventy.
3. He took a leap in the dark with his latest investment (a) more than seventy years old
in stocks. (b) less than seventy years old
(a) was confused (b) was cocksure (c) seventy years old
(c) took a risk (d) was hesitant (d) eighty years old
4. Acquiring a job is a cakewalk for a student who has
good academic performance coupled with good 12. To have an axe to grind
attitude. (a) a private end to serve
(a) walk away with a cake (b) to fail to arouse interest
(b) a difficult achievement (c) to have no result
(c) a walkway made with cakes (d) to work for both sides
(d) an easy achievement 13. “Don’t try to throw dust into my eyes. You will not
5. Let sleeping dogs lie. succeed. ”
(a) Do not bring up an old controversial issue (a) You should not try to blind me with dust.
(b) Dogs can raise tempers (b) I know how to protect my eyes.
(c) Do not allow dogs to stand (c) I will not let you blind me with dust.
(d) Prevent dog mobility (d) “Don’t try to mislead or confuse me. ”
6. To get admission in present day educational 14. He broke down when he heard the news of his son’s
institutions, all children should be born with a silver death.
spoon in the mouth. (a) resigned his job (b) ceased to smile
(a) be born to silver upon manufacturer (c) stopped working (d) wept bitterly
(b) always hold a silver spoon 15. The scientist worked for donkey’s years to arrive at
(c) he born with silver spoon the formula.
(d) be born in a rich family (a) a long time (b) a short time
(c) for donkeys (d) for few years
7. Children complain about their parents’ gifts. 16. We visit the shopping mall off and on.
They should learn not to (a) up and about (b) often
look a gift horse in the mouth. (c) really and truly (d) once upon a time
(a) not to look at a horse’s mouth 17. Life is an event of give and take.
(b) not to find fault with the gifts received (a) adjustment (b) make believe
(c) not to ask for more gifts (c) always (d) giving
(d) not to find goodness in the gifts 18. Don’t mix with the bad hats.
(a) people with bad hats
8. To drive home (b) people of bad character
(a) To find one’s root (b) To return to place of (c) people selling bad hats
rest (d) people of poor status
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(a) having breakfast
(b) starting conversation 29. My friend is very much interested in gardening and
(c) introducing chief guest has green fingers.
(d) making speeches (a) fingers that are green in color
20. He chickened out when he confronted opposition. (b) natural ability to grow plants
(a) ate chicken (b) released chicken (c) fingers that are very strong
(c) hatched eggs (d) withdrew (d) green color flower ports

21. Try to make do with what you have. 30. He is an interesting speaker but tends to go off at a
(a) create (b) do tangent.
(c) produce (d) manage (a) change the subject immediately
(b) target things in between
22. For this act of indifference, he will be taken to task (c) go on at great length
by the authority. (d) become boisterous
(a) he will tender his resignation to the authority.
(b) he will be entrusted with an official job. 31. The illiterate farmer made ducks and drakes of the
(c) he will get an official reprimand from the huge prize money, he won in a lottery.
authority. (a) invested the amount prudently
(d) he will be rewarded by the authority. (b) donated the money generously
(c) distributed the sum equally
23. I tried to feel his pulse on the issue, but in vain. (d) spent the cash foolishly
(a) argue with him (b) guide him
(c) find his views (d) enlight him 32. This lady is running down her sisters to all relatives
and friends.
24. You need to have something up your sleeve if the (a) going along with
present plan does not work. (b) speaking ill of
(a) have a secret pocket in the sleeve (c) breaking relationship between
(b) have an alternative plan (d) talking in praise of
(c) have some honest means 33. By all accounts, Mr. Kumar is an honest and straight
(d) have some hidden sources of money forward officer.
(a) in the opinion of most people
25. He brought to light the mystery behind the incident. (b) in many ways and aspects
(a) concealed (b) revealed (c) from his attitude and behavior
(c) disposed (d) destroyed (d) from all reports and records

26. He looks up to his father. 34. He came round within an hour.

(a) respects (b) obeys (a) arrived (b) departed
(c) looks away from (d) stares at (c) returned (d) recovered
35. We cut across the field so that we might reach the
27. His success in the last examination is nothing but a railway station quickly.
flash in the pan; it will not surely happen again. (a) walked secretly across
(a) an expected triumph (b) an unexpected triumph (b) cleared our way by removing obstacles
(c) a welcome triumph (d) the final triumph (c) took a short route across
(d) ran very fast across
28. Ram always stands up for a just cause.
(a) supports (b) resents 36. The smuggler was like a cat on hot bricks, when the

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police raided his house. keep the wolf from the door.
(a) cool and confident (b) greatly upset (a) have enough money to avoid hunger and need
(c) wild and furious (d) very agitated (b) to hide the wolf behind the door
(c) to display the wolf before the door
37. He foes not see reality as he lives in clover. (d) have less money to avoid hunger and need
(a) in dreams (b) in hiding
(c) in poverty (d) in luxury 45. To speak one’s mind
(a) To be frank and honest
38. In our photography club, Mr. Sen passes for an (b) To think aloud
excellent photographer. (c) To talk about one’s ideas
(a) is wrongly thought of as (d) To express one’s thought
(b) pretends to be
(c) is assumed to be 46. To make a mountain of a molehill
(d) makes way for (a) To make advantage of a small thing
(b) To give great importance to little things
39. Mrs. Roy keeps an open house on Saturday evening (c) To get into trouble
parties. you’ll find all kinds of people there. (d) To see a thing with prejudiced mind
(a) welcomes all members
(b) welcomes a select group of people 47. Hand in glove
(c) keeps the doors of the house open (a) In close relationship (b) Non-cooperative
(d) keeps the gates open for a few persons (c) Critical (d) On bad terms
40. The police cordoned off the area after the explosion.
(a) The police filled the whole area 48. To add fuel to the fire
(b) The police isolated the area (a) To make matters bright
(c) The police checked everyone in the area (b) To cause additional anger
(d) The police did not allow anyone to leave the (c) To bring matters to a conclusion
area (d) To start a revolt

41. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the 49. Wear and tear
newcomer as he was wet behind the ears. (a) A brand name (b) Damage
(a) drenched in the rain (c) Lot of sorrow (d) A warning
(b) unpunctual and lethargic
(c) stupid and slow-witted 50. To turn a deaf ear
(d) young and inexperienced (a) To show one’s deaf ear to a doctor
42. Arvind finally got through with his doctoral thesis. (b) To disregard totally
(a) left the thesis half way through (c) To turn one’s ear towards somebody
(b) finally finished his thesis after hard toil (d) Unable to listen to
(c) was awarded his doctoral degree
(d) finally cleared his last examination

43. We would sit here and talk till the cows come home.
(a) for a very short span of time (b) it the cows
come home quickly
(c) if the cows come home slowly (d) for a very long
time

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 Exercise – III 9. How did you break the ice in the party?
(a) Cause harm (b) Break free
(c) Initiate something (d) Shatter peace
1. I could have continued my higher studies if I wanted
but, that’s water under the bridge.
10. The policy has been declared to be null and void.
(a) something I cannot change
(a) Impossible (b) Invalid
(b) the time I met with an accident near the bridge
(c) Empty (d) Valid
(c) something my family did not want
(d) the time I went on a cruise
11. In the last few years, India has advanced by leaps
and bounds in industrial sector.
2. My parents want me to study science, but I will stick
(a) very pathetically (b) very slowly
to my guns and graduate in Economics.
(c) very rapidly (d) very competently
(a) prefer to disobey them
(b) hold on to my decision
12. The whole problem has been swept under the
(c) refuse to listen to them
carpet, but that is not the solution.
(d) show them that they are wrong
(a) kept hidden (b) ignored
(c) solved (d) detected
3. The manager dismissed the proposal out of hand
and said that it was not at all practical.
13. The strawberry dessert you made was out of this
(a) completely (b) directly
world.
(c) simply (d) quickly
(a) extraordinary (b) ordinary
(c) bitter (d) tasteless
4. The people of this village are the salt of the earth.
(a) rich (b) educated
14. Sachin is an indifferent student. He is often all at
(c) quarrelsome (d) kind
sea.
(a) very knowledgeable (b) in danger
5. He accused her of talking through her hat and
(c) completely confused (d) in a state of shock
refused to accept a word of what she said.
(a) talking straight (b) talking nonsense
15. I am waiting for the old man to kick the bucket so
(c) talking tough (d) talking sense
that I can get his money.
(a) to kill (b) to die
6. He promised to look into the matter.
(c) to absolve (d) to conclude
(a) to question (b) to peer closely at
(c) to take care of (d) to investigate
16. I am tired of the rat-race in the corporate sector.
(a) misery (b) unpleasant sight
7. It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.
(c) fierce competition (d) corruption
(a) go for fishing and cause trouble
(b) fish in hot weather
17. The man changed colours when I questioned him on
(c) catch fish in distributed waters
the allocation of funds.
(d) make a profit out of a disturbance
(a) turned happy (b) got motivated
(c) turned pale (d) got numbed
8. Thousand put on a daily fight to keep the wolf from
the door.
18. We cannot depend on him for this assignment as it
(a) keep oneself healthy
needs careful handling and he is like a bull in a China
(b) avoid starvation
shop.
(c) guard from pickpockets
(a) a tactful person (b) a no-nonsense person
(d) ward off mosquitoes
(c) a felicitous person (d) a clumsy person

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(c) disbanded itself

19. The mother always insists on keeping the hose spick (d) went bankrupt
and span.
(a) safe (b) tidy 29. No one talks about him because he is regarded as
(c) open (d) locked the black sheep.
(a) the one who is always late
20. The boy took to his heels after stealing some money. (b) the one who is unruly
(a) jumped up (b) hurt himself (c) the one who is disobedient
(c) ran away (d) fell down (d) the one with bad reputation

21. One should always try to keep one’s word. 30. I had to pay through my nose for the concert ticket.
(a) to guard a secret (b) to be too shy to speak (a) pay no money (b) pay all the money
(c) to remember (d) to fulfill a promise (c) pay a huge sum (d) pay little money

22. It is known that he is a man of straw. 31. A cock and bull story
(a) a generous man (a) an animal story (b) a fable
(b) a man of no substance (c) a terrible story (d) an unbelievable and
(c) a man without means ridiculous story
(d) a man of character
23. She brought up the orphan as her own child. 32. Her mother saw through the excuse she gave.
(a) readied (b) reared (a) revealed (b) detected
(c) rebuked (d) received (c) viewed (d) hacked

24. A good teacher should have the gift of the gab. 33. She has a bee in her bonnet and can say anything.
(a) an interest in discipline (a) is a crazy person (b) is a frank person
(b) a talent for speaking (c) is a foolish person (d) is a proud person
(c) a pleasant personality
(d) a talent for acting 34. Some people have the habit of working by fits and
starts.
25. It was a red letter day for him because he was (a) very seriously (b) excitedly
elected. President. (c) consistently (d) irregularly
(a) a day when he got letters written in red
(b) a difficult and problematic day 35. I am out of my wits and therefore cannot find a way
(c) a day he received greeting cards to solve the problem immediately.
(d) a memorable day (a) totally ignorant
(b) not intelligent enough
26. She vaguely takes after her grandmother. (c) greatly confused
(a) follows (b) resembles (d) helpless without power
(c) accepts (d) constitutes
36. Villagers always call a spade a spade.
27. I except my friends to stand by me. (a) to speak ill about someone
(a) Support (b) Accompany (b) to speak about someone
(c) Release (d) Energize (c) to speak in a straight forward manner
(d) to call someone a spade
28. The music group broke up unceremoniously.
(a) broke each other’s instruments 37. To play second fiddle
(b) distributed the neighborhood (a) To do back seat driving

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(c) To reduce the importance of one’s senior
(d) To take a subordinate role 47. The construction remains unfinished and the
workers have let the grass grow under their feet.
38. Marry broke a dining room window and had to face (a) grown grass all over the lawn
the music when her father got home. (b) gone on a luxury tour
(a) listen to music (b) accept the punishment (c) delayed doing the work
(c) listen carefully (d) ask a lot of questions (d) demanded more benefits

39. Why are you jumping down my throat ? I wasn’t 48. The police smelt the rat behind the death of the girl.
even in the house when it happened. (a) got very much confused
(a) forcing me to eat (b) running away (b) identified the cause of death
(c) making a joke (d) scolding me (c) suspected that something is fishy
(d) jumped to the conclusion
40. What egged you on to become a social worker ?
(a) urged (b) dampened 49. He is leaving the USA for good.
(c) hindered (d) discouraged (a) temporarily (b) immediately
(c) urgently (d) permanently
41. Many politicians in India are fit to hold a candle to
Mahatma Gandhi. 50. Communicative English is the Achilles’ heel for the
(a) superior (b) equal job aspirants.
(c) inferior (d) indifferent (a) what they cherish most
(b) top priority
42. He is putting the cart before the horse by purchasing (c) weak spot
furniture before buying a house. (d) source of strength
(a) doing a thing the wrong way
(b) doing a thing in the right way
(c) committing a great crime
(d) doing things meticulously

43. Casting pearls before swine

(a) Speaking nice words and convincing them
(b) Offering good things to undeserving people
(c) Uplifting the needy for their welfare
(d) Doing worthwhile things to unknown people

44. Hard work pays in the long run.

(a) always (b) over a period of time
(c) indefinitely (d) never

45. I felt like a fish out of water among the lawyers.

(a) special (b) happy
(c) uncomfortable (d) proud

46. The Cauvery water issue led to apple of discord

between the two Governments.
(a) cause of anger (b) cause of hatred

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Exercise - IV (c) Food for thought (d) Competition

1. Fool’s paradise
11. To give currency
(a) Heaven
(a) To make publicity known
(b) An entirely false understanding
(b) To misinterpret
(c) An urban slum
(c) To bestow importance
(d) Hell
(d) To originate

2. Laughing stock
12. I am looking forward to her arrival.
(a) A collection of jokes
(a) expecting
(b) One who has made money is stock market
(b) confident of
(c) One who laughs at others
(c) afraid of
(d) An object of ridicule
(d) expecting with pleasure

3. Half-hearted
13. The young boy’s act put his father in a pickle.
(a) Uneconomical (b) Unhelpful
(a) in a sad situation
(c) Unenthusiastic (d) Reckless
(b) in an embarrassing or awkward situation
(c) in a funny position
4. From the blue
(d) in a serious position
(a) All of a sudden (b) Knowingly
(c) Continuously (d) As a slow ball
14. They got on well with each other the moment they
met.
5. To keep one’s fingers crossed
(a) had a friendly relationship
(a) To wait expectantly (b) To act in a hostile
(b) fell in love
manner
(c) had an agreement
(c) To interfere in unnecessarily (d) To keep out of
(d) had a misunderstanding
any danger

15. She tried to slip off, but was caught immediately.

6. At the eleventh hour
(a) leave quietly (b) slide quickly
(a) To be well in time (b) To do things at 11
(c) steal quietly (d) go quickly
o’clock
(c) To be lazy by temperament (d) To do things at
16. He lays out fifty percent of his income on bonds and
the last moment
shares.
(a) allots (b) distributes
7. Long run
(c) donates (d) spends
(a) Eventually (b) After much hard work
(c) After running an athletic race (d) With God’s
17. I will do the work if I am allowed a free hand in the
help
choice of materials.
(a) complete liberty
8. To play havoc with
(b) an expense account
(a) To ruin (b) To alter
(c) to employ men to work
(c) To swallow (d) To affect
(d) unlimited funds

9. Herculean task
18. He is as hard as nail, never moved by anything.
(a) An easy puzzle (b) A good contest
(a) tough (b) emotionless
(c) A difficult thing (d) A hurried job
(c) physically strong (d) hard working
10. A bone of contention
(a) A matter of dispute (b) A settled quarrel
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19. If you want to be happy, cut your coat according to
your cloth. 27. He made away with ten thousand rupees in the
(a) be honest in your dealings course of three months.
(b) work according to your capacity (a) earned (b) ran away with
(c) live within your means (c) squandered (d) saved
(d) don’t be too ambitious
28. The students of the group have assured their
20. With my limited means, to think of buying a house project guide that they will all work against the
in Mumbai is crying for the moon. clock.
(a) wishful thinking (a) work while keeping patience
(b) living in a fool’s paradise (b) work with vigor to finish in limited time
(c) wishing for something impossible (c) work with enthusiasm
(d) crying in vain (d) work hard to go against the time

21. The Director of sports gave away the prizes to the 29. To let off steam, my friend started murmuring.
participants. (a) to release his tension (b) to show his anger
(a) handed over (b) distributed (c) to show his approval (d) to show his
(c) donated (d) promised displeasure
30. Put off
22. She kept her home spick and span. (a) Advanced (b) Cancelled
(a) untidy (b) closed (c) Postponed (d) Prolonged
(c) well- furnished (d) clean and tidy
31. Apple of the eye
23. He is a nationalist to the core. (a) The cause of discord (b) The cause of jealousy
(a) completely (b) consequently (c) Dearly loved (d) The apple pie
(c) partially (d) ultimately
32. Once in a blue moon
24. He burnt his fingers by interfering in his neighbor’s (a) On auspicious days (b) At festivals
affair. (c) Quickly (d) Rarely
(a) got rebuked
(b) got himself insulted 33. To hold something in leash
(c) got himself into trouble (a) To restrain (b) To disappoint
(d) burnt himself (c) To dismiss (d) To discourage

25. For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to 34. Like Wildfire
water. (a) Rapidly (b) Partially
(a) like taking the duck to water (c) Here and There (d) Slowly
(b) like bursting out suddenly
(c) like dropping the duck in the water 35. To look into
(d) like easily and naturally speaking (a) To peep (b) To investigate
(c) To observe (d) To search
26. He made my day by telling me how important I was
to him. 36. To egg on
(a) gave me great pleasure (a) To ask (b) To warm
(b) displeased me (c) To urge (d) To advise
(c) spoiled my day
(d) made me resentful 37. To make light of

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(a) To make candles

(b) To light a fire 46. My sincere advice to my maidservant fell on stony
(c) To bring light into life ground.
(d) To treat as unimportant (a) was counterproductive
(b) had a strong impact
38. To get into hot water (c) made one stubborn
(a) To get a lot of money (d) had little success
(b) To fall into debt
(c) To face a lot of trouble 47. He has all his ducks in a row, he is complacent.
(d) To take bath in hot water (a) has everything ready (b) is well organized
(c) always scores a zero (d) never gets confused
39. To fish in troubled water
(a) To try to catch as much fish as possible 48. The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.
(b) To try to go for fishing in spite of bad weather (a) did not find him (b) put him in prison
(c) To try to gain advantages from a disturbed state (c) arrested him (d) took him to court
(d) To try to sell fish caught from dirty waters
49. His investments helped him make a killing in the
40. To turn one’s back on stock market.
(a) To avoid (b) To cheat (a) lose money quickly
(c) To conspire against (d) To give away (b) plan a murder quickly
(c) murder someone quickly
41. To smell a rat (d) make money quickly
(a) To detect bad smell
(b) To misunderstand 50. There is no gainsaying the fact that the country is in
(c) To suspect a trick or deceit difficulties.
(d) To see hidden meaning (a) ignoring (b) hiding
42. Lion’s share (c) forgetting (d) denying
(a) The larger part (b) The worthy part
(c) The smaller part (d) Share of a lion

43. Once the case reached the court, the police washed
their hands off it.
(a) waited for a response to
(b) claimed credit for
(c) disassociated themselves for
(d) seemed eager to continue

44. She wanted to go hitch- hiking but her mother put

her foot down and now she’s going by bus.
(a) took a firm stand
(b) expressed her displeasure
(c) scolded her badly
(d) got irritated

45. Adolescence is a period of halcyon days

(a) hard days (b) of mental pressure
(c) happy days (d) days of preparation

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1. a 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. a 1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. b
6. d 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. c 6. d 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. b
11. a 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. a 11. c 12. a 13. a 14. c 15. b
16. d 17. d 18. b 19. c 20. a 16. c 17. c 18. d 19. b 20. c
21. d 22. d 23. b 24. d 25. d 21. d 22. b 23. b 24. b 25. d
26. b 27. a 28. c 29. d 30. c
26. d 27. a 28. b 29. a 30. a
31. d 32. b 33. a 34. d 35. c
31. a 32. c 33. d 34. a 35. a
36. c 37. d 38. b 39. d 40. a
36. d 37. a 38. b 39. a 40. a
41. b 42. a 43. b 44. b 45. c
41. b 42. c 43. b 44. b 45. a
46. c 47. c 48. c 49. d 50. c
46. d 47. b 48. b 49. d 50. a

Exercise - II Exercise - IV
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. a 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. a

6. d 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. b 6. d 7. a 8. a 9. c 10. a

11. a 12. a 13. d 14. d 15. a 11. a 12. d 13. b 14. a 15. d

16. b 17. a 18. b 19. b 20. d 16. d 17. a 18. b 19. c 20. a

21. d 22. c 23. c 24. b 25. b 21. b 22. d 23. a 24. c 25. d

26. a 27. b 28. a 29. b 30. a 26. a 27. a 28. b 29. a 30. d

31. d 32. b 33. d 34. d 35. c 31. c 32. d 33. a 34. a 35. b

36. b 37. d 38. c 39. a 40. b 36. c 37. d 38. c 39. c 40. a

41. d 42. b 43. d 44. a 45. d 41. c 42. a 43. c 44. a 45. c

46. b 47. a 48. b 49. b 50. b 46. d 47. b 48. a 49. d 50. d

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