-´’çí∫-∞¡-¢√®Ωç 18 -úÕÂÆç-•®Ω’ 2007
Jayanth: (It’s) days since met you. Whatever
has happened to you?
(E†’o îª÷Æœ î√™« ®ÓV-©-®·uçC. àN’öÀ
N≠æߪ’ç?)
éÌçîÁç Ǩ¡a®Ωuç ûÁ©-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ What •ü¿’©’
Whatever Åçö«ç.
Sumanth: What do you think? I have my
hands full. The President of our
association has given me the
responsibility of making all the
arrangements for the conference
next week.
(à´’-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o´¤? ÅÆæq©’ BJéπ
™‰èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√o†’. ´’† Ææç°∂æ’ç Åüµ¿u-èπ~◊úø’
´îËa ¢√®Ωç ïJÍí Ææ´÷-¢Ë-¨»-EéÀ 鬢√-Lq†
à®√pôxFo – Ç ¶«üµ¿u-ûª†’ °æ‹Jhí¬ Ø√èπ◊
Å°æpTç-î√®Ω’.)
conference = Ææ´÷-¢Ë¨¡ç
Jayanth: He can be sure he has placed the job
in capable hands. He can be rest
assured that nothing can go wrong.
(Çߪ’† Ñ °æEE Ææ´’-®Ω’n-©Íé Å°æp-Tç-î√-†ØË
†´’t-éπçûÓ Öçúø-´îª’a. à §Ò®Ω-§ƒô÷ ï®Ω-í∫-
ü¿E EPaç-ûªí¬ Öçúø-´îª’a.
be rest assured = EPaç-ûªí¬ Öçúøôç
Sumanth: Fortunately I have the time and
money in hand. That does make
things easy. But at times I have to
get my hands
I have my hands full
dirty too, as
the workers
are a bit lazy
and irregular.
(Åü¿%-≠d-´æ -¨»ûª÷h
ü∆EéÀ 鬢√Lq†
úø•÷s, Æ洒ߪ’ç ¶«í¬ØË ÖØ√o®·. Åçü¿’-
´©x °æE Ææ’©-¶µºç-í¬ØË ÖçC. é¬F Å°æ¤p-úø-
°æ¤p-úø÷ °æE-¢√∞¡x •ü¿l¥éπç ´™«x, ÆæJí¬ Öçúø-
éπ-§Ú-´úøç ´™«x ¢√∞¡Ÿx îËÊÆ °æ†’©’ èπÿú≈
éÌEo ؈’ îËߪ÷Lq ´≤ÚhçC).
Jayanth: Are you handling the invitations too?
(Ç£æ…y-Ø√©’ °æç°æúøç èπÿú≈ F °æØËØ√?)
Sumanth: Yes, I am.
(Å´¤†’.)
Jayanth: Why don’t you let me take care of the
invitations? You have enough on
your hands already with the arrange-
ments.
(Ç£æ…y-Ø√© N≠æߪ’ç Ø√èπ◊ ´C™‰-ߪ’-èπÿ-
úøü¿÷? Ñ à®√p-ôx-ûÓØË †’´¤y BJé𠙉èπ◊çú≈
ÖØ√o´¤.)
Sumanth: Thank you. That’s a big relief.
(ü∑∆uçé˙q. ÅC Ø√èπ◊ °ü¿l N´·éÀh.)
Jayanth: Let me have the list of invitees. I will
have some of them delivered by
hand, and the rest through courier
service or by post.
(Ç£æ…y-E-ûª’© ñ«Gû√ Ø√éÀ´¤y, éÌEoç-öÀE
؈’ îËAûÓ -Åç-Cç-îË-™« -îª÷≤ƒh†’, N’í∫-û√N
éÌJ-ߪ’®˝ ü∆y®√ í¬F, §ÚÆˇd ü∆y®√ í¬F
°æç°æ¤-û√†’.)
Sumanth: Am I clear then that the matter is
entirely in your hands?
(Å®·ûË Ç N≠æߪ’ç Åçû√ F îËûª’™x
Ö†oõ‰x éπü∆?)
Jayanth: They are certainly out of your hands.
Don’t you worry, any more about
them.
(ÅN F îËûª’™x ™‰N-°æ¤púø’. ü∆Eo í∫’Jç*
ÉçÍéç ÇçüÓ-∞¡† °æúøèπ◊.)
Sumanth: I can speed up this work now.
(Å®·ûË ØËF °æE ûªy®Ωí¬ °æ‹Jh îËߪ’-
´îª’a.)
Jayanth: So you can.
(Å´¤†’.)
Sumanth: Our association has enough money
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
to meet all the expenses. So
nobody need put their hand in their
pocket. Do take some money now.
(´’† Å≤Ú-Æœ-ßË’-≠æ-Ø˛èπ◊ î√™« úø•’sçC.
鬕öÀd á´®Ω÷ èπÿú≈ ¢√∞¡x úø•’s ê®Ω’a
°ôd-†-´-Ææ®Ωç ™‰ü¿’.)
Jayanth: That I know. Let me first of all have
the list and the invitations.
(ÅC Ø√èπ◊ ûÁ©’Ææ’. ¢Á·ü¿ô Ç£æ…y-E-ûª’©
ñ«Gû√, Ç Ç£æ…y-Ø√©’ Ø√éÀ´¤y.)
Sumanth: They are all at the printer’s who is
near at hand. Come, let’s go.
(ÅFo v°œçô®˝ ü¿í∫_Í® ÖØ√o®·. Åûªúø’
èπÿú≈ Ééπ\-úøèπ◊ ü¿í∫_Í®, ¢Á∞¡ü∆ç °æü¿.)





Spoken English daily real life situations
™
™ hand expressions
ûÓ ¢√úË èπ◊ î√™« v§ƒüµ∆†uç
ÖçC. î√™« ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ ¢√úø’-ûª’ç-ö«®Ω’ èπÿú≈. É´Fo
î√™« simple expressions. ´’† Ææ綵«-≠æù î√™«
Ææ®Ω-∞¡çí¬, Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬ ÖçúËô’x îË≤ƒh®·. ´’†´‚ prac-
tice îËü∆lç.
Now look at the following expressions from
the dialogue above.
1) I have my hands full.
2) He can be sure that
he has placed the job
in capable hands.
3) I have the time and
money in hand.
4) ... I have to get my hands dirty.
5) You have enough on your hands.
6) Am I clear then that the matter is
entirely in your hands.
1) Have (somebody’s) hands full- I/
we/ you/ they have my/ our/ your/
their hands full. He/ she has his/
her hands full = àüÁjØ√ °æE ´©x
ÅÆæq-©’ BJé𠙉èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç.
a) He has his hands full with the arrangements
for his daughter’s marriage =
¢√∞¡x Å´÷t®· °Rx à®√p-ôxûÓ Çߪ’† ÅÆæq©’ BJéπ
™‰èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√oúø’.
b) I have my hands already full with repairs to
my house. I can’t attend to any other work
now =
Ø√ ÉçöÀ ´’®Ω´’tûª’©ûÓ Ø√ îËûª’© Eçú≈ °æEûÓ
BJé𠙉èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√o, ÉçÍé°æ-F îª÷úø-™‰-E-°æ¤púø’.
2) In somebody’s good/ safe/ capable, etc
hands =
EXERCISE
Match the words under A with
their meanings under B.
A B
1. Abscond A Stop
2. Irrelevant B Escape
3. Greedy C Gentle
4. Mild D Surrender
2. (E) unconnected = ÅÆæç-ü¿-®Ωs¥-¢Á’i†/
5. Withhold E Unconnected
F Covetous
G Generous
ANSWERS
1. (B) escape = ûª°œpç--éÓ-´úøç/ §ƒJ-
§Ú-´úøç, ´·êuçí¬ §ÚM-Ææ’©’ °æô’d-éÓ-
èπ◊çú≈, îªö«d-EéÀ üÌ®Ω-éπ-èπ◊çú≈.
The parents of one of the stu-
dents who killed their classmate
have been absconding since the
shooting incident =
classmate
†’ é¬La îªç°œ† Nü∆u®Ω’n™x
2
à ´Ææ’h-¢ÁjØ√/ N≠æ-ߪ’-¢Á’iØ√, ´’†’-≠æfl-™„jØ√, ´’†ç Çüµ∆- Åûªúø’ supervisor Å®·-†-°æp-öÀéÃ/ ÅûªúÕ °æE Åï-
®Ω-°æúøü¿T† ´uéÀh îª÷Ææ’h-†o-°æ¤úø’. ´÷-®·≠‘ Å®·-†-°æp-öÀéÃ, Å´-Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’iûË üÁj£œ«éπ v¨¡´’èπ◊
a) If Dr. Vaidya is treating you, you are in safe
èπÿú≈ Åûªúø’ Æœü¿l¥¢Ë’.
hands b) This job is only for these who are willing to
= ú≈II ¢Ájü¿u Fèπ◊ ¢Ájü¿uç îËÆæ’h-†o-ôx-®·ûË, †’´¤y Íé~´’- get their hands dirty =
éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† îËûª’™x Ö†oõ‰x (Çߪ’† ¢Ájü¿uç™ †’´¤y üÁj£œ«éπ v¨¡´’†’ É≠æd-°æúË ¢√∞¡}ØË/ é¬ßª’-éπ≠dçæ îËÊÆç-
Íé~´’ç-í¬ØË Öçö«´¤). ü¿’èπ◊ É≠æd-°æ-úË-¢√-∞¡xÍé Ñ ÖüÓuí∫ç.
b) With Kumble as captain, the team is in capa- c) As he is educated, he doesn’t want to get his
ble hands hands dirty =
= èπ◊綉x ≤ƒ®Ω-ü∑¿uç™ (captain í¬ Öçõ‰) ¶µ«®Ω-ûª-
îªü¿’-´¤-èπ◊†o ¢√úø’ 鬕öÀd é¬ßª’-éπ≠dçæ îËߪ’úøç ÅûªúÕéÀ
ïô’d Ææ´’-®Ω’núÕ îËA™ Ö†oõ‰d (èπ◊綉x Ææ´’-®Ω’n-úøE). É≠ædç ™‰ü¿’.
3) Something in hand/ 5) To have enough on one’s hands =
to have something in
(äéπ-JéÀ) î√L-†çûª °æE Öçúøôç.
hand/ have time/ a) She has enough on her hands with her new
money in hand =
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
born child and so cannot do any job =
397 àüÁjØ√ ´’†ç ¢√úø’-èπ◊-ØËç- É°æ¤púË °æ¤öÀd† GúøfûÓ Ç¢Á’èπ◊ î√L-†çûª °æE. Åçü¿’-
éπE Ç¢Á’ à ÖüÓuí∫ç îËߪ’-
™‰ü¿’.
b) He doesn’t have
enough on his hands,
so he gets all sorts of
silly ideas =
ÅûªúÕéÀ î√L-†çûª °æE-™‰-éπ-§Ú-
´-úøçûÓ Åûª-úÕéÀ °æEéÀ´÷-L†
ü¿’èπ◊ ´’† ü¿í∫_®Ω Ç™-©Fo ´Ææ’hç-ö«®·.
Öçúøôç. 6) Something in somebody’s hands =
a) He has plenty of money in hand
àü¿-®·Ø√ äéπJ ÅDµ-†ç™ Öçúøôç.
= Åûªúø’ ¢√úø’èπ◊ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ÅûªúÕ ü¿í∫_®Ω
a) The matter is no longer in my hands. It is
¶«í¬ úø•’sçC.
now entirely in my lawyer’s hands =
b) We still have a week in hand
M.SURESAN before the exams =
Ç N≠æߪ’ç É°æ¤púø’ Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω ™‰ü¿’ (ØËØËç îËߪ’-
™‰†’). Åü¿çû√ ´÷ ™«ßª’®˝ îËA™ ÖçC/ Çߪ’ØË
°æK-éπ~-©-éÀçé¬ ´’†èπ◊ ¢√®Ωç ®ÓV©
Æ洒ߪ’ç ÖçC. Åçû√ îª÷Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√oúø’.
c) I haven’t much time in hand = b) The whole affair is in your hands. You can do
as you like =
Ø√éπçûª áèπ◊\´ õ„j¢˛’ ™‰ü¿’.
d) Though he has the amount in hand, he is Åçû√ F îËûª’™x ÖçC. †’¢Ëy´’†’-èπ◊çõ‰ ÅC îËߪ’-
unwilling to spend = í∫-©´¤.
Affair - Å°∂-Å – N≠æߪ’ç/ Ææç•çüµ¿ç
鬢√-Lq† úø•’s ûª† ü¿í∫_®Ω Ö†o-°æp-öÀéÃ, ê®Ω’a °ôdúøç
Åûª-úÕéÀ É≠ædç-™‰ü¿’. a) I don’t know anything about the affair =
4) To get my hands dirty = üÁj£œ«éπ v¨¡´’ îËߪ’úøç/
Ø√èπ◊ Ç N≠æߪ’ç àO’ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’.
é¬ßª’-éπ≠dçæ îËߪ’úøç b) People suspect an affair between the two =
a) Though he is a supervisor, he is ready to get
v°æï©’ ¢√Rx-ü¿l-Jéà àüÓ Ææç•çüµ¿ç Öçü¿-†’-èπ◊ç-ö«®Ω’.
his hands dirty if there is a need =
An engineer’s qualification is irrel-
äéπJ ûª-Lx-ü¿ç-vúø’©’ ûª°œpç-èπ◊ A®Ω’-í∫’- mild Åçõ‰ ÉçéÌEo Å®√n©’ ≤ƒüµ¿’
evant to a bank job =
ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’ (§ÚM-Ææ’-©èπÿ, îªö«d-Eéà üÌ®Ω-éπ- -Ææy-¶µ«´ç Ö†o/ °∂æ÷ô’-™‰E/ Bv´-ûª-™‰E/
èπ◊çú≈). Éç>-F®˝ Nü∆u-®Ω|-ûª©’ bank ÖüÓu-í¬-EéÀ Åçûª ÖvC-éπh-ûª-™‰E X severe (Bv´-
The cashier of the bank is
ÅÆæç-•ü¿l¥ç X Relevant.
¢Á ’i† )/ harsh (éπJ∏-†-¢Á’i†)/ violent
absconding = 3. (F) covetous = ü¿’®√¨¡ Ö†o/
(£œ «ç≤ƒ-û ªt-éπ-¢Á’i†).
Bank cashier §ƒJ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’ X Åû√u¨¡/ Ê°®√¨¡ Ö†o
Most politicians are greedy. They 5. (A) Stop = üˆo-®·Ø√ ÇÊ°-ߪ’úøç.
Surrender
He withheld important informa-
= ™ÔçT-§Ú-´úøç.
enter politics only because of
their greed = tion =
Ææçü¿®Ωs¥ ¨¡ŸCl¥-™‰E (out of place)/ ´·êu-¢Á’i† Ææ´÷-î√-®√Eo Åûªúø’ Éûª-®Ω’-
ÅÆæç-•-ü¿l¥-¢Á’i†. äéπ N≠æߪ’ç í∫’Jç* ®√ï-éÃ-ߪ’ -Ø√-ߪ’èπ◊-™x áèπ◊\-´-´’çC
©èπ◊ Åçü¿-èπ◊çú≈ ÇÊ°-¨»úø’.
´÷ö«xúø’ûª÷ Ö†o°æ¤púø’ ´’®Ó ü¿’®√-¨»-°æ-®Ω’™‰. ÅÆæ©’ ¢√∞¡Ÿ} ®√ï-éÃ-
N≠æߪ’ç v°æ≤ƒh-Nç-îªúøç, irrelevant. ߪ÷™x v°æ¢ËPçîªú≈-EéÀ 鬮Ωùç ¢√∞¡x Kunthi withheld the secret of
While talking of the ability of a
ü¿’®√¨Ï. Karna’s birth till the end =
player, remarks about his covetous = °æ®Ω’© ÇÆœh°j éÓJéπ éπ®Ω’gúÕ ï†t ®Ω£æ«-≤ƒuEo èπ◊çA ü∆*
appearance, or to his girl friend èπÿú≈. °öÀdçC/ Éûª-®Ω’©èπ◊ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’.
are irrelevant = 4. (C) Gentle = Eü∆†ç/ ü¿’úø’-èπ◊-é¬E
Results of certain candidates
Unlike the father who is rude
ã véÃú≈-é¬-®Ω’úÕ ¨¡éÀh í∫’Jç* ´÷ö«xúø’ûª’- have been withheld =
(¢Á·®Ωô’)the son is mild =
†o-°æ¤púø’ ÅûªúÕ Çéπ%-AE í∫’Jç* é¬F, éÌçü¿®Ω’ Ŷµºu-®Ω’n© °∂æL-û√©’ Ç°œ-¢Ë-ߪ’-
ÅûªúÕ ÊÆo£œ«-ûª’-®√-LE í∫’Jç* é¬F îËÊÆ ¢Á·®Ωô’¢√-úÁj† ûªçvúÕ™« é¬èπ◊çú≈,
•-ú≈f®· (´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’í∫’ ÇÊ°-¨»®Ω’.)
¢√uêu©’ ÅÆæç-ü¿®Ωs¥ç/ ÅÆæç-•ü¿l¥ç. éÌúø’èπ◊ Eü∆-†-Ææ’húø’.