Cannot hold a candle :- cannot be compared to

जिसकी तुलना न की िा सके

Eg – Her latest book is readable enough, but it can’t

hold a candle to her earlier work.

Eg- There is not one rock star today

who could hold a candle to any of
those composers.

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A moot point :- Disputed जििाजित

Eg – It's a moot point whether the chicken or the egg

came first.

Eg - Whether Shakespeare actually

wrote the poem remains a moot point
among critics.

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A picture is worth a thousand words :- a picture conveys
information more effectively than words एक जित्र में बहुत बाते

Eg - A good presentation should contain more of graphics

and less of text since a picture is worth a thousand words.

Eg - Just show him the photos

and he will understand.
You know a picture paints
a thousand words.

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A red rag to a bull:- an object, utterance, or act that is
certain to provoke someone. साांड को लाल कपडा जिखाना

Eg - Don't tell him you're a vegetarian - it's like a

red rag to a bull.

Eg The refusal to discuss the

central issue was like a red
rag to a bull.

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Ball is in your court:- it is up to you to make the next
decision or step जकसी पर कोई जनर्णय जनर्णर करना

Eg - I think I have done more than enough to save our

marriage .The ball is in your court now.

Eg We did what we could and

now the ball is in your court.

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Came out of his shell:- to become more comfortable
and friendly with people: जमलनसार होना

Eg – It took Dan a few weeks to come out of his shell,

but he's doing well now.

Eg- Deepak has really come

out of his shell since he started
working here.

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Don’t judge a book by its cover :-outward appearance
cannot be an indicator of someone or something s value
or worth बहार से अांिर का पता न लगना

Eg – The candidate did not look very intelligent, but you

can’t judge a book by its cover.

Eg- Do not form opinions of a persons

character by looking at his appearance.
You can’t judge a book by its cover.

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Dead in water :- No chance of succeeding or making
any progress सफल होने का कोई मौका नही

Eg – So how does a government revive an economy

that is dead in the water ?

Eg- Without an effective leader,

our plans for expansion are dead
in the water.

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A rolling stone gathers no moss - an aimless person cannot
succeed. जबना लक्ष्य िाला आिमी कर्ी सफल नही ां हो सकता

Eg. – It was time for you to settle down at least five years back.
You should find a place that you like and build a home there
because a rolling stone gathers no moss.

He said that a rolling stone gathers no

moss, that I'd never have a family if I
spent my life touring with the band. I
was determined to prove him wrong.

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A gentleman at large :- A person without any serious
occupation जबना नोकरी का आिमी

Eg - Having sold off his factory, he is now a gentleman

at large.

Ravi Shastri's reign as head coach

makes him a gentleman at large.

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Be under someone’s thumb- completely under someone’s
influence or control. जकसी के जनरां त्रर् में होना

Eg. - He's got the committee firmly under his thumb –

they agree to whatever he asks.

Although the job paid well, I couldn’t

stand the way I was under the boss’s
thumb.

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Bear the palm- To win. िीतना

Eg. – I heard that you might bear the palm at the science
fair! Congratulations—it would be a well-deserved victory.

As he was practicing day and night,

he may bearthe palm in tomorrow’s
race.

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Catch a tartar - to attack or oppose someone too strong
for one अपने से मिबुत से जर्ड़ना

Eg. – She finally agreed to meet with you, you just might
find that you've caught a Tartar.

It looks like we caught a Tartar

when we tried to muscle their
store out of the area.

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Cold comfort- poor or inadequate consolation. थोड़ी सांतुजि

Eg. – The good news about the economy is cold comfort

to people who have lost their jobs.

The news that I got a meager raise

is cold comfort after not getting
that big promotion.

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Go haywire- to stop working correctly. सही ढां ग से काम करना बांि करना

Eg. – They told us later in the hospital that his heart

had gone haywire.

My printer’s gone haywire. It

keeps stopping and starting.

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Out of thin air - From nothing, as of something that has
suddenly materialized.कुछ नही ां से, जकसी ऐसी िीि के रूप में िो अिानक प्रकट होना
।

Eg. - You need to work hard—opportunities don't just

come out of thin air.

For his final trick, the magician

pulled a bouquet of flowers out
of thin air.

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Plain sailing- to be easy and without problems
आसान और जबना जकसी समस्या के होना

Eg. - We've got about a 13-hour road trip ahead of us, but
it looks like plain sailing for most of it.

Now that we've gotten that problem

figured out, the project should be
plain sailing from here on!.

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Selling like hot cakes- To be sold quickly and in large
quantities. िल्दी और बड़ी मात्रा में बेिा िाना।

Eg. The 2K model cars by BMW sold like hot cakes

and it was hard to produce them by company
to fulfill the demands .

The new game is apparently

selling like hot cakes.

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Show white flag- Surrender आत्मसमपणर्

Eg. – After the prosecutors brought forward their newest

evidence, the defendant showed the white flag and agreed
to the plea bargain.

We've been in negotiations for

weeks, but it looks like the other
company might finally be ready
To show a white flag.

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To steal a march- To gain an unexpected or surreptitious
advantage over someone or something. जकसी पर या जकसी िीज़ पर
अप्रत्याजित या गुप्त लार् प्राप्त करना

Eg. The retail business managed to steal a march on its

competitors by signing an exclusive export agreement
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To take someone for a ride:- deceive or cheat someone
जकसी को धोखा िे ना ।

Eg. That get-rich-quick guru took tens of thousands of

people for a ride, lining his own pockets with their
investments.

You've been taken for a ride. Why

did you give him five thousand
rupees?

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All at sea :- completely confused (about a subject or
some task at hand)पूर्णतया भ्रजमत

Eg - I'm all at sea with these

new regulations.

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At snail’s pace :- Very slowly बहुत धीरे

Eg - My research is moving at a snail's pace,

every experiment I've tried so far has failed.

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A man of straw :- A man of no substance
मामूली/साधारर् व्यक्ति

Eg - You can't count on him to help

you. He's just a man of straw.

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Apple pie order :- In perfect order
एकिम ठीक हालत में

Eg - My mother is always cleaning.

The house is in apple-pie order.

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Keep at arm’s length :- Avoid becoming too friendly
जकसी से िोस्ती न करना

Eg - I like to keep my office

colleagues at arm’s length outside
of office. I don’t want them in my
personal life.

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A hard nut to crack :- a problem that is difficult to solve
कजठन समस्या

Eg - Mathematics turned out to be a

hard nut to crack for students in the
examination.

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Add fuel to fire/flames :- To make a matter worse
आग में घी डालना

Eg - At the time when both the

friends are not on the talking
terms, please do not add fuel to
the flames by pitting them against
each other.

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A feather in one’s cap :- An accomplishment or
achievement that one takes pride in. गिण महसूस करने योग्य उपलक्ति

Eg - He will have one more feather

in his cap after he has finished this
incredibly difficult assignment.

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A bad hair day :- A day on which everything seems
to go wrong मनहूस जिन

Eg - People sometimes say they are

having a bad hair day when they
do not feel very happy or relaxed.

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A bad patch :- A period of difficulty कजठनाई का िोर

Eg – Shami is going through a bad patch

at the moment because his wife wants a
divorce.

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A bird’s eye view:- A general view from above
सरसरी जनगाह से िे खना

Eg –Climb to the top of the Eiffel

Tower if you want a bird's eye view
of Paris.

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A blue-eyed boy:- One who is favourite आँ खोां का तारा

Eg –She gets the charge of all the

assignment except the finance,
which is kept for the blue-eyed boy.

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A bolt from the blue:- A complete surprise /an
unexpected disaster आकक्तिक घटना

Eg – The resignation of the

chairman came like a bolt from
the blue.

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A bone of contention:- Cause of dispute/cause
for quarrel झगड़े की िड़

Eg – The examination system of SSC

has long been a serious bone
of contention"

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A burning question:- An important question एक महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न

Eg – The population of India is a

burning question these days.

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A cakewalk:- An easy achievement आसान काम

Eg – It's no cakewalk to raise a

family on two part-time salaries,
even for a little while.

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A carrot and stick approach:- Rewards and punishments
that influence someone’s behavior.

Eg – Sometimes I just have to

resort to the carrot and stick
approach with my children.

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A child’s play:- Something that is very easy आसान काम होना

Eg – I do not know why you

are all complaining about the
exam I thought it was child’s play.

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A chip off the old block:- Someone similar in character
to one’s father अपने जपता के िैसा होना

Eg – she smiled at Mohan,

a chip off the old block with
his grey eyes and a bit of
his dad's twinkle".

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A close shave:- Narrow escape from danger
खतरे से बाल बाल बिना

Eg – I had a close shave this

morning – some idiots almost
knocked me off my bike.

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Eg – She's such a private

person that I don't actually
know very much about her. I
guess I married a closed book.

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A close fisted person:- A miser कांिूस

Eg – You have lots of money.

Why do you have to be so a
closefisted person?

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A cuckoo in the nest :- An unwelcome intruder/guest. अनिान घुसपैठया

Eg – Since Sam always got good

grades and never got in trouble,
he was seen by his unruly peers
as a cuckoo in the nest.

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A damp squib :- A disappointing result /complete failure
जनरािािनक पररर्ाम

Eg – The company's stock

turned out to be something
of a damp squib.

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A dark horse :- An unknown entry/ an unexpected winner.
अज्ञात जििेता

Eg – Anna's such a dark

horse - I had no idea she’d
published a novel.

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A drop in the bucket :- A very insignificant amount
ऊट के मुह में िीरा

Eg – Your payment may

seem expensive, but it's a
drop in the bucket compared
with the total cost of the
procedure.

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A fish out of water :- An uncomfortable position
एक असुजिधािनक क्तथथजत

Eg – He didn't have any

friends that were like me.
I just always felt like a
fish out of water.

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A fool’s paradise:- Being happy for foolish reasons
मूखणतापूर्ण कारर्ोां से खुि होना

Eg – We are headed for

economic trouble, and
anyone who thinks
otherwise is living in a
fool's paradise.

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A good Samaritan :- A helpful person मिि करने िाला व्यक्ति

Eg – The beggar was lying

shivering on the road when
a good Samaritan came along
and gave him a blanket and
some warm clothes.

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A green horn :- A unexperienced man
जबना अनुर्ि का आिमी

Eg – He's not the most

sophisticated businessman
you'll ever meet, but he's no
greenhorn.

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Eg – The abortion issue

is a political hot potato
in the United States..

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Eg – Another performance
like that and this team will
be the laughing stock of the
league.

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जिांिाजिल व्यक्ति

Eg – We need a live wire

like him in this department.
Let’s give him the job.

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Snake in the grass :- A treacherous person जमत्र के र्ेस में ित्रु

Eg – He's a snake in the grass.

While pretending to be your
friend he was slandering you
behind your back.

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Put the cart before the horse :- to do things in the
wrong order गलत तरीके से काम करना

Eg – The government put the

cart before the horse by
investing heavily before
making major reforms.

Eg - By waking up late at night

and sleeping all day long . Why
are you putting the cart before the horse.

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Tie the knot:- to get married िािी करना

Eg - They have been dating

each other for quite some
time now and are planning
to tie the knot a few months
from now.

If you really think he is perfect

for you . Why don’t you two plan
to tie the knot soon.
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Eg - The day I first set foot in

America was a red-letter day
for me.

Eg - My college graduation was a real

red-letter day for my whole
family.

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Donkey’s years:- A long time. बहुत लम्बा समय

Eg – Wow! Good to see you.

It has been donkey's years
since we have seen each
other.

Eg- She worked as PA to

the manager of a SBI’s
Bank branch for donkey's years.

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Fair weather friend :- Friends in good time स्वाथी जमत्र

Eg – I really had thought that she would help me with

my problem but she is a fair weather friend .

Eg- I was hit by an accident

and was hoping my friend
Ritika to help me but she is really
just a fair weather friend.

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Feathers one’s own nest :- Make money in an improper way
बेइमानी करके धनी होना

Eg – The CEO was fired following allegations

that he was feathering his own nest with
donations made to the company's charitable
fund.

Eg- The leader used his political career to

feather his own nest.

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Fit like a glove :- To fit snugly बहुत ही उपयुि और सही होना

Eg – I love these pants because they fit like

a glove and they are so comfortable.

Eg- She is very shy so

working in a research
lab really fits her like a glove.

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Grease the palm :- Bribe घुांस लेना

Eg – I greased my brother's palm to

stop him from telling Mom that I had
a party while she was away.

Eg- He is accused of selling

out future economic health just
to grease the palms of defense
contractors.

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Green thumb :- To have natural interest in gardening
बागिानी में रूजि

Eg – My sister has a green thumb, but

I kill most plants that I buy.

Eg- Not all of us are blessed

with a green thumb
worth a solarium.

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Hand in glove :- In partnership for something dishonest
जकसी बुरे काम में जहसेिार होना

Eg – It was rumoured at the time that some of

the gangs were working hand in glove with the police.

Eg- The local police are working

hand in glove with the SBI to find
the bank robbers.

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Herculean task :- Very difficult task मुक्तिल काम

Eg – It is going to be a Herculean task for the new

government to stabilise the economy in its current state.

Eg- Choosing a topic for a speech

can seem a herculean task with
so many options.

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In a nutshell :- Express very briefly सांछेप में

Eg - The instructor summarized the previous lesson

in a nutshell before moving on to the next chapter .
Eg There are four basic
alternatives; they are
described in a nutshell below.

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In high spirits:- Joyful उत्साह से र्रपूर

Eg - They'd had a couple of drinks and were in high spirits.

Eg All the children were

in high spirits on the last
day of school.

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In the good books :- in a favour with जकसी की तरफिारी में होना

Eg - Navin is trying to be in the good books of his

manager by working overtime.

Eg - If you want to get in

the boss’s good books work
hard and efficiently.

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Leave no stone unturned:- to make all possible efforts
खून पसीना एक करना

Eg - He left no stone unturned in his search for

his natural mother.

Eg - The police said they would

leave no stone unturned in their
search for the stolen jewellery .

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Leave in the lurch:- At leave someone in helpless condition
बीि में छोड़ना या मुक्तिल में छोड़ना

Eg - He said he would help with the rent, but he left

me in the lurch.

Eg - The manager will really leave

me in the lurch if he decides to quit
before this project is finished.

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Eg - Lend me your ears and I will tell you about

my adventures in the mountains.

Eg Tracey was a caring person

and would always lend an ear to
everyone’s problems.

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Eg – I am grateful for the opportunity to make

my maiden speech in this debate.

Eg - She was terrified of

making her maiden speech.

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Eg – He worked off and on as a bicycle messenger,

but he never found permanent work.

Eg- We had been dating off

and on for about a year, but
we didn't get serious until
last month.

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Eg – My sister lives in America , so I only see

her once in a blue moon.

Eg- Although I trust

in God I visit that famous
temple only once in a blue moon.

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Rat race:- Fierce competition for power र्ांयकर प्रजतस्पधाण

Eg – He decided to get out of the rat race, and

went to work on a farm.

Eg- This school prepares

its students for the
rat race from the
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See eye to eye:- Be in full agreement पूर्ण समझोते में होना

Eg – My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about

the arrangements.

Eg- He is looking for a

new job as he does not
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Unable to take decision जििाि में कोई पक्ष न लेना

Eg – You can't sit on the fence any longer - you

have to decide whose side you're on.

Eg- Has he decided which

offer he is going to accept
or is he still sitting on the
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Eg – We had managed to keep the party a secret

from Pankaj until Neha spilled the beans yesterday .

Eg- Have you heard that

Manish is having an
affair with his secretary ?
His colleague just
spilled the beans.

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Sword of damocles:- Imminent danger / a constant threat
खतरा मांडराना
Eg – The threat of a cut in funding is hanging over
the Opera House like a sword of Damocles.

Eg- The new tax law is proving

to be a sword of Damocles hanging
over our very business model.

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खतरे का सामना साहसपूिणक करना

Eg – She decided to take the bull by the horns and

organize things for herself.

Eg- I took the bull by the horns

and confronted him about his
mistreatment of the workers.

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Teething problems :- Problems at the start of a new project
िुरुिाती मुक्तिले

Eg – Teething problems with a new operations system

adversely affected the retailer's performance.

Eg- There are bound to be

teething problems
in a new marriage.

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Eg – Seema is so thin, yet she eats like a horse.

Eg - I eat like a horse after a

good walk along the beach –
the sea air really stimulates
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Does not hold water :- Cannot be believed अजिश्वसनीय

Eg – Your explanation doesn’t hold water. The best

option is sound logical fact.

Eg- That old claim has

been debunked so many
time that it just does not
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Eg – The governor proposed draconian cuts in

state aid to education.

Eg- He criticized the draconian

laws taken by the police
in controlling the demonstrators.

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Under your nose :- to be in a place that you can clearly see
ठीक जकसी के सामने

Eg – She stole the shoes from under the assistant's nose.

Eg- I spent all morning looking

for the book, and it was right
under my nose the whole time.

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Walk the tight rope :- to be in a difficult situation that
demands careful and considered behaviour नािुक क्तथथजत में होना

Eg – He is walking a tightrope between the young activists

and the more traditional elements within the democracy
movement.

Eg- The general was on a

tightrope as to whether
he should advance or retreat.

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Have a bee in one’s bonnet :-An obsession कोई सनक होनी

Eg – She never stops talking about healthy eating - she’s

got a real bee in her bonnet about it.

Eg- It seems that Mike still

has a bee in his bonnet
over the criticism he got
in the staff meeting.

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Have a finger in every pie:- To be involved in several
different activities बहुत से कामो में िाजमल होना

Eg – Monica wouldn't be so busy and stressed if she

didn't have a finger in every pie.

Eg- He very much likes to

have a finger in every pie.

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Kill two birds with one stone :- to succeed in achieving two
things in a single action: एक काम में िो िीिें हाजसल करने में सफल होना

Eg - I killed two birds with one stone and picked the

kids up on the way to the supermarket.

Eg We can kill two birds with

one stone by dropping off the
mail when we go to the grocery store.

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know how many beans make five :- well informed and
sensible, intelligent अच्छी तरह से सूचित और समझदार, बुद्धिमान

Eg – He may not have a formal education, but he still

knows how many beans make five.

Eg - Just because we're a small

rural village, she treats us all as
if we don't know how many beans
make five.

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Last but not least :- just as important as all the
other items उतना ही आवश्यक चितने अन्य

Eg - Last but not least, I want to thank my wife Laura

for all her help during the campaign.

Eg - The television is big, has an

excellent picture, and last but not
least, it's cheap.

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Lead someone by the nose:- to dominate someone
चकसी पर हावी होना

Eg I'm amazed that he lets them lead him around

by the nose like that.

Eg - I will lead the new employee

by the nose and make sure he
doesn't get into any trouble.

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Made a beeline:-to move quickly and directly toward
Something तेिी से सीधा िलना

Eg –When he saw me in the kitchen, he made a beeline

for the door.

Eg- I knew the boss was angry,

so when I saw her come in, I
made a beeline for the break room.

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Off the hook:- escaped from a difficult situation
मुद्धिल पररद्धथिचत से बिना

Eg – John's agreed to go to the meeting in my place so

that gets/lets me off the hook.

He had told a lie to get off the

hook in a debate.

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Now and again : not very often or regularly. कभी कभार

Eg – We meet up for lunch now and again, but not as often

as we used to.

Eg- My mom has sweets now

and again but mostly eats only
healthy foods.

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Nine days’ wonder:- something or someone that creates
a short-lived sensation कुछ समय की ख़ुशी

Eg – The news of their affair was only a nine-day’ wonder.

Eg- Happiness seems to be a

nine days’ wonder.

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In a pickle :In trouble
कचिनाई में होना

Eg – Antima is definitely in a pickle as she didn’t meet her

last month’s sales target.

Eg - Pakistan is in a pickle
since the America has stopped
its funding to fight against the
terrorism.

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