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1. All at sea – - Puzzled
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2 Under a cloud – Under suspicion

शक के दायरे में

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3. Enough rope -- Enough freedom for action

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4. Sweeping Statement-- Thoughtless statement

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5. No love lost between – Not on good terms

संबंध ं में खटास ह ना

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6.A white elephant – Costly or troublesome

possession महँ गी और व्यर्थ वस्तु

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7. A wild goose chase – Futile search

व्यर्थ प्रयास

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8. Token strike -- Short strike held as warning

हड़ताल की चेतावनी

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9. Took to heels – Run away in fear

डर कर भागना

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9. Face the music – Get reprimanded

डां ट खाना / आल चना झेलना

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10. Fell foul of -- Got into trouble with दु ववधा मे फ़सना

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8. Flogging a dead horse – Wasting time in useless effort

बेकार में समय बबाथ द करना

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9. Off and on – Occasionally

कभी-कभी

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11. Green thumb – to be naturally skilled at

gardening

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12 Played havoc – Caused destruction

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14. Fair and square – Honest

ईमानदार

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16. Out and out – Totally

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17. On the cuff – On credit

उधारी पर

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18. Does not hold water – Cannot be believed

ववस्वाश करने अय ग्य

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20. In a tight corner – In a difficult situation

कविन पररस्थर्वत मे

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21. Going places – Talented and successful

प्रवतभाशाली और सफल व्यस्ि

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22. In cold blood – A murder done with intention

वनगथम हत्या

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24. Hard and fast – Strict

सख्त

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26. To keep up – To keep in touch

संपकथ मैं रहना

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27. Make a clean breast – to tell the truth about

something
वबना वकसी वझझक या डर के जुमथ या गलती कबू लना

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28. Heads will roll – Transfers will take place

थर्ानां तरण ह ना

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29. Make no bones about – Do not have any

hesitation in anything
बेवझझक

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30. Take after – Resembles

समान ह ना

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31. To stave off – Postpone

टाल दे ना

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32. To give a piece of mind – To reprimand

फटकारना

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33. Rest on laurels – To be complacent

पुरानी उपलस्िय ं का गुणगान करना

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34. Pay through nose – Pay an extremely high price
अत्यवधक मूल्य भरना

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35. Draw on fancy – Use imagination
कल्पना करना

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36. Turn an honest living – Make an legitimate living

ईमानदारी से जीना

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37. Give the game away – Give out the secret

राज़ ख लना

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38. Cheek by jowl – Very near

बहुत नज़दीक

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39. Give in – Yield

हार मानना

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40. Go through fire and water – Undergo any risk

क ई भी खतरा म ल लेना

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41. Talking through hat – Talking nonsense

बकवास करना

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42. Reading between the lines – Understanding

the hidden meaning

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43. Get the sack – Dismissed from

बखाथ स्त ह ना

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44. By leaps and bounds – Very Quickly

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45. In the good books –In favor with boss

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46. In the long run – Ultimately

आविरकार

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47. Turn a deaf ear – Disregard / Ignore / Refuse

अनसुना करना

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48. At one’s wit’s end – Puzzled / Confused /

Perplexed

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49. To fight tooth and nail – To fight in a determined

way for what you want दृढ़ता से संघर्थ करना

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50. The green-eyed monster – Used as a way of

talking about jealousy ईर्ष्ाथ लु

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51. Set the record straight – Give a correct account

सही ब्य रा दे ना

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51. Good Samaritan – Helpful person

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52. Bad blood – Angry feeling

संबंध ं में खटास ह ना

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53. To go to the whole hog – To do it completely

पूणथ करना

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54. Lay out – Spend खचथ करना

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55. Spilling the beans – Revealing the information

राज़ उजागर करना

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56. Shake in shoes – Tremble with fear

डर से कां पना

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57. Close shave – Narrow escape

बाल-बाल बचना

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58. Hobson’s choice – No real choice at all

क ई ववकल्प न ह ना

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59. To eat a humble pie – To apologize

माफ़ी मां गना

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60. Reading between the lines – Looking for

meanings that are not actually expressed

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61. An open book – One that hold no secrets

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62. To give the devil his due – To give encouragement

even to the enemy

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63. An axe to grind – A private interest to serve

स्वार्थ से भरा उद्दे स्य

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64. To blow one’s own trumpet – Praise one’s own

abilities and achievements

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65. Stand-offish – Indifferent

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66. Sowing wild oats – Irresponsible pleasure

seeking in young age

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67. A bolt from the blue – Something unexpected

and unpleasant

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68. By leaps and bounds – Rapidly

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69. Of no avail – Useless

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70. A sore point – Something which hurts

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71. Rise like a phoenix from the ashes – With a

new life/rebirth/reincarnation

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72. To keep under wraps – Secret

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73. Die in harness – To die at one’s work

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74. Fair- weather friend – A friend that deserts in

difficulties

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75. Emerge out of thin air – Appear Suddenly

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76. Cut no ice – Have no influence

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77. Bring to light – Introduce for discussion

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78. Cannot hold a candle to – Cannot be

compared to

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79.A Red letter day – An important day

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80.Bone to pick – Cause of quarrel/ Bone of

contention

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81.At stone’s throw – Very near

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82. Take with a grain of salt – To listen to

something with considerable doubt

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83. To take into account – To consider

ववचार करना

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84.Blue-eyed boys -- Favorite

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85. End in a fiasco –A total failure

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86.Turn up one’s nose at –– to refuse to accept

something because you feel that it is not good
enough for you

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87.Turn one’s head – To feel proud in a way that

other people find it annoying
घमंड करना

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88.High and dry – Neglected / To leave someone

helpless अकेला

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89.Throw down a glove – To accept defeat

हार मानना

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90.Fight to the bitter end – To fight a losing battle

हारी हुई बाजी लड़ना

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91.The man in the street – An ordinary man

(common man)

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92.At snail’s pace – To do things very slowly

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93.Sailing in the same boat – Being in the same

difficult situation

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94.Gift of the gab – Ability to speak well

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95.To add fuel to the fire – To cause additional

anger

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96.To foam at one’s mouth – To be very angry

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97.Bury the hatchet – To make peace / To stop

being unfriendly and become friends again
झगड़ा ित्म करना

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98.Once in a blue moon – Rarely

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99.At the eleventh hour – At the last moment

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100.Through thick and thin – Under all

circumstances सभी पररस्थर्य में

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101.Let the cat out of the bag – To utter a secret

carelessly or by mistake राज़ उजागर करना

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102.To have Too many iron in the fire – To get

engage in too many enterprises at the same time

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103.To smell a rat – To suspect that something is

wrong about a situation

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104.To blaze a trail -- find new path or method

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105.To beat a retreat – To run away in fear from a

dangerous or unpleasant situation डर कर भागना

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106.To steer clear of – Avoid

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107.Have the last laugh To succeed when others

thought you would not

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108.To get one’s own back –To get one’s revenge

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109.A dark horse – An unforeseen competitor

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110.Herculean task –A work requiring very great

effort

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111.Helter-Skelter – In disorderly haste अस्त-व्यस्त

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112.Go to the winds – Disappear लुप्त ह जाना

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113.To have something up one’s sleeve – Having a

secret plan or solution गुप्त य जना

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114.Sitting on the fence – Hesitating which side to

take वकसी का पक्ष न लेना

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115.Making hay while the sun shines – Taking

advantage of a favorable opportunity अच्छे मौके
का लाभ उिाना

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116.To move heaven and earth – To try everything

possible जमीन आसमान एक करना

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117.To take someone for a ride – To deceive

(cheat) someone ध खा दे ना

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118.Cold Comfort – Slight satisfaction झूिी तसल्ली

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119.To feather one’s nest – To make oneself rich

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120.Caught red handed – At the time of

committing crime

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Stand on own feet – To be independent

आवर्थक रूप से स्वतंत्र ह ना

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Over head and ears – Completely

ex They were over head and ears in debt

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To call it a day – To conclude proceedings

वदन का का बंद कर दे ना

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Yeoman’s service – Social work

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To keep the wolf from the door – Escape

starvation वकसी तरह से गुजारा करना

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.Soft option – Easy and agreeable option आसान

ववकल्प

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To make one’s blood boil – To make somebody

furious खून खौलना

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Wear and tear – Damage

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Go a long way towards doing something– To be

helpful मददगार सावबत ह ना

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.Cool as a cucumber – Not nervous or emotional

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Wears heart on sleeves – Express feelings openly

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.Stole the show – Win everyone’s praise

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Close the book - Stop working on something

कायथ वंद करना

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To hit below the belt – To attack unfairly

बेईमानी करना

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Build castles in the air – Day dreaming

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On the spur of the moment – To act suddenly,

without planning तत्काल

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To explore every avenue – To try every

opportunity

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.At one’s beck and call – Ready to follow orders/

To be dominated by someone

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By fair or foul means – In honest or dishonest way

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Status quo – As it is / Unchanged position

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To burn candle at both ends – To be extravagant /

Spend without any worry पानी की तरह पैसे बहाना

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.To hit the jackpot – To make money quickly

वकस्मत का तारा चमक उिना

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Go scot-free – To escape without punishment

वबना सजा के

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.To shed crocodile tears – To pretend grief

घवड़याली आं सू बहाना

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.To miss the bus – To miss an opportunity

मौका गवा बैिना

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.Birds of same feather – Persons of same

character एक ही र्ाली के चट्टे बट्टे

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.Eat anyone’s salt – To be anyone’s guest

वकसी का मेहमान ह ना

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Donkey’s year – A long time

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Leave no stone unturned – To try every possible

way

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A man of letters – Scholar / ववद्वान

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Pull a fast one – Play a trick / ध खा दे ना

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Wet behind the ears – Young and without much

experience / अनुभवहीन

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Feather in one’s cap – A new and additional

distinction / उपलस्ि

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To nip in the bud – To stop something in the

starting / सर उिते ही कुचल दे ना

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To put a spoke in one’s wheel – To hinder / उन्नवत

मे र ड़े अटकाना(

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To clip one’s wings – To deprive one’s of power /

पर कतरना

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To play fast and loose – To act in an unreliable

way / स्खलवाड़ करना(

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Grease the palm – To bribe / ररस्वत

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Turn-turtle – Complete over-turn of a situation /

उलट जाना

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Take the bull by the horns – Grapple the situation

courageously साहस पूवथक मुसीबत ं का सामना करना

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A gentleman at large – A man without a job / an

unreliable person बेर ज़गार

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.Lose face – Become embarrassed / नाक कटना

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Down in the dumps – Sad and depressed / उदास

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Dot one’s I’s and cross one T’s – Be detailed and

exact / सटीक

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All moonshine – Superficial

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Swan song – Last prayer (at funeral or farewell) /

अंवतम वबदाई

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.By the skin of teeth – By the narrowest margin /

बहुत कम अंतर से

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Keep up with – Go at equal pace / सामान गवत से

चलना

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.Flies off at a tangent – Start discussing something

irrelevant / मुद्दे से भटकाना

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Batten down the hatches – Prepare for a difficult

situation मुस्िल स्थर्वत के वलए तैयार करना

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Nail one’s colours to the mast – Refuse to climb

down हार स्वीकार करने से इं कार करना

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All might and main – With full force / पूरी ताकत से

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To cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth – To live

within one’s means अपने साधन ं के भीतर रहना

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Look sharp – Pay attention / कड़ी वनगरानी रखना

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Throw cold water – Discourage / हत त्सावहत करना

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.Couch potato – A person who prefers to watch

television टीवी दे खकर समय गवाने वाला

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.Carry the ball – Be in charge / उत्तरदावयत्व ह ना

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Turn down – Reject / अस्वीकार कर दे ना

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Catch a tartar – To deal with a person who is more

than one’s match शेर क सवा सेर वमलना

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Cap in hand – In a respectful manner / ववनीत भाव

से

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In the blues – depressed / उदासीन

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Cheek by jowl – Very close together / सार् सार्

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Beyond the pale – Unreasonable or unacceptable

/ सीमा के बाहर

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Blow one’s own trumpet – Praise oneself /

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.Stick to one’s guns – Maintain own opinion / बात

पर अड़े रहना

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.Currying favor with – Ingratiating / Trying too

hard to get please somebody / खुसामद कर के
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.Mince matters – To confuse issues/ to mix facts

तथ् ं क वमला कर भ्रवमत करना

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.Stand by – To help / Support somebody or be

friend, even in difficult times

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In black and white – In writing / वलस्खत में

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.At a loss – Unable / Not knowing about what to

do or say / घबड़ा जाना

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A hard nut to crack – A difficult problem or

situation to solve or deal with / कविन पररथर्वत

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.For better or worse – Always / In every condition

/ चाहे अच्छा ह या बुरा

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.A shot in the dark – An attempt to guess

something अनुमान लगाना

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.Water under the bridge – Something that

happened in the past and is now forgotten or no
longer important / ज बीत गया स बीत गया

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The salt of the earth – Very good and honest/

Kind / आदशथ व्यस्ि

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Chapter and verse – Providing minutes details

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Bring down the house – Amuse the audience

greatly / To make everyone cheer वहवाही पाना

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.Give a wide berth to – To stay away from or avoid

someone से दू र रहना

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.Beside the mark – Irrelevant / Not to be accurate

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Give away - To distribute something / बाटना

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Fight tooth and nail – Fight with all strengths

जी जान से लड़ना

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. Show a clean a pair of heels – To run away fast /

To flee swiftly रफूचक्कर ह ना

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Gate crasher – Uninvited guest / वबन बुलाए हुए

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Go out of one’s way – Do everything possible / हर

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Beat about the bush – To say everything except

the main topic / घुमा वफरा कर बात करना

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Make room – Make space / जगह बनाना

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Beggar description – Cannot be described

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Drag one’s feet – Be reluctant to act

टाल मट ल करना

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.Hope against hope – to hope even when the

case is hopeless / झूिी वदलासा रखना

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For keeps – Forever / हमेशा के वलए

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.Paled into insignificance – Seemed less important

/ कम महत्वपूणथ लगना

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With one voice – Unanimously / सवथसस्िवत से

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.Every inch a gentleman – Entirely / पूणथतः

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. Fish out of water – An uncomfortable position /

मुसीबत में ह ना

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Palm off – To dispose off with the intent to

deceive / ध खा दे ना

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Over-egg the pudding – Add unnecessary details

to make something seem better or worse

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Turn over a new leaf – Change ones behavior for

the better / नया जीवन शुरू करना (

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Take up the hatchet – Prepare for or go to war /

युद्ध की तैयारी करना

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At loose ends – In an uncertain situation / वबना

कुछ काम के

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.Ruffle somebody’s feather – Annoy somebody /

उत्तेवजत करना

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Cut short – Interrupt / र क दे ना

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. Bad blood – Ill feeling / कटु ता

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Will-o-the-wisp – Unreal Imagining / वमथ्ाभास

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Cloak-and-dagger – An activity that involves

mystery and secrecy

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.A laughing stock – An object of laughter / उपहास

का पात्र

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.Do a roaring trade – Highly successful / धड़ाधड़

माल बेचना

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Keep body and soul together – To have just

enough to sustain / गुज़ारा करना

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Bear in mind – Remember / स्मरण रखना

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Go to rack and ruin – Get into a bad condition /

बबाथ द ह ना

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Bite the dust – Suffer a defeat / धराशायी ह ना

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Have a chip on one’s shoulder –grudge / ईर्ष्ाथ

रखना

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Run riot – Act without restraint स्वतंत्रता का हनन

करना
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The protesting farmers ran riot.
The protestors were running riot through the
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Cannot hold a candle to – Cannot be compared to

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Burn one’s boat – Leave no means of return

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Make one’s flesh creep – Horrify / डराना

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Struck a chill to the heart – Arouse fear/to make

somebody afraid / डराना

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A damp squib – A disappointing result / ऊँची

दु कान और फीके पकवान

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. A little gush of gratitude – Feeling grateful /

friendly feeling
I felt a little gush of gratitude when I met her at the airport

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between devil and deep sea – between two

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1. All at sea – - Puzzled

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2 Under a cloud – Under suspicion

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3. Enough rope -- Enough freedom for action

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4. Sweeping Statement-- Thoughtless statement

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5. No love lost between – Not on good terms

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6.A white elephant – Costly or troublesome

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7. A wild goose chase – Futile search

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8. Token strike -- Short strike held as warning

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9. Took to heels – Run away in fear

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9. Face the music – Get reprimanded

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10. Fell foul of -- Got into trouble with दु ववधा मे फ़सना

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8. Flogging a dead horse – Wasting time in useless effort

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9. Off and on – Occasionally

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11. Green thumb – to be naturally skilled at

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12 Played havoc – Caused destruction

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14. Fair and square – Honest

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16. Out and out – Totally

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17. On the cuff – On credit

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18. Does not hold water – Cannot be believed

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20. In a tight corner – In a difficult situation

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21. Going places – Talented and successful

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22. In cold blood – A murder done with intention

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24. Hard and fast – Strict

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26. To keep up – To keep in touch

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27. Make a clean breast – to tell the truth about

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28. Heads will roll – Transfers will take place

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29. Make no bones about – Do not have any

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30. Take after – Resembles

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31. To stave off – Postpone

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32. To give a piece of mind – To reprimand

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33. Rest on laurels – To be complacent

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