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12TH ENGLISH
IDIOMS & PHRASES
YOUTH PAID SERVICE
FOR ALL PUNJAB BOARDS
BY USAMA KHALID KAMBOH
CEO YOUTH ACADEMY
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اکیالھکوٹسڈسٹنوکآنالنئایتریرکواےنواالوادحادارہ
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A blessing in تبیصمےکروپںیم Dad's illness was a blessing in disguise as it brought the family
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disguise Together for the first time in years.
راتح
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27 A near miss احدہثوجوہےتوہےترہ I managed to brake just in time and the accident was a near miss.
اجےئ
As cool as a
28 رپوکسن She was as cool as cucumber even when she caught red handed.
cucumber
29 A wild goose chase ےباکروکشش To look for a good restaurant in this town is a wild goose chase.
30 A gala day وخیشاکدن Every Sunday is gala day for students.
The late comers always come with a fishy story about the late
31 A fishy story وھجیتاہکین arrival.
A fair weather
32 یبلطمدوتس A fair-weather friend isn't much help in an emergency.
friend
33 A blind alley دنبیلگ The latest evolutionary theory may turn out to be a blind alley.
The nonsense talk will make you a laughing stock among your
34 A laughing stock اشنہنکیحضت friends.
35 A rolling stone ےبدنیپےاکولاٹ A rolling stone gathers no moss.
36 A sugar daddy وجانونازوبڑاھ Mr. akram is sort of a sugar daddy to the whole team.
37 Add fuel to fire یتلجرپلیتڈاانل Shouting at a crying child just adds fuel to the fire.
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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74 cat’s paw آہلاکر Aslam is not the mastermind of this plan; he is just a cat’s paw.
75 Close shave رقیبیاعمہلم The shot missed him, but it a close shave.
76 Cock and bull story نمڑھگتاہکین I cannot believe in his cock and bull story.
77 Call names اگایلںدانی Bad boys call names of others.
Cold blooded
78 افساکہنلتق I condemn the cold blooded murder of the innocent child.
murder
79 Come to light اظرہوہان Four officers have faced charges since the scandal came to light
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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82 Crocodile tears وھجٹومٹےکآوسن He shed crocodile tears on the death of his revolting wife.
83 Cheek by jowl تہبرقتبوہان The two families lived cheek by jowl in one house.
84 Chicken-hearted زبدل Chicken-hearted people die before their death.
85 Cut a sorry figure رشدنمیگااھٹان British high commissioner cut a sorry figure on visa scandal.
86 Cut one to quick زجابترجموحرکان Your heartless comments cut me to the quick.
87 Dark horse اپھچرمتس A dark horse player can win if all the others are creeps.
88 Drawn game ریغبےجیتنےک Neither of the teams could win the game; it was a drawn game.
92 Eat one’s words اافلظواسپانیل Look before you leap otherwise you will have to eat your words.
Face the music
93 ایمخزہانتگھب You've been caught cheating now you must face the music.
(imp)
94 Fair and square دایدتنار Fair and square elections are difficult in Pakistan.
95 Fall flat ےبارثوہان My advice fell flat on the naughty boy.
96 Flesh and blood ااسنین This cold weather is more than what flesh and blood can stand.
From hand to
97 لکشمےسزگررسبرکان After she lost her job she was living from hand to mouth.
mouth
98 French leave ریغبیٹھچاالطع He has received a notice for taking a French leave.
99 Fall back on اہسراانیل Ali fell back upon his old complaint.
Few and far
100 یھبکاھبکر He visits me few and far between.
between
101 First and foremost اونیل The first and foremost duty of a student is to work hard.
102 Find fault with ہتکنینیچ Man is apt to find fault with others.
103 For good ہشیمہےکےیل He had a quarrel with his wife and left the house for good.
104 Give vent to ااہظررکان Children give vent to their anger in various ways.
105 Get into hot water لکشمںیمانسنھپ We'll get into hot water if the teacher hears about this.
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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رانھک
120 Hold water دیقنت ربداتش رکان Nothing you’ve said so far holds water.
121 Hue and cry وشرو لغ There was a hue and cry on the bomb blast spot.
122 In a fix انھجل ںیم The surprise attack of China put India in a fix.
123 Ill at ease ذینہ وطر رپ رپاشین He is always ill at ease when facing his step-father.
124 Ins and outs امتل الیصفتت He knows all the ins and outs if this plan.
125 In black and white رحتریی وطر رپ He submitted his explanation in black and white.
126 In a nutshell رصتخم Tell me your new idea in a nutshell.
127 In the air زابن زد اعم His secret affairs were soon in the air.
128 In full swing وپرے وجنب رپ When we arrived the party was already in full swing.
129 In the teeth of اخمتفل ےک ابووجد The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism.
The company is struggling to keep pace with changes in the
130 Keep pace with اطمتقب اایتخر رکان market.
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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138 Lay down arms ایھتہرڈاک دانی The rebel soldiers laid down their arms and surrendered.
139 Lick the dust تسکش اھکان You will never lick the dust unless you give up!
140 Look down upon اقحرت ےس دانھکی You shouldn't look down upon him just because he is a dustman.
141 Lead by nose لمکم وطر رپ اتمرث رکان He thinks she's perfect, and she leads him around by the nose.
Lead a cat and dog
142 ڑلےت ڑگھجےت رانہ The love married couple soon started to lead a cat and dog life.
life
Let the cat out of I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Amina went and let
143 راز اظرہ رکان
the bag the cat out of the bag.
144 lion’s share تہب ڑبا ہصح Boss took the lion’s share of bribed amount.
145 Life and soul روح رواں My parents are life and soul of my aspirations.
146 Long and short بل ابلب Please write the long and short of this essay.
147 Maiden speech یلہپ رقتری His maiden speech was too long and boring.
Make both ends
148 زگر رسب رکان I have to work at two jobs to make both ends meet.
meet
149 Make amends for التیف رکان They must make amends for the harm they've caused you
150 make fun of زماق اڑاان The boys made fun of her short dress at the party.
151 Man of parts اقلب آدیم Men of parts achieve their goals.
152 man of letters اعمل صخش Prof. Anjum is a man of letters.
We visit my parents
153 Now and then ارثک now and then, but we rarely see our other relatives.
154 Null and void اکدعلم The old rules of taxation are null and void now.
Once in a blue
155 اشزو اندر We go out to eat once in a blue moon.
moon
156 On the eve of درںی وصرت He felt sick on the eve of the race.
157 Oily tongue وخاشدمی زابن/رنل She has an oily tongue but bad heart.
158 Pay lip service رصف زابن ےس انہک The government always pays lip service to women issues.
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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163 Rank and file ومعمیل،اعم Most rank and file police officers rejected the new pay offer.
164 Red tape یبمل درتفی اکروایئ It takes months for a case to get through the red tape.
165 Royal road آ اسن راہتس There is no royal road to success.
166 Safe and sound ریخبو اعتیف I reached home safe and sound.
167 Set off رواہن وہان We ate a hearty breakfast before we set off.
168 Sixes and sevens رھکبی وہیئ The books were laying sixes and sevens on the table.
169 Smell a rat کش رکان He could smell a rat in the way the men were talking.
170 Snake in the grass ہیفخ دنمش Beware of your new friend, he is a snake in the grass.
171 Split hairs ابل یک اھکل ااتران Scholars nowadays just split hairs; they never address the basics.
172 Spick and span اصف رھتسا She keeps her room spick and span.
173 Storm in a tea cup ومعمیل ابت رپ اگنہہم His anger was unreasonable, it was just a storm in a teacup.
174 Talk tall یخیش اھگبران Some people talk tall about their achievements.
175 Time and tide زگات وتق Time and tide waits for none.
The sum and
176 بل ابلب Quickly tell me the sum and substance of your proposal.
substance
The apple of one’s He has five kids, but his only daughter is clearly the apple of his e
177 آھکن اک اترہ
eye ye.
Through thick and
178 اےھچ اور ربے وتق ںیمGood friends stand by each other through thick and thin.
thin
To be caught red
179 رےگن اہوھتں رگاتفر وہان The thief was caught red handed.
handed
180 To pass on وظنمر رکان The committee passed on the proposal, so work can now begin.
181 To pass away رم اجان I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last night.
182 To be taken aback اکہ اکب رہ اجان I was taken aback by the news of his death.
183 To nip in the bud رشوع ںیم داب دانی A bad habit in a child should be nipped in the bud.
They must take practical measures to carry out their plan;
184 To end in smoke ےب افدئہ اثتب وہان otherwise it will end in smoke.
185 Turn a deaf ear to اکم ان درھان The boss turned a deaf ear to my explanation.
186 Up to the mark ایعمر ےک اطمقب Her latest batch of work just isn't up to the mark.
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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PHRASES
SR.
PHRASES MEANINGS SENTENCES
NO.
Break
1 Break away امسجین ےضبق ےس وھچٹ I tried to break away from him, but he was holding me too tight.
اجان
2 Break into بقن اگلان Spies have been trying to break into my computer.
3 Break out ااچکن وھپٹ ڑپان A fire broke out in the forest.
Bring
4 Bring down یمک رکان Government brought down the prices of petrol last month.
5 Bring in یئن زیچ اعتمرف رکواانOur new boss has brought in new rules in the company.
6 Bring out اشعئ رکان I hear you have brought out a new edition of your book.
We brought up the puppies carefully and sold them for a good pr
7 Bring up رپورش رکان ofit.
8 Bring about ابثع اننب Floods bring about destruction on large scale.
9 Bear out دصتقی رکان Her theories were not borne out by the research I did.
Give
10 Give away میسقت رک دانی He gave away all his money before his death.
11 Give up رتک رکان If you give up smoking, you will live longer.
12 Give in اہر امانن This government will not give in to terrorism.
Put
13 Put off وتلمی رکان Don’t put off what you can do today till tomorrow
When he put on the wig and false moustache I could not
14 Put on اننہپ recognize him.
15 Put out اھجبان It took two hours to put out the fire.
16 Put in دروخاتس رکان I am writing to boss to put in for a transfer.
دمہایگروہںیاورابروہںیےکےئلڈاٹیرفامہرکےنواالوادحادارہ،اچروںالکزسمہن
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