IDIOM AND PHRASES
Act on a tip-off: xqIr lwpuk ds vk/kkj ij dkjZokbZ djukA
Last week in Assam the police acted on a tip-off and nabbed the terrorists.
A fire cater: vkØked oDrkA
Uma Bharati is a fire cater.
A do-ordie situation: djks ;k ejks okyh fLFkfrA
M.S. Dhoni does face a do-or-die situation with self confidence.
Alma mater: og Ldwy ;k dkWyst tgka ls of.kZr fo|kFkhZ dksbZ f"k{kk izkIr fd;k gksA
Stephens College is Rahul Gandhi's alma mater.
Adopt unfair means: dnkpkj djukA
Examinees are unable to adopt unfair means in the exam. in Bihar under the Nitish Government.
Achilles heel: detksjhA
Achilles heel means a week piont or fault in somebody's character, which can be attacked by other people.
Anti-incumbency factor: lRrkfojks/kh ygjA
The anti-incumbency factor cost Mulayam Singh dear in U.P. in previous poll.
Anti-social elements: vklkektd rRoA
Anti-social elements have gone underground these days in Bihar.
At a throwaway price: dkSfM+;ksa ds eksy@cgqr de dher ijA
He sold his car at a throwaway price.
A dark horse: Nqik :LreA
Yousuf Raja Gilani has proved to a dark horse in Pakistan
A jail bird: ckj&ckj tsy tkus okyk vijk/khA
No Judge has sympathy for a jail bird.
A love bird: izseh@izsfedkA
A love bird is sentimental.
As usual: lnk dh HkkafrA
As usual the, Home Minister visited the spot.
At a time: ,d gh ckj esaA
At a time i have to attend two marriage ceremonies.
At large: idM+k u tkukA
A convict who had escaped from the prison last month is still at large.
An anonymous call: xqeuke VsyhQksu@dkWyA
I don't care for an anonymous call.
Add fuel to fire: vkx esa ?kh MkyukA
His fiery speech added fuel to fire.
An old war horse: cw<+k fnXxt usrkA
Pranab Mukherjee is an old war horse.
At gun point: canwd dh uksad ijA
Robbers robbed away everything from his house at gun point.
Attempt to murder: gR;k dk iz;klA
The police accused him as an accused of attempt to murder.
A mile stone/A hall landmark: lQyrk dh fu"kkuhA
The ceasefire was seen as a major hall landmark in the fight against terrorism.
A turning piont: :[k cnyusokyk fcUnqA
The promotion marked a turning piont in her career.
A big gun: izHkko"kkyh O;fDrA
Narendra Modi is a big gun in Gujarat.
A sixty-four dollar question: egRoiw.kZ iz"u ftldk mRrj dfBu gksA
That India will sign the Indo-American nuclear deal was sixty-four dollar question.
Affect sexual prowess: enkZuxh dks izHkkfor djukA
Child marriage affects sexual prowess.
Armed to the teeth: gfFk;kj ls ySlA
Terrorists were armed to the teeth.
A woman of easy virtue: cnpyu vkSjrA
A woman of easy virtue cannot be a good wife.
A wild good chase:- ew[kZrkiw.kZ dkeA
It is no use of following a wild good chase.
All and sundry: O;fDrxr :i esa vkSj lkewfgd :i esa vk;s yksxA
All and sundry came to the meeting.
Big fishes: cM+s&cM+s yksxA
The government cares for big fishes.
Big wig: izfl) O;fDrA
Mukesh Ambani is a big wig.
Break out: QSyukA
Dengu broke out in Delhi last year.
Blow up: mM+kukA
Terrorists blew W.T. Centre up in U.S.A. in 2001.
Break the ice: pqIih rksM+ukA
As everybody was silent I broke up the ice.
Burst tears gas shell: vk¡lw xSl NksM+ukA
The police burst tears gas shell to dispose the mob in Ahmedabad.
Block the road: lM+d vo:) djukA
the mob blocked the road.
Black day: dkyk fnolA
Some political parties observe 6th December as a black day.
Bring to a halt: BIi djukA
The lock out brought the factory to a halt.
Bring to book: n.M nsukA
The Headmaster brought five wicked students to book.
Breakthrough: lQyrkA
The police claimed a breakthrough in a carnage.
Better half: /keZiRuh
Nitish Kumar lost his better half last year.
Blue-beard: vusd ifRu;ksa dk ifrA
C. Shobhraj is a blue beard.
Blue blood: mOo dqy dh larfrA
She is a blue blood.
Beat about the bush: oxSj ewy fcUnq ij vk;s O;FkZ dh ckrsa djukA
Beat about the bush means to talk for long without coming to the main point.
Broad daylight:- nhu&ngkM+sA
Three traders were kidnapped in a bread daylight at Patna last year.
Build castle in the air: fnu nwuh jkr&pkSxquhA
In India population is growing by leaps and bounds.
Bail-out: tekur nsukA
I bailed him out.
Brag about: xky ctkukA
It is bad to brag about.
Beef us: lqj{kk dh rSukrh djukA
The Defence Minister beefed up security in J.K.
Borne new ground: igy djukA
The B.J.P. is trying to break new ground in the country.
Back and belly: vkxs c<+djA
In world War II our soldiers fought before and behind.
Betwix and between: vkil esa vk/kk&vk/kkA
Whatever they earn, they share betwix and between.
Bread and butter: jksth&jksVhA
It is a question of my bread and butter.
Beggar description: o.kZu ls ijs gksukA
Her beauty beggared description.
Cash in on: ykHk mBkukA
They cash in on country dispute.
Call a spad a spad: lkQ&lkQ dg nsukA
Leaders never dare to call a spade a spade
Cast a slur: dyad dk Vhdk yxkukA
R.P. Sharma cast a slur on himself.
Crack whip: n.M nsukA
Teach crack students whip for their mistakes.
Come down upon: "kCnksa ls okj djukA
Prakash Karat comes down upon L.K. Advani.
come into limelight: izflf) ikukA
Yusuf Raja Gilani has come into light these days.
Cross-border terrorism: lhekikj vkradoknA
Pakistan sponsors cross-border terrorism for India.
Cease fire: ;q)&fojkeA
Terror groups follow cease fire no longer.
Cough up: vnk djukA
He has to cough up fine.
Cave in: <gukA
Many mud built houses caved in during this rainy season.
Chatter box: ckrwuh O;fDrA
He is a chatter box.
Condemn to death: e`R;qn.M nsukA
Can Afzhal Guru be condemned to death?
Call upon: vkâku djukA
The P.M. called upon the youth upon the youth to contribute for the development of the country.
Credit go: Js; tkukA
The credit of abolition of Sati Pratha goes to Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Coalition government: xBca/ku ljdkjA
The coalition government is in Bihar.
Cow down: MjkukA
Will US cow down Y.R. Gilani?
Come into effect: ykxw gksukA
Female Foeticide Act has come into effect.
Char to death: >qyldj ejukA
Due to breaking of fire inmates were charred to death.
Capital punishment: e`R;qn.MA
Satwant Singh was given a capital punishment.
Crop up: mRiUu gksukA
The B.J.P. had chalked out strategy for the election but it didn't succeed.
convene the meeting: lHkk cqykukA
L.K. Advani convened the meeting of N.D.A.'s CMs.
Clash with: >M+i gksukA
the villagers clashed with the police yesterday.
Come down to earth: gdhdr ls lEcU/k j[kukA
Successful industrialists come down to earth.
Cold-blooded murder: ?k`f.kr gR;kA
Karan had committed a cold-blooded murder so, the judge rejected his appeal.
Crux of a problem: leL;k dk eq[; HkkxA
The crux of a problem is how we are going to raise the funds, we require for this project.
Cry over the spilt milk: O;FkZ [ksn izdV djukA
It is of no use cry over the spilt milk.
Cut to the quick: eeZHksnh ckr dgukA
You reproaches cat him to the quick.
Drug peddler: u"khys inkFkksZa dk lkSnkxjA
The police took drug peddlers into custory.
Drag up: ?klhVukA
He has dragged up enemy to the police.
Dish out: ijkslukA
Will you dish out food to us?
Deck up: ltkukA
They have decked up the building.
Dilly-dally tactic: VkyeVksy dh uhfrA
Dilly-dally tactic hampers the development.
Death toll: ejusokyksa dh la[;kA
Death toll is likely to mount.
Die a martye: "kghn gksukA
Bhagat Singh died a martyr.
Drain out: ckgj fudkyuka
The Army will try to drain out the flood water soon.
Dead lock: xfrjks/kA
Corruption charge is is a great deadlock in development.
Do the goods: midkj djukA
Do the extremists do the goods in India.
Day in, day out: jkst&jkstA
He worked, day in, day out to pass the exam.
Do away with: u'V djukA
The murderer seems to have done away with the body.
Drop a line: NksVk&lk i= fy[kukA
As soon as I get to Patna, I will drop you a line.
Eye-wash: vka[kksa dk /kks[kkA
Politicians be fool us out of an eye-wash.
Exchange of fire: ijLij xksyhckjhA
Ten persons were injured in the exchange of fire.
Evade arrest: fxj¶rkjh ls cpus gsrq Nqirs jgukA
Ashok Mahto evaded arrest.
Eye-for-eye policy: cnys dh uhfrA
The eye-for-eye policy is not good.
Eat the humble pie: ew¡g dh [kkukA
India had to eat the humble pie in 1977.
Fish in the troubled water: xM+cM+h ls ykHk mBkukA
Most of the politicians fish in the troubled water.
Flare up: vpkud Øksf/kr gks tkukA
It is immature to flare up on trifles.
File a defamation case: ekugkfu dk nkok djukA
Last year Hema Malini filed a defamation case against a gossip magazine.
Frontal attack: lkeus gksdj fd;k x;k okjA
Ravi survived the frontal attack.
Fire salvo: cgkuk cukukA
Politicians know how to fire salvo.
Follow in the footstep of: vuqdj.k djukA
Sonia follows in footstep of Indira Gandhi.
Flash news: lkekpkj izdkf"kr djukA
All newspapers flash important news.
Frame chargre: vkjksi yxkuka
Pappu Yadav has been framed charge with murder.
Franatic search: xgjh [kkstchuA
The C.B.I. made a franatic search in this case.
Fire eater: vkx mxyusokykA
Praveen Togadia is a fire eater leader.
Feather one's nest: voS/k rjhds ls dekbZ djds j[kukA
The corrupt politicians are always busy in feathering their nests.
Forty winks: vYile; ds fy;s >idh ysuka
I like to take forty winks after lunch.
For good: ges"kk ds fy;sA
He left India for good.
French Leave: vlwfpr vodk"kA
The boss is angry with him for taking French leave.
Fancy price: eq¡gekaxh dher@vR;f/kd dherA
I bought an imported T.V. set at a fancy price.
Fall from grace: utj ls fxjukA
Those who commit rape rape fall from grace.
Flag off: jokuk djukA
Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee win flag off the new train.
For the time being: dqN le; ds fy;sA
For the time being I'll stay at a hotel.
Fast living: ,s"kks vkjke dh ftUnxhA
Who does like fast living?
Fringe benefit: Åijh vkenuhA
His salary is small but he gets good fringe benefit.
Gun down: xksyh ls Hkwu nsukA
Ajit Sarkar was gunned down at Purnia.
Give a cold shoulder: fgEer rksM+ukA
The democratic victory gave a cold shoulder to President Musharraf in Pakistan.
Go off scotfree: ltk ls cp fudyukA
Sibu Soren could not go off scotfree.
Grain of truth: lPpkbZ dk va"kA
There is a grain of truth in his speech.
Go soft: eqyk;e gksukA
Nitish Kumar went soft on Ashraf Fatmi.
Go berkserk: lud tkukA
His behaviour shows that he has gone berkserk.
Grope in the dark: v¡/ksjs esa rhj ekjukA
Green-horn politicians grop in the dark.
Go underground: Hkwfexr gksukA
Dawood Ibrahim has gone underground.
Go missing: xk;c gksukA
The school kid has gone missing.
give a clean chit: xSjdlwjokj BgjukA
The STF took the gun-toting criminals into custody.
Go on the rampage: rksM+&QksM+ djukA
The irate mob have gone on the rampage.
Gangwar: vkilh xqVksa dh yM+kbZA
Criminals were killed in the gangwar.
Give a thrust: pksV igq¡pkukA
The Gujarat communal riot gave a thrust to the B.J.P. from grass root level.
Give up the ghost: ejukA
Former P.M. Chandrashekhar gave up the ghost in hospital.
Get into hot water: eqlhcr esa Q¡lukA
M.L.A. Sunil Pandey has got into hot water for wrong reason.
Get rid of: NqVdkjk ikukA
Can M.P. Shahabuddin get rid of all charges?
Give a break: ekSdk nsukA
B.C.C.I. must give Kaif as break in the team.
Gear up: rS;kjh djukA
The state has got a green signal for development in rural areas.
Give in: gkj ekuukA
Sitaram Yechuri cannot give in at any cost.
Give a nod: Lohd`fr nsukA
The P.M. gave a nod to the C.B.I. investigation.
Go on fast un to death: vkej.k vu"ku djukA
The student leader went on fast un to death in protest against the OB quota.
Have an axe to grind: viuk mYyw lh/kk djukA
Madhu has an axe to grind.
Have a hand in: gkFk gksukA
does Laloo have a hand in the fodder scam?
Have a crush on: I;kj gksukA
Salman had crush on Kaif.
Have a field day: pk¡nh dkVukA
Brokers have a field day in the share market.
Hatch the conspiracy: 'kM~;a= djukA
Will he hatch the conspiracy against his enemy?
Hush up: ekeys dks nck nsukA
The local M.L.A. has hushed up the gang rape of a lady S.I.
Hot on heels: ekjk&ekjk fQjukA
Anti-social elements are hot on heels to escape the punishment.
Horse-trading: lkalnksa ,oa fo/kk;dksa dk Ø;&foØ;A
Horse-trading goes on after the election.
Hand in glove with: pksyh&nkeu dk lkFkA
Authors are hand in glove with publishers.
Heavy weight: fnXxt usrkA
Laloo, Nitish and Ram Vilas are heavy weights in Bihar.
Heave a sigh of relief: pSu dh lkal ysukA
Aatif Imran heave a sigh of relief reaching home.
Hire and fire: cgky djuk ,oa N¡Vuh djukA
Mayawati hired and fired policemen and women in U.P.
Hum with life: pgy&igy djukA
City hums with life by day.
Hoax call: Qksu ij xyr lwpuk nsukA
Hoax call created panic on the platform.
Head on collision: vkeus&lkeus dh fHkM+arA
The bus had head on collision with the truck on NH31.
Have the edge on: c<+r cuk, j[kukA
Congress had the edge n the national parties in the election.
Have a narrow escape: cky&cky cpukA
Laloo Prasad had a narrow escape from the air-crash once.
Head for: dh vksaj c<+ukA
Bihar is heading for development.
Hit out at: "kCnksa ls okj djukA
The Central Government hits out at Raj Thackeray.
Hang out: fn[kkukA
The villagers hung out black flags at the local M.L.A. for not caring for them.
Heart-rending scene: fny ngyk nsusokyk n`";A
The carnage was a heart-rending scene.
Have no truck with: dksbZ laca/k u j[kukA
I have no truck with politicians.
Harp on one thing: ,dgh ckr dh jV yxkukA
The union leader harped on one thing.
Hard up: :i;ksa dh raxh gksukA
Eversince he has left his job, he has been quite hard up.
High time: Bhd le; gksukA
It is high time to get up.
In a huff: Øks/k esaA
P.A. Sangma left the meeting in a huff.
In a fix: nqfo/kk esa gksukA
He is in a fix as what to do.
In touch with: lEidZ esaA
The Governor is in touch with the President.
In the long run: var esaA
Reality comes to light in the long run.
In the short run: izkjaHk esaA
Ali Imam received a setback in the short run.
In the eye of the storm: eqlhcr esaA
Harbhajan Singh was in the eye of the storm.
Iron out: nwj djukA
Sonia Gandhi did not iron out differences between Congress and Lefts.
In public view: yksxksa ds fopkj esaA
Politics is a dirty game in public view.
In the doldrums: izxfr :d tkukA
On account of trade recesson his business is in the doldrums.
Jeer at: eq¡g fp<+kukA
Students jeered at the local old man.
Jack of all trades: gjQuekSykA
Anand is a jack of all trades.
Jaundiced eye: iwokZxzgxzflr n`f'VA
Don't look at the proposal with a jaundiced eye.
Jump to a conclusion: iwjk fopkj u djrs gq, fu'd'kZ fudkyukA
Don't jump to the conclusion that Ravi does not care for you only because he could not help you this time.
Keep one's fingers crossed: vVdy yxkukA
The B.J.P. was is keeping her fingers crossed for its victory.
Keep fit: LoLFk jgukA
Sachin Tendulkar kept fit before the series.
Keep out: ckgj j[kukA
The Indian Cricket Selection Board kept Kaif out from the team.
Keep a low profile: de ppkZ esa jgukA
Sanjay Dutt keeps a high profile.
Keep off: nwj jgukA
Good boys keep off bad company.
Kith arid kin: lxs&laca/khA
Laloo Prasad helps his kith and kin.
Kick infact: lgh&lyker j[kukA
I keep my image inact:
Kick off: izkjEHk djukA
Karunanidhi kicked off the party campaign.
Kick out: vieku djds ckgj dj nsukA
Raghunath Jha was kicked out of the party.
Kick and kiss policy: NksM+ks vkSj idM+ks dh uhfrA
I dislike kick and kiss policy.
Keep a hawk eye: iSuh utj j[kukA
The C.B.I. keeps a hawk eye on the guilty persons.
Keep body and soul together: thfor jgukA
His income is just enough to keep his body and soul together.
Keep the wolf from the door: nfjnzrk ls la?k'kZ djukA
The poor man found it hard to keep the wolf from the door.
Kill two birds with one stone: ,d gh le; esa nks dk;Z djukA
He is expert in killing two birds with one stone.
Laugh into history: ejukA
John Walker laughed into history.
Loom large over: Nk tkukA
Panic looms large over the city after terror attack.
Leak out: Hksn [kqyukA
The security secret has leaked out.
Lift the poll of terror: vkrad dk ekgkSy lekIr djukA
Can Gilani lift the poll of terror in Pakistan?
Lay hands on: gfFk;kukA
They lay hands on fish in the river.
Lay a trap: tky fcNkukA
The police laid a trap for kidnappers.
Lie in a pool of blood: [kwu ls yFkiFk gksukA
A dead body is found on the road lie in a pool of blood.
Law and order: dkuwu vkSj O;oLFkkA
there is no law and order problem in Bihar.
Lag behind: fiNM+s tkuka
P.A. Sangama lags behind his rivals in power.
Lay to rest: nQukukA
Mrs. Butto was laid to rest in Sindh.
Loaves and fishes: HkkSfrd ykHkA
Leaders look for loaves and fishes.
Lion's share: cM+k fgLlkA
The T. Congress got lion's share in the U.P.A.
Leave a bad taste in the mouth: Øks/k fnykukA
You have left a bad taste in the mouth of your boss.
Lick the dust: ejukA
Many people licked the dust in a road accident.
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