Idioms

Class 12

October 21, 2021February 16, 2024admin

2nd Year – English
Important (Idioms + Meanings + Sentences)

Idioms	Meaning	Sentences
A red-letter day	خوشی کا دن	Eid is a red-letter day for Muslims
A birds eye view	طائرانہ جائزہ	We got a bird’s eye view of the city from the top of the tower
A bone of contention	فساد کی جڑ	Kashmir is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan
A blind alley	بند گلی	Corrupt politicians have put Pakistan into a blind alley
A bolt from the blue	ناگہانی آفت	The news of his son’s accident was a bolt from the blue for him
A cat’s paw	کسی کا کام کرنے والا	He is a cat’s paw of his boss
Child’s play	بچوں کا کھیل	It is not a child’s play to write a good book in a month
Bad blood	رنجش ہونا	There is no bad blood between the two brothers
Blue blood	اعلی نسب	Though Ali is poor, he has blue blood in his family
A gala day	خوشی کا دن	Eid is a gala day for Muslims
A man of letters	پڑھا لکھا شخص	Quaid-e-Azam was a man of letters
Darkhorse	چھپا رستم	Saleem is a dark horse; I did not know that he had written a novel
Blessing in disguise	ایک چھپی ہوئی رحمت	Sometimes, a misfortune comes as a blessing in disguise to us
Break the ice	خاموشی توڑنا	Saleem broke the ice by suggesting that they should play cards
A fishy story	فرضی کہانی	Nobody trusts him because of his fishy stories
A fish out of water	سخت بے چینی میں	I felt like a fish out of water in my new school
A man of parts	اصولوں کا پکا	Quaid-e-Azam was a man of parts
A wet blanket	ایک حوصلہ شکن انسان	Nobody likes a wet blanket because of his discouraging behavior
A wild goose chase	بےکار کی کوشش	Your attempt to pass the examination without hard work would be a wild goose chase
A white elephant	سفید ہاتھی	Ali is a white elephant for his family as he is sit idle
A feather in one’s cap	باعث تسکین کا نامہ	This success is a feather in your cap
A rainy day	مشکل دور کیلئے	Saleem saves money for the rainy days of old age
A narrow escape	بال بال بچنا	Saleem fell into the river but had a narrow escape from drowning
An axe to grind	اپنا مطلب نکالنا	I have no political axe of grind
At a stone’s throw	قریب ہیں واقع ہونا	I never arrive late because my college is a stone’s throw from my house.
At a loss	پریشان ہو جانا	Saleem is at a loss to decide whether he should marry or not
At stake	خطرے میں	We cannot take the risk when our life is at stake
An eyewash	فضول بات	Do not talk about such eyewash
At dagger’s drawn	دشمنی ہونا	She is at a daggers drawn with her husband
At a stretch	لگاتار	The hardworking students study long at a stretch
At one’s back and call	حکم کا منتظر رہنا	He did not want to be at her back and call all day long
Apple pie order	ترتیب سے	His desk is always in apple-pie order
At the eleventh hour	عین وقت پر	He called off his plan at the eleventh hour
At cross purposes	مختلف مقاصد رکھنا	I think we are talking at cross purposes
At large	آزاد کرنا	The two robbers are still at large
All ears	کان لگا کر سننا	Keep on speaking, I am all ears
At sixes and sevens	بےترتیب	All the files are at sixes and sevens on the desk
Back out	وعدہ توڑنا	He backed out his promise
Bag and baggage	ساز و سامان کے ساتھ	He threw her out of the house, bag and baggage
Beat about the bush	ادھر ادھر کی باتیں کرنا	Stop beating about the bush and get to the point
Around the clock	لگاتار	He was working hard around the clock
At length	آخرکار	At length, Saleem won her love
Better half	بیوی	His better half is a lady doctor
Blackout	یاداشت کم ہو جانا	He has a total blackout for events of the evening
Break the news	اچانک خبر سنانا	He broke the news of her father’s death to her
Bear out	تصدیق کرنا	He bore out the news of his father’s death
Burn midnight oil	محنت کرنا	He burnt the midnight oil to pass the examination
A blue-eyed boy	پسندیدہ	Ali is a blue-eyed boy for everyone
A bluestocking	ادیب عورت	Haseena Moin is a bluestocking; she often writes new dramas
A bull in china shop	دیہاتی	A villager entered the library like a bull in the china shop
A broken reed	ناقابل اعتبار شخص	I cannot trust him, as he is a broken reed
A fair-weather friend	مطلبی دوست	Fairweather friends leave in difficulties
A hard and fast rule	واضح اصول	We have to follow the hard and fast rules of this office
A live wire	پھرتیلا	The manager of this company is really a live wire
At loggerheads	جھگڑے میں ہونا	Pakistan and Afghanistan are at loggerheads in these days
All moonshine	نظر کا دھوکا	Fancy dresses are all moonshine
A maiden speech	پہلی تقریر	He delivered his maiden speech in the college
A hairbreadth escape	بال بال بچنا	He had a narrow escape from drowning.
Casting vote	فیصلہ کن ووٹ	The last match between Pakistan and England will be a casting vote match.
Bring home	سمجھانا	The teacher brought home this topic.
Blow hot and cold	کبھی کچھ کبھی کچھ	He blows hot and cold about going abroad.
Beside oneself	آپے سے باہر ہونا	The teacher was beside himself with anger when Aslam told a lie.
Carry the day	جیت جانا	Our team carried the day in the final.
Carry weight	اہمیت ہونا	His arguments carry weight.
Cast a spell	سحر زدہ کرنا، جادو کر ‏ دینا	Her matchless beauty casts a spell over me.
Cock and bull story	بے تکی کہانیاں	He told me a cock and bull story about his failure in the exams.
Burn the candle at both ends	دولت ضائع کرنا	You will fall ill if you keep on burning the candle at both ends.
Call into question	شک کا اظہار کرنا	His honesty cannot be called into question.
As cool as cucumber	پرسکون مطمئن	A great leader remains cool as a cucumber in all circumstances.
Close shave	بال بال، قریب قریب	He had a close shave from drowning.
Come into play	استمال میں آنا	His abilities came into play as soon he started his career.
Bring to book	سرزنش کرنا	He brought the servant to book for his carelessness.
Bury the hatchet	دشمنی ختم کرنا	The two enemies buried their hatchets and became friends.
Cast down	افسردہ	She is cast down at her failure.
Crocodile tears	دکھاوا کرنا، مگرمچھ کے آنسو	He was shedding crocodile tears at the death of his enemy.
Cut a sorry figure	شرمندگی اٹھانا	He cuts a sorry figure on his failure in exams.
Cats and dogs life	لڑائی جھگڑے والی زندگی	The couple is leading cat and dog life.
Deliver the goods	وعدہ پورا کرنا	The government of Pakistan should be delivered the goods in all circumstances.
Do away with	رسم و رواج ختم کرنا	We should do away with bad manners.
Die in harness	عملی زندگی میں مرجانا	Quaid-e-Azam died in harness.
Egg on	اکسانا	Do not egg him on the fight.
Eat one’s words	اپنے الفاظ واپس لینا	We should not eat our words in any circumstances.
Eat a humble pie	سامنا کرنا، شرمندگی اٹھانا	You will eat a humble pie if you do not act upon my plan.
Every inch	ہر لحاظ سے	He looked every inch a gentleman.
End in smoke	ناکامی	All his efforts ended in smoke.
Give the cold shoulder	بے رخی سے پیش آنا	I ask him to return my money but he gives me the cold shoulders.
Give and take	کچھ لو کچھ دو	We should develop relations with our neighbor’s give and take policy.
Hue and cry	خوف سے شور مچانا	The family started hue and cry when they saw the robber.
Face the music	سامنا کرنا	He will have to face the music of what he has done.
Feather in one’s nest	ناجائز دولت کمانا	The corrupt politicians only feather their nest.
Fall out	لڑنا جھگڑنا	Two friends fall out for nothing.
Fall back upon	سہارا ہونا	He has his father’s property to fall back upon.
Feel the pulse	نبض دیکھنا	The doctor felt the pulse of the patient.
Follow suit	تقلید کرنا	Our school offered free admission and other school follow suit.
Give away	تقسیم کرنا	He gives away money in poor.
Give in	چھپ جانا	The Kashmir will never give in.
Go to the dog	برباد ہو جانا	His business will go to the dogs because of his carelessness.
Get better of	غلبہ پا لینا	Pakistan army will get the better of it.
Hard nut to crack	بڑا مسئلہ	Kashmir issue is a hard nut to crack.
Hit on	اچانک خیال آ جانا	She hit upon a clever idea.
For good	ہمیشہ کے لئے	Saleem has left D.G Khan for good.
Few and far between	کبھی کبھار	He calls on me few and far between.
Cheek by jowl	ساتھ ساتھ	The fans entered the stadium check by jowl to see the match.
Gift of the gab	زبان کی طاقت	Politicians should have gift of the gab.
Go to rack and ruin	ختم ہو جانا	His business is going to rack and ruin.
Hold water	معیار پر پورا اترنا	His arguments do not hold water.
Hold a brief	وکالت کرنا	You should hold no brief for this criminal.
Heart and soul	دل و جان سے	He loves her son’s heart and soul.
Hale and hearty	تندرست و توانا	He is a hale and hearty man.
In the air	افواہ پھیلی ہونا	The news of the prime minister’s illness is in the air.
In the pipeline	تیار ہونا	The upcoming budget of Pakistan is in the pipeline.
In black and white	تحریری شکل میں	He makes every agreement in black and white.
In full swing	پورے عروج پر	The party was in full swing when the police came.
In letter and spirit	ہر لحاظ، مکمل طور پر	You should follow these orders in the true letter and spirit.
Keep abreast of	اپنے آپ کو باخبر رکھنا	I read the newspaper daily to keep abreast of it.
In the teeth of	مخالفت کے باوجود	The parliament has passed the bill in the teeth of opposition.
Keeping with	مطابق ہونا	Being a Muslim, our life should be in keeping within the teaching of Islam.
In cold blood	بے رحمی سے	He murdered his friend in cold blood.
Kick the bucket	انتقال کر جانا	The patient had kicked the bucket last night.
Kith and thin	رشتے دار	We should care our kith and thin.
Keep up appearance	ظاہر داری برقرار رکھنا	In the days of inflation, it is very difficult to keep up appearances.
Keep body and soul together	بڑی مشکل سے گزارا کرنا	It has become difficult for the poor to keep the body and soul together.
Lion’s share	بڑا حصہ	The investor has a lion’s share in his company.
Layby	بچت کرنا	We should lay by electricity.
Leave in the lurch	مشکل میں چھوڑ جانا	Fairweather friends always leave in the lurch.
Let down	شرمندہ کرنا	Your mistake will let you down.
Make amends	تلافی کرنا	I shall make amends to the loss.
Move heaven and earth	پوری کوشش کرنا	She moved heaven and earth to get her aim.
Make good	نقصان پورا کرنا	Who will make good this loss?
Make away with	لے کر بھاگ جانا	The thief made away with the precious things.
Be at large	آزاد کرنا	The two robbers are still at large.
Lame excuses	جھوٹے بہانے	You cannot win her favor by lame excuses.
Laugh up in your sleeve	چپکےچپکے ہسنا	He laughed up his sleeve at the false affection of his stepmother.
Laughing stock	ہنسی کا گول گپا	This fat man is a laughing stock of the village.
Lead somebody astray	گمراہ کرنا	Ali was led astray by some of his friends.
A leap in the lock	اندھیرے میں تیر چلانا	To start such a big business without experience is a leap in the lock.
Leave in the lurch	مصیبت میں ساتھ چھوڑ جانا	Do not leave your friends in the lurch.
Leave no stone unturned	کوئی کسر نہ اٹھا رکھنا	She left no stone unturned to pass the examination.
Lend an ear	ہمدردی سے بات سننا	This landlady lends an ear to the problems of the poor.
At length	آخرکار	At length, Saleem won her love.
To lick the dust	ناکام ہونا	His plan to win the race lick the dust.
Live by one’s wits	مکاری سے رقم بھٹو لنا	He does not work hard and lives by his wits.
Live from hand to mouth	مشکل سے گزر بسر کرنا	The poor man lives from hand to mouth.
Be living in foul’s paradise	احمقوں کی جنت میں رہنا	He lives in a fool paradise if he thinks that he will pass the examination without hard work.
Lock, stock and barrel	مکمل طور پر	They shifted their business lock, stock, and barrel to a new city.
Look ahead	مستقبل پر نظر	The wise man always looks ahead.
Look sharp	جلدی کرنا	Please bring me a glass of water and look sharp.
Be at loose end	فارغ ہونا	Let us play cricket if you are at loose end.
At a loss	شش و پنج میں ہونا	He was at a loss to decide whether he took admission to college or university.
Lose ground	برتری گواہ بیٹھنا	India has lost its moral ground after persecuting Kashmir.
Maiden voyage	بحری سفر	Titanic sank during his maiden voyage.
Make both ends meet	مشکل سے گزر بسر کرنا	It is very difficult for the poor to make both ends meet.
Make fun of	مذاق اڑانا	The whole class made fun of her odd clothes.
Make headway	مشکل کے باوجود ترقی کرنا	They have made headway towards finding the solution of the problem.
Make light of something	اہمیت نہ دینا	He had a bad fall but he made light of his cuts.
Make one’s mark	نا م پیدا کرنا	He is making his mark as a good writer.
Make the best of it	ناکامی کو کامیابی میں بدلنا	The job was against her taste but she made the best of it.
Make the most of it	پورا فائدہ اٹھانا	We have got only one day in Naraan; so we should make most of it.
Make up one’s mind	فیصلہ کرنا	They have made up their minds to settle in Pakistan.
A man of iron will	مضبوط ارادے والا	A man of iron will tackle the present crises of Pakistan.
A man of his words	عہد کا پکا	You can trust him as he is a man of his words.
As a matter of fact	درحقیقت	He will not help you, as a matter of fact, he is a selfish man.
Mind one’s business	اپنے کام سے کام رکھنا	Do not advise me, mind your own business.
Miss the bus/boat	موقع ضائع کر دینا	You will miss the boat/bus if you do not propose to her on her birthday.
More or less	تقریبا	He earns more or less fifty thousand a month.
A necessary evil	ناگریز برای	War is a necessary evil.
Neck or nothing	سردھڑ کی بازی لگانا	I drove neck or nothing to reach the examination hall on time.
Next to nothing	کچھ نہ ہونا	We have left next to nothing now.
Nip in the bud	ابتدا میں کچل دینا	Nip every evil in the bud.
Now and then	کبھی کبھار	Now and then, we meet our old friends.
Null and void	کالعدم	His contract is null and void.
Of one’s own accord	بالکل اپنی مرضی سے	She married Ali of her own accord.
Off and on/on and off	کبھی کبھار	It rained on and off all day.
Off colour	قدرے بیمار	I have been feeling a bit of color
Flesh and blood	انسانی فطرت	This baby is his mother’s flesh and blood.
First and foremost	سب سے اولین	The first and foremost task of the teacher is to teach.
Fair sex	خواتین	We should respect the fair sex.
Get through	نکلنا	He has ability to get through his situation.
Hand in glove	سازش میں شریک	India and America are hands in glove with each other
Hope against hope	موہوم امید رکھنا	Saleem waited all day, hoping against hope that Ali would come to him.
Give up	چھوڑ دینا	I will never give up in the match.

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