Fariha Shah in English Language 6 years ago

Most Popular Idioms and Phrases Part-6

Phrases & Idioms	Meaning	Sentence
Above board	Saaf suthra	Your action should be above board.
Above Ali	Barh ker (sab se)	He is very gentle and honest, but above all, he is very hard working.
To get through	Kamyab ho jana	1- I hope he will get through his job. 2- Finally the cricket team got through in the final match
Get up	Oper uthna, tayyar hona	He gets up early in the morning.
Get along	Pesh qadmi kerna / qadam uthana	It’s time we were getting along.
Get there	Kamyab hona, apna maqsad hasil kerna (=Making progress)	1- I am sure your will get there in the end. 2- It’s not perfect but we are getting there.
To get a chance for the better	Behtar banana	The patient has got a chance for the better.
Hold over	Multavi kerna, postpone kerna	The matter was held over until the next meeting.
Hold forth	Samne rakhna, dekhana	Few politician can hold forth for truth now-a-days.
Hold up	Obharna, sakit kerna, rokna	She was late there was a hold up on the road.
To hold out	Pesh kash kerna, offer kerna	There is nothing good in our shop which I can hold out to you.
To turn an honest penny	Emandari se rozi kamana	My grandfather turn an honest penny throughout his life.
Live down	Gumnaam zindagi guzarna	My desire is to live down in the world.
Live out	Zinda rehana	He lived out his days alone.
Living memory	Kisi ki yad zinda hona	There was no greater women than Lady Diana in living memory.
Lock up	Band ker dena, hifazat se rakhna	He is locked up for 2 months.
New rich	Haal hi me ameer hone wala	The politicians are the new rich now a days.
To nick of nick	Jeetna, mukamal kerna
Next to nothing	Taqreeban kuch nahi	His arguments command a respect which is next to nothing.
Next to kin	Qareebi reshtedar	Rajesh is my next to kin.
His nibs	Wo khud	He will come to your assistance his nibs.
To nicety	Badi dosti ke sath	You must work to a nicety for success.
Night of ignorance	Wehshiyana waar	Many countries of the world are still under the night of ignorance.