Most Popular Idioms and Phrases Part-9
Phrases & Idioms | Meaning in Urdu & Hindi | Sentence |
Nine days wonder | Kuch der rehne wali khushi | Every great event of contemporary politics is a nine days wonder. |
Under one’s nose | Ankhon ke samne | Great corruption is surrounding the country under the move of the politicians. |
Cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face | Dosre ko zakhmi kerne ki bajaye apne aap ko zakhmi ker lena | When you met a stronger foe, do not cut off your nose to spit your face. |
No doubt | Yaqeenan | No doubt, I shall stand by you in any danger. |
Nip in | Baat katna | When parents are speaking, children should not nip in. |
Nook and corner | Har jaga | I score had my purse every nook and corner. |
A big noise | Ahmiyat ka hamil shakhs | President Nixon was a great noise. |
Land of nod | neend | It requires no passport to visit land of nod. |
By far | Bari hadh tak | He is by far the most powerful in the world today. |
Far between | Bey qaida | My visits for business are few and far between. |
Fast by | Qareeb | He lives fast by the airport. |
Hard and fast | Yaqeeni | There are no hard and fast rules in international business. |
To play fast and loose | Naa qabil e aitbar hona | They play fast and loose with their parents. |
Gate of justice | aadalat | The supreme court is the only gate of justice for the country. |
Gather to a head | Puk jana | The political parties are gathering to a head for the election year 2018. |
Keep on | Jari rakhna | He was keep on watching television. |
Make a lip | Bad mizaj hona | If you are angry never make a lip. |
Active list | Khidmat garon ki fehrist | Huge people are still on the active list the world. |
Living rock | Qudrati halat me mojood chatan | The titanic sunk by the living rock |
Cock of the loft | Sardar ya rehnuman | The chairman of the company is cock of the loft. |
Most Popular Idioms and Phrases Part-9