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    This document lists and defines several common English idioms and phrases. It provides the idiom or phrase in English, and also provides a Hindi translation or explanation of the meaning. Some examples included are "an axe to grind" meaning selfish motive, "at one's beck and call" meaning at one's disposal or command, and "to spill the beans" meaning to give secret information. In total, it defines over 70 common English idioms and their meanings.

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    This document lists and defines several common English idioms and phrases. It provides the idiom or phrase in English, and also provides a Hindi translation or explanation of the meaning. Some examples included are "an axe to grind" meaning selfish motive, "at one's beck and call" meaning at one's disposal or command, and "to spill the beans" meaning to give secret information. In total, it defines over 70 common English idioms and their meanings.

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    This document lists and defines several common English idioms and phrases. It provides the idiom or phrase in English, and also provides a Hindi translation or explanation of the meaning. Some examples included are "an axe to grind" meaning selfish motive, "at one's beck and call" meaning at one's disposal or command, and "to spill the beans" meaning to give secret information. In total, it defines over 70 common English idioms and their meanings.

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    Idioms & Phrases

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    Alishka Sagar
    This document lists and defines several common English idioms and phrases. It provides the idiom or phrase in English, and also provides a Hindi translation or explanation of the meaning. Some examples included are "an axe to grind" meaning selfish motive, "at one's beck and call" meaning at one's disposal or command, and "to spill the beans" meaning to give secret information. In total, it defines over 70 common English idioms and their meanings.

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    Idioms & Phrases

    Idiom Meaning Desi Matlab


    1. An axe to grind Selfish motive
    2. Apple of discord Cause of quarrel Har ghar mein apple phone ke
    peeche heen ladai hoti hain
    3. At a stone’s throw Very near
    4. At an arm’s length To keep aloof, to avoid
    5. At one’s beck and call At one’s disposal or command
    6. At the eleventh hour At the last moment
    7. Archilles Heel A weakness or vulnerable point
    8. At one’s wit’s end To be in a fix or confusion
    9. Back out To withdraw
    10. Bad blood enmity Dushmani
    11. Beside the mark Irrelevant, not to the point Faaltu ki baate karna
    12. Black sheep A disgraceful person
    13. Blow one’s own trumpet Speak proudly of one’s Mu mia mithu
    achievements
    14. Bone of contention a cause of quarrel
    15. Bread and butter livelihood
    16. By hook or by crook by all means
    17. By leaps and bounds rapidly
    18. to Be born with a silver spoon in born in
    one’s mouth prosperous circumstances
    19. to Beat about the bush to talk irrelevant
    20. to Break the ice to break the silence, start a
    conversation
    21. to Burn the midnight oil to work very hard till late at
    night
    22. to Bury the hatchet to forget a quarrel, to make peace Like said in Punjabi – koi ni
    veere, mitti paa
    23. a Child’s play something very easy Baayen haath ke khel
    24. a Cry in the wilderness a useless cry
    25. Close shave a narrow escape
    26. Crocodile tears false tears Magarmach ke aasu – nakli
    aasu
    27. to Call a spade a spade To speak out openly and in plain Abee himmat hain to muh par
    terms bol, himmat hain to spade ko
    spade bol
    28. to Chew the cud to think deeply
    29. to Cool one’s heels to wait for somebody patiently
    30. to Cry over spilt milk to waste time in vain, repent Ab kya fayda jab chidiya chug
    over lost opportunities gai khet
    31. Dirt cheap very cheap
    32. Eye for eye tit for tat
    33. a Fair weather friend a selfish friend
    34. a Feather in one’s cap another achievement to be proud
    of
    35. From hand to mouth to have just enough money to live on
    and nothing extra
    36. to Face the music to face consequences of one’s Jaisi karni vaisi bharni
    actions
    37. to be Greek to be incomprehensible or Kuch samajh na aana
    unintelligible to someone.
    38. to Get wind of to come to know of
    39. to Go hand-in-hand to go together
    40. Hard and fast strict
    41. to Hammer out to plan, to devise
    42. In black and white in writing
    43. Jack of all trades a person supposed to know
    everything partially
    44. a Left-handed compliment a false praise
    45. to Land on one’s feet to be lucky
    46. to Leave no stone unturned to make all possible efforts
    47. to Let bygones be bygones to ignore the past
    48. Man of word a reliable person
    49. a Man of straw a man with no voice or will of his
    own
    50. to Make hay while the sun to make the best use of the
    shines opportunity
    51. to Make neither head nor tail of not to understand
    52. to Play fast and loose to say one thing and to do another
    53. to Read between the lines Perceive or detect a hidden meaning
    54. a Storm in a tea cup a situation in which people are very
    angry or upset about something that
    is not important
    55. to Sail in the same boat to be equally exposed to risk
    56. to Sit on the fence to remain neutral
    57. to Spill the beans to give secret information
    58. Through thick and thin under all circumstances
    59. to Take the bull by the horns to face a difficulty boldly
    60. a White lie a harmless lie
    61. a Wolf in a sheep’s clothing a deceiver
    62. Under the Weather To feel ill
    63. Break a leg To wish someone good luck, all the
    best
    64. Hit the sack To go to bed
    65. Feel Blue To feel sad
    66. To the nines To perfection
    67. Raining cats and dogs Heavy rainfall
    68. Cost an arm and a leg Something extremely expensive
    69. Let the cat out of the bag Reveal a secret carelessly or by
    mistake
    70. Once in a blue moon Very rarely
    71. Bolt from the blue Something imp or unusual that
    happens suddenly
    72. On cloud nine Extremely happy
    73. Sell like hot cakes Sold quickly and in large quantities

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