Idioms

Start from (A)

1. All eye for an eye - tit for tat

    Hindi Meaning - जैसे को तैसा

2. At sixes and sevens - in disorder

    Hindi Meaning - तितर बितर

3. A fish out of water - in an uncomfortable position

    Hindi Meaning - बेचैन

4. An apple of discord - cause of quarrels,

                                                 (or)

                                       dispute position

    Hindi Meaning - झगडे की जड़

5. A Dark Horse - a competitor of unknown capabilities

    Hindi Meaning - अज्ञात योग्यता वाला प्रतियोगी

6. A man of straw - a man with no voice or will of his own.

                                                   (or)

                                a man of no subtance

    Hindi Meaning -मामूली या अभावग्रस्त आदमी

7. A black Sheep - an unlucky person

    Hindi Meaning - अशुभ व्यक्ति

8. At a stone's throw -

    Hindi Meaning -थोड़ी ही दुरी पर

9. To add a new feather in one's cap -

    Hindi Meaning - कोई नया सम्मान या नयी  सफलता प्राप्त करना

10. To have an oxe to grind - Selfish motive

      Hindi Meaning - स्वार्थ प्रवृति रखना

11. Adam’s ale –

      Hindi meaning –  शुद्ध जल

12. At a snail’s place – Very Slowly

      Hindi Meaning – धीमी गति से

13. All and sundry – Everything, all the people

      Hindi Meaning –  सब कुछ, सभी

14. Alfa and Omega – From beginning to end.

      Hindi Meaning – शुरू से अंत तक

15. A free lense –

      Hindi Meaning – लचीला आदर्श

16. Apple pie order –

      Hindi Meaning – सही ढंग से रखा जाना

17. At an arm’s length –

         Hindi Meaning – किसी खतरे या बुराई से दुरी बनाए रखना

18. At a loss –
        Hindi Meaning - घबराहट के कारण अनिश्चय की स्तिथि

19. At logger heads – In dispute, quarreling
         Hindi Meaning – शत्रुता की स्तिथि

20. To add fuel to fire – 

        Hindi Meaning – और अधिक भड़काने की स्तिथि

21. At daggers heads – very unfriendly hostile

      Hindi Meaning – पारस्परिक शत्रुता, गहरी दुश्मनी

                         

22. An eye wash –

      Hindi Meaning – धोखा

23. An axe to Grind – to have selfish motive

                                                (OR)

                                    Completely Confused

      Hindi Meaning – स्वार्थपूर्ति करना

24. At one’s wit’s end –

      Hindi Meaning – घबरा जाना, होश खो बैठना

25. Alma mater –

      Hindi Meaning - शैछिक मात्र-संस्था, पाठ-संसथान

26. At the outset –

      Hindi Meaning – आरम्भ में

27. All at sea – completely confused

      Hindi meaning – पूरी तरह से भ्रमित

28. Axe out – to turn out

      Hindi Meaning – बाहर करना

29. To allow the grass to grow under one’s feet – to be lazy.

      Hindi Meaning – सुस्त होना

                                          (B)

30. To burn midnight oil – to work hard till late at night,

                                                            (OR)

                                            an obsession about something

      Hindi Meaning – ग्रस्तता, सनकी, झोंक

31. Bee in one’s bonnet – Something one is always thinking and talking about,

                                                                                    (OR)

                                           To be crazy about something,

      Hindi Meaning – किसी “बात”, “चीज” या “किसी के” लिए पागल होना

32. Blow hot and cold – to be irresolute

      Hindi Meaning – कभी समर्थन करना और कभी विरोध करना

33. Be nipped in the bud – to destroy a thing in the very beginning

      Hindi Meaning – प्रारम्भ में ही नस्ट कर देना

34. Bear up with – endure

      Hindi Meaning – बर्दाश्त करना

35. To bury the hatchet – to forget a quarrel, to make peace

      Hindi meaning – शत्रुता समाप्त करना और शांति स्थापित करना

   Bury – दफनाना, Hatchet – कुल्हाड़ी