Idioms and examples

An idiom is a set of words established by use whose meaning cannot be derived from separate words.

मुहावरा प्रयोग द्वारा स्थापित शब्दों का एक समूह है जिसका अर्थ अलग-अलग शब्दों से नहीं लिया जा सकता है।

Examples:

Under the weather:- बीमार होना।

She feels under the weather.



Break the leg:- भाग्य तुम्हारे साथ हो।

Eg.

When Indian team reached in ground, audience shouted out to them "break the leg".



Pull someone's leg:- खिंचाई करना।

Eg.

Kapil is pulling Punit leg!



Sit on the fence:- दुविधा में होना।



Eg.

Rohit sit on the fence because the doesn't take good decision.



Elephant in the room:- एक कठिन समस्या जिसके बारे में कोई बात नही करना चाहता।

Eg.

Neha always avoids to talk about the elephant in the room.



Take it with pinch of salt:- किसी चीज को संदेह की नज़र से देखना।

Eg.

If I were you, I would take his advice with a pinch of salt.



Hit the sack:- सो जाना।

Eg.

Ankit has had a busy day, so he thinks he will hit the sack.



Final Nail in the coffin:- विनाश का निश्चित कारण।

Eg.

The report drove the final nail in companies coffin.



Recharge one's batteries:- आराम करना और ऊर्जा हासिल करना।

Eg.

Kapil went to vaccination to reacharge his batteries.



Jump on the bandwagon:- चढ़ते सूरज को नमस्कार करना।

Eg.

Everyone jumps on the bandwagon and tries to learn English through newspaper.

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