Idioms for Intermediate Part II

Most Repeated Idioms Since 2007 to 2018For Graduation and Inter Classes

Idioms

Idioms	Meanings	Sentences
A bird’s eye view	سرسری نگاہ	We got a bird’s eye view of the city from the airplane.
A black sheep	کالی بھیڑ	Raja is a black sheep among us.
A bolt from the blue	آفت ناگہانی	Untimely death of his father proved for her a bolt from the blue
A dark horse	چھپارستم	Mohsin proved to be a dark  horse in the class.
Pass away	مر جانا	My aunt passed away last month.
A gala day	میلے کا دن	August 14, is a gala day in the history of Pakistan.
A hard/ bitter pill to swallow	ناخوشگوارتجربہ	His failure was a hard/bitter pill to swallow.
A jail bird	عادی مجرم	Shfaqat is a jail bird.
A man of letters	پڑھا لکھا شخص	Mr. Principal is a man of letter.
A narrow escape	بال بال بچ جانا	Abid had a narrow escape from the road accident.
A necessary evil	ناگزیربرا ئی	War is a necessary evil to finish the problem of terrorism.
A red letter day	خوشی کا دن	The day, I was awarded the prize is red letter day for me.
A royal road	آسان راستہ	There is no royal road to this village.
Above board	شک سے بالاتر	All his dealings are above board.
Add fuel to fire	جلتی پہ تیل ڈالنا	He is angry, don’t add fuel to fire by calling him a liar.
All and sundry	خاص و عام	She invited all and sundry to her birth day party.
Alpha and omega	اؤل ع آخر	Alpha and omega of Islam is that God is one.
An uphill task	مشکل کام	To write a good book is an uphill task.
At large	آزاد	Mumtaz Qadri’s killers are still at large.
At sixes and sevens	منتشر حالت میں	The boys were at sixes and sevens when she entered the classroom.
At the eleventh hour	آخری لمحوں میں	Our team won the match at eleventh hour.
Bad blood	دشمنی یا عداوت	There is no bad blood between them.
Bag and baggage	بوریا بستر	The guest arrived with his bag and baggage.
Be up in arm	مسلح بغاوت پر آمادہ	Pak-army is up in the arm against the terrorists.
Bear out	تا ئید کرنا	The government bore out the T.V. news.
Blow out	پھونک مار کر بھجانا	He blew out the candle and went away.
Bosom friend	جگری دوست	Tahir and Ali are bosom friends. They cannot quarrel.
Bread and butter	روزگار	Teaching is his only bread and butter.
Break down	خراب ہونا	My car broke down on the way and I walked home.
Break into	زبردستی گھسنا	The thief broke into the house and looted many things.
Break off	ٹوٹ جانا یا الگ کرنا	Her tooth broke off yesterday.
Break out	پھوٹ پڑنا	Cholera broke out in the town and perished many people.
Bring out	شائع کرنا	Print media did not bring out the news of Mumtaz Qadri.
Bring to book	جواب طلب کرنا	He brought the servant to book for his carelessness.
Burning question	اہم مسئلہ	Unemployment is a burning question in these days.
By fits and starts	بے قائدگی سے	You cannot pass the examination if you work by fits and starts.
By hook or by crook	جائز نا جائز طریقہ سے	He wants to win the elections by hook or by crook.
Call a spade a spade	کلمہ حق کہنا	It is hard to call a spade a spade before a cruel king.
Call for	تقاضا کرنا	Success calls for hard work.
Call off	ملتوی کرنا	They called off the meeting due to strike.
Carry on	جاری رکھنا	You are doing well, carry on your work.
Carry out	تعمیل کرنا	Carry out my orders.
Come across	اچانک ملاقات ہونا	She came across Ali at the corridor.
Come by	اچانک مل جانا	Do you ever come by any old books?
Come of	تعلق ہونا	She comes of a noble family.
Come round	اتفاق کرنا	He came round to her point of view.
Consist of	مشتمل ہونا	The cricket team consists of eleven players.
Cry up	بے تحاشہ تعریف کرنا	He always cries up his students.
Cut a sorry figure	شرمندگی اٹھانا	She could not perform well, so she had to cut a sorry figure on the stage.
Cut out	ختم کرنا	The government should cut out the extra tax.
Deal in	کاروبار کرنا	He deals in salt business.
Die in harness	آخری دم تک کام کرنا	Quaid e Azam died in harness.
Double faced	منافقانہ	Beware of double faced people.
End in smoke	بیکا ر	Double faced policy often ends in smoke.
Every inch	مکل طور پر	We will defend every inch of our country.
Face the music	خمیازہ بھگتنا	I stole nothing, if so; I am ready to face the music.
Fair sex	خواتین کا طبقہ	We should respect the fair sex.
Fall prey to	شکار ہو جانا	The boy fell an easy prey to smoking.
Fall flat	ناکام ہونا	My attempt at a joke in front of them fell flat.
Fall in	گرفتار ہونا	Chips fell in love with Katherine.
Fall off	اچانک گر جانا	The real estate market fell off in 2005.
Fall out	گرنا	Leaves of trees fall out in the autumn.
Fight shy of	اجتناب کرنا	She fought shy of an open quarrel.
Find fault with	عیب نکالنا	It is bad to find fault with others.
Fly in the ointment	رنگ میں بھنگ ڈالنا	I don’t want to be a fly in the ointment.
For a rainy day	مشکل وقت کے لیے	Always save something for a rainy day.
French leave	بلا اجازت کی گئی چھٹی	He was dismissed for being on French leave.
From a scratch	بغیر کسی پیشگی تیاری کے	She learnt French from a scratching six months.
Full of	لبالب بھرا	The bucket was full of water.
Get into	سوار ہونا	Get into the bus with care.
Give in	جمع کروانا	Saima gave in her report today.
Give up	ترک کرنا	Give up your bad habit of smoking.
Go back on	واپس مڑ جانا	I would not go back on my words.
Hand in glove with	ساز باز ہونا	Some of the police men are hand in gloves with the robbers.
Hard and fast	واضح	There is no hard and fast rules of cyber crimes.
Hue and cry	شور و غوغا	Women were raising hue and cry over the dead body.
Null and void	کا لعدم/ معطل	Decision of the committee has been declared null and void.
In a fix	الجھن میں	She is in a fix after the death of her husband.
In the teeth of	مخالفت کے باوجود	The bill was passed in the teeth of strong opposition.
Keep an eye on	چوکنا رہنا	We should keep an eye on criminals.
Keep at arm’s length	دور رکھنا	It is not good to keep the poor at arm’s length.
Keep up	برقرار رکھنا	He has become poor but keeps up his appearance.
Kith and kin	رشتہ دار	We should love our kith and kin.
Lame excuse	جھوٹے بہانے	We cannot win his favor by lame excuses.
Lion’s share	بڑا حصہ	He gave lion’s share of his property to his daughter.
Look up	تلاش کرنا	Look up the meaning of kith in the dictionary.
Maiden speech	پہلی تقریر	Her maiden speech was very impressive.
Once for all	ہمیشہ ہمیشہ کے لئیے	We should settle this issue once and for all.
Play truant	بھاگ جانا	Shfaqat plays truant from the college daily.
Pocket an insult.	بے عزتی برداشت کرنا	The poor has to pocket an insult.
Pros and cons	مصبت و منفی	Before going to a decision, you should see all pros and cons of an issue.
Put out	بجھانا	Please, put out the light.
Put up with	برداشت کرنا	Alia had to put up with un expected guests.
Rank and file	عام افراد	Dearness affects the rank and file the most.
Run at	حملہ آور ہونا	The bull started to run at us.
Run down	بگڑجانا	His health has run down due to short of food.
Sent for	بلا بھجنا	The former sent for his all sons to teach them a lesson.
Set up	قائم کرنا	The Punjab Government has set up Danish schools in many cities.
Small talk	گپ شپ لگانا	I don’t like small talk during the working hours.
Smell a rat	دال میں کالا ہونا	I smelt a rat in their proposal.
Stand by	ساتھ دینا	She has stood by her husband through thick and thin.
Storm in the tea cup	معمولی بات پر ہنگامہ	The quarrel among children is a storm in the tea cup.
Take to task	سرزنش کرنا	The father took his son to task for his laziness.
Take after	ہم شکل ہونا	The son takes after his father.
Take down	تحریر کرنا	She took down everything during the lecture.
Take for	سمجھ لینا	The manager took him for a detective.
Take to	پسند کرنا	She takes to wear loose shirts.
Through thick and thin	اچھے برے وقت میں	We should help each other through thick and thin.
To make both ends meet	اپنی آمدنی میں گذارا کرنا	A wise man always makes both ends meet.
Tide over	قابو پانا	The government is trying to tide over the dearness.
To carry the day.	فتحیاب ہونا	To the carry the day, Pakistan should beat India in the match.
To leave in the lurch	مصیبت میں ساتھ چھوڑ دینا	A fair weather friend always leaves in the lurch.
To lick the dust	شرمندگی اٹھانا	The proud man has to lip the dust at the end.
to nip in the bud	ابتدا میں ختم کرنا	Nip the evil in the bud.
Tooth and nail	ڈٹ کر	We will fight tooth and nail to defend our rights.
Turn a deaf ear	کان دھرنا	He turned a deaf ear to rumors and remains worried.
Turn down	رد کرنا	He offered me a job but I turned it down.
Turn turtle	الٹ جانا	The bus turned turtle in the river.
Turn up	آنکلنا	She turned up at the last movement and did not let us to go.
Under a cloud	زیر عتاب/ مصیبت میں	He made a fraud and was caught by the police.
Upto the mark.	میعار کے مطابق	Your work is not up to the mark, do it better.
Without fail	بغیر ناکامی کے	Usman visits his mother everyday without fail.
Pay lip service	جھوٹی تعظیم یا حمایت کرنا	Most of the voters pay lip service to their political candidates.
Lead by the nose	ناک میں نکیل دینا/ حکم دینا	She leads her husband by the nose.
Cut down	کمی کرنا	I have to cut down my shopping this month.`
Look after	دیکھ بھا ل کرنا	The mother looks after her child.
A fair weather friend	مطلبی دوست	A fair weather friend always leaves in the lurch.