Idioms 1
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No Idiom Example
Above board Hazrat Muhammad’s honesty is above board.
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رضحتدمحمﷺ یکدایتنبسےساورپےہ۔
All and Sundry He invited all and sundry to the party.
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اسےنبسوکاپریٹںیمدموعایک۔
Apple of discord Kashmir is an apple of discord between India and Pakistan.
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ریمشکاپاتسکماوراھبرتےکدرایمماالتخافتاکاکیبیسےہ۔
Apple of one’s eye My son is an apple of my eye.
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ریمااٹیبریمیآھکناک اتراےہ۔
Apple pie order Keep everything in apple pie order.
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رہزیچوکالپیاپیئآرڈرںیمرںیھک۔
Bad blood We have no bad blood among ourselves.
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امہراآسپںیموکیئرباوخمںیہنےہ۔
Bad debt You cannot get anything from him as it is a bad debt.
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متاسےسھچکاحلصںیہنرکےتکسویکہکنہیاکیربارقضےہ۔
Bag and baggage She threw him out of the house bag and baggage.
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اسےناےسرھگےکےلیھتاوراساممےسابرہکنیھپدای۔
To bear fruits Your efforts will bear fruits if you are honest.
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ارگآپاامیدنارںیہوتآپیکوکںیششرگنالںیئیگ۔
To beat the air Trying to pass the exam without preparation is like to beat the air.
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ریغبایتریےکااحتمماپسرکےنیکوکششرکانوہاوکےنٹیپےکرتمادفےہ۔
Beneath one’s dignity It is below my dignity to cheat others.
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دورسوںوکدوھہکدانیریمیاشمےسےچینےہ۔
A bird’s eye view He got a bird’s eye view of the city from the plane.
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اسےنوہایئاہجزےسرہشاکرپدنوںاکاظنرہایک۔
A bolt from the blue His only son’s death was a bolt from the blue.
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اسےکاولکےتےٹیبیکومتےلینرگنےساکیوبٹلیھت۔
To burn the candle at both ends You will fall ill if you keep burning the candle at
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both ends. وملیتبوکدوونںرسوںرپالجےترںیہےگوتآپامیبرڑپاجںیئےگ۔
By heart I have learnt this poem by heart.
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ںیمےنہیرعشدكےساھکیسےہ۔
A close-fisted man He spends nothing on himself as he is a close-fisted man.
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وہاےنپاورپھچکیھبرخچںیہنرکاتویکہکنوہاکیدنبیھٹمواالآدیمےہ۔
Consist of Our class consists of 40 boys.
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ڑلوکںرپلمتشمےہ۔00امہریالکس
Die in harness The Quaid-e-Azam died in harness.
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اقدئامظعاکااقتنكوہایگاھت۔
Composed by: M. Umair Nasir
, Idioms 2
A fair weather friend A fair weather friend leaves others in the lurch.
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اکیافصنمہنوممسدوتسدورسوںوکوجنھجڑںیموھچڑداتیےہ۔
To find fault with Do not find fault with others.
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دورسوںےکبیعالتشہنرکںی۔
To give up the ghost My dear friend gave up the ghost before my eyes.
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ریمےایپرےدوتسےنریمیآوھکنںےکاسےنموھبتوھچڑدای۔
Heart and soul I love you heart and soul.
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ںیممتےسدكواجمےسایپررکاتوہں۔
In addition to He earns much in addition to this business.
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وہاساکروابرےکالعوہتہبھچکامکاتےہ۔
Keep at arm’s length Keep selfish friends at arm’s length.
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.وخدرغضدووتسںوکابزویکابملیئرپرںیھک
Leave in the lurch Do not leave anyone in the lurch.
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وجنھجڑںیمہنوھچڑںی۔
Make amends for You will have to make amends for the loss.
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اصقنماکازاہلرکانڑپےاگ۔
Make fun of Never make fun of others/anyone.
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یسکاکذماقہناڑاںیئ۔/دورسوں
Null and void This law is now null and void.
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ہیاقونماباکدعللےہ۔
Offhand We have done so offhand.
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مہےنااسییہایکےہ۔
Out-and-out He is an out-and-out fraud.
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.وہاکیابرہاورابرہدوھہکےہ
Pay through the nose You will have to pay through the nose if you disobey me.
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ارگآپےنریمیانرفامینیکوتآپوکانکےسادایگیئرکانڑپےیگ۔
Beat about/around Do not beat about / around the bush but come to the point.
32 the bush اھجڑیےکاردرگدہنامروہکلبابترپآؤ۔
Play truant Being a vagabond, he often plays truant.
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وہارثکدغاراکرکدارادارکاتےہ۔،اکیآوارہوہےنےکانےط
To poison one’s ears He poisoned the ears of his friend against me.
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اسےنریمےالخفاےنپدوتسےکاکونںںیمزرہوھگكدای۔
Poke one’s nose Do not poke your nose into anyone’s matter.
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یسکےکاعمےلمںیمانکہنںینیھچ۔
Cats and dogs Nobody can go out if it rains cats and dogs.
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ویلبںاوروتکںیکابرشوہوتوکیئابرہںیہناجاتکس۔
Run short of We have run short of money these days.
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امدونںامہرےاپسےسیپیکیمکےہ۔
Composed by: M. Umair Nasir
Sr.
No Idiom Example
Above board Hazrat Muhammad’s honesty is above board.
1
رضحتدمحمﷺ یکدایتنبسےساورپےہ۔
All and Sundry He invited all and sundry to the party.
2
اسےنبسوکاپریٹںیمدموعایک۔
Apple of discord Kashmir is an apple of discord between India and Pakistan.
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ریمشکاپاتسکماوراھبرتےکدرایمماالتخافتاکاکیبیسےہ۔
Apple of one’s eye My son is an apple of my eye.
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ریمااٹیبریمیآھکناک اتراےہ۔
Apple pie order Keep everything in apple pie order.
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رہزیچوکالپیاپیئآرڈرںیمرںیھک۔
Bad blood We have no bad blood among ourselves.
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امہراآسپںیموکیئرباوخمںیہنےہ۔
Bad debt You cannot get anything from him as it is a bad debt.
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متاسےسھچکاحلصںیہنرکےتکسویکہکنہیاکیربارقضےہ۔
Bag and baggage She threw him out of the house bag and baggage.
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اسےناےسرھگےکےلیھتاوراساممےسابرہکنیھپدای۔
To bear fruits Your efforts will bear fruits if you are honest.
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ارگآپاامیدنارںیہوتآپیکوکںیششرگنالںیئیگ۔
To beat the air Trying to pass the exam without preparation is like to beat the air.
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ریغبایتریےکااحتمماپسرکےنیکوکششرکانوہاوکےنٹیپےکرتمادفےہ۔
Beneath one’s dignity It is below my dignity to cheat others.
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دورسوںوکدوھہکدانیریمیاشمےسےچینےہ۔
A bird’s eye view He got a bird’s eye view of the city from the plane.
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اسےنوہایئاہجزےسرہشاکرپدنوںاکاظنرہایک۔
A bolt from the blue His only son’s death was a bolt from the blue.
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اسےکاولکےتےٹیبیکومتےلینرگنےساکیوبٹلیھت۔
To burn the candle at both ends You will fall ill if you keep burning the candle at
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both ends. وملیتبوکدوونںرسوںرپالجےترںیہےگوتآپامیبرڑپاجںیئےگ۔
By heart I have learnt this poem by heart.
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ںیمےنہیرعشدكےساھکیسےہ۔
A close-fisted man He spends nothing on himself as he is a close-fisted man.
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وہاےنپاورپھچکیھبرخچںیہنرکاتویکہکنوہاکیدنبیھٹمواالآدیمےہ۔
Consist of Our class consists of 40 boys.
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ڑلوکںرپلمتشمےہ۔00امہریالکس
Die in harness The Quaid-e-Azam died in harness.
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اقدئامظعاکااقتنكوہایگاھت۔
Composed by: M. Umair Nasir
, Idioms 2
A fair weather friend A fair weather friend leaves others in the lurch.
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اکیافصنمہنوممسدوتسدورسوںوکوجنھجڑںیموھچڑداتیےہ۔
To find fault with Do not find fault with others.
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دورسوںےکبیعالتشہنرکںی۔
To give up the ghost My dear friend gave up the ghost before my eyes.
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ریمےایپرےدوتسےنریمیآوھکنںےکاسےنموھبتوھچڑدای۔
Heart and soul I love you heart and soul.
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ںیممتےسدكواجمےسایپررکاتوہں۔
In addition to He earns much in addition to this business.
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وہاساکروابرےکالعوہتہبھچکامکاتےہ۔
Keep at arm’s length Keep selfish friends at arm’s length.
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.وخدرغضدووتسںوکابزویکابملیئرپرںیھک
Leave in the lurch Do not leave anyone in the lurch.
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وجنھجڑںیمہنوھچڑںی۔
Make amends for You will have to make amends for the loss.
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اصقنماکازاہلرکانڑپےاگ۔
Make fun of Never make fun of others/anyone.
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یسکاکذماقہناڑاںیئ۔/دورسوں
Null and void This law is now null and void.
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ہیاقونماباکدعللےہ۔
Offhand We have done so offhand.
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مہےنااسییہایکےہ۔
Out-and-out He is an out-and-out fraud.
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.وہاکیابرہاورابرہدوھہکےہ
Pay through the nose You will have to pay through the nose if you disobey me.
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ارگآپےنریمیانرفامینیکوتآپوکانکےسادایگیئرکانڑپےیگ۔
Beat about/around Do not beat about / around the bush but come to the point.
32 the bush اھجڑیےکاردرگدہنامروہکلبابترپآؤ۔
Play truant Being a vagabond, he often plays truant.
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وہارثکدغاراکرکدارادارکاتےہ۔،اکیآوارہوہےنےکانےط
To poison one’s ears He poisoned the ears of his friend against me.
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اسےنریمےالخفاےنپدوتسےکاکونںںیمزرہوھگكدای۔
Poke one’s nose Do not poke your nose into anyone’s matter.
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یسکےکاعمےلمںیمانکہنںینیھچ۔
Cats and dogs Nobody can go out if it rains cats and dogs.
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ویلبںاوروتکںیکابرشوہوتوکیئابرہںیہناجاتکس۔
Run short of We have run short of money these days.
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امدونںامہرےاپسےسیپیکیمکےہ۔
Composed by: M. Umair Nasir
