Kayi baar hum apni chhoti si baat ko kisi idiom (muhavare) ke zariye kehne ki koshish karte hain, kyunki idioms bolna easy lagta hai aur acha bhi. Lekin alag alag idioms alag alag meanings convey karta hai, aur galat se bhi galat idiom bolne par aapki baaton ka matlab poori tarah badal sakta hai. Isliye idioms ke baare mein janna, unke different meanings, context ko samajhna bahut jyada important hai. Iss article mein daily use ke liye different idioms unki meanings aur examples ke saath diye gaye hain, jinhe padhkar aap idioms ke use ko easily samajh sakte hain.
60+ Idioms for Daily Use
A blessing in disguise
Meaning – दुःख के भेस में सुख
Examples – Anam came as a blessing in disguise for me, when I was going through depression.
Aditya is a blessing in disguise for his family.
Burn a hole in the pocket
Meaning – लक्ष्मी चंचल होती है
Examples – Ananya has money buring a hole in her pocket, but she is not allowed to spend.
Aarush first salary is burning a hole in his pocket.
Sit on the fence
Meaning – दूरी बनाये रखना
Examples – Ashish sits on the fence over family issues.
Aniket sat on the fence over any issue in his office.
Strain every nerve
Meaning – खून पसीना एक करना
Examples – Rajat strained his every nerve to start his business.
If you want to achieve great heights in life, you have to strain your every nerve.
Go up in flames
Meaning – आग से जलना या नष्ट होना
Examples – Yesterday, the huge building near my house went up in flames.
After the short circuit, Mr. Sharma’s house went up in flames.
Speak of the devil
Meaning – शैतान का नाम लिया, शैतान हाजिर
Examples – Speak of the devil, and Abhishek is here.
Arjun is talking of him, and he arrives, well speak of the devil!
Stick like glue
Meaning – किसी के बहुत करीब रहना
Examples – My sister stuck me like glue to me at the party.
Kalyani stuck like glue to Arjun to make Priya jealous.
Whole nine yards
Meaning – वह सब कुछ जो आप किसी विशेष स्थिति में चाह सकते हैं, प्राप्त कर सकते हैं या कर सकते हैं
Examples – When I was a child, I felt like I could have a whole nine yards.
Because of his father, Amit has the whole nine yards.
Have egg on your face
Meaning – आपने जो कुछ किया है उसके कारण बेवकूफ दिखें
Examples – After giving the contradictory statement in the press conference, I am having eggs on my face.
The actor had eggs on his face after he abused his fan on national television.
Lock horns
Meaning – किसी से बहस करना या झगड़ना
Examples – Rohit and Aman locked horns with each other.
Anisha locked horns with the bank manager over a petty issue.
fit as a fiddle
Meaning – अच्छी सेहत वाला
Examples – He is fit as a fiddle because he exercises daily.
Kiran is fit as fiddle at the age of 50.
Leave no stone unturned
Meaning – खून पसीना एक करना
Examples – Aditi left no stone unturned to cure her father’s cancer.
Aman left no stone unturned to try his chance at Harvard University.
Play victim card
Meaning – जिम्मेदारी लेने के बजाय खुद को एक निर्दोष पीड़ित की तरह दिखाना
Examples – The driver played the victim card in the road accident case.
The CEO of the company played the victim card in the workers’ strike case.
Take a chill pill
Meaning – शांत हो जाना
Examples – Don’t think about him, just take a chill pill.
Don’t feel bad for Ankit, just take a chill pill.
Burn the midnight oil
Meaning – रात दिन एक करना
Examples – Anika burned the midnight oil to crack the UPSC exam.
Krati burned the midnight oil to join the Indian Airforce.
Give someone the cold shoulder
Meaning – जानबूझकर किसी की नज़रअंदाज़ करना
Examples – After our argument last night, Riya gave me the cold shoulder at the party.
I don’t know why Rishabh gives me the cold shoulder whenever I talk to him.
put on a pedestal
Meaning – अत्यधिक प्रशंसा करना
Examples – Just to get a promotion, Ashish put on a pedestal.
After back bitching about her, he is now putting Shreya on a pedestal.
to eat humble pie
Meaning – यह स्वीकार की आप गलत हैं
Examples – After being rude to his mother, Aman ate a humble pie.
It is a mature move to eat a humble pie.
Jump on the bandwagon
Meaning – बहती गंगा में हाथ धोना
Examples – When my father was scolding me, my sister jumped on the bandwagon.
When Ankit and Karishma were fighting, Anisha jumped on the bandwagon.
roll up your sleeves
Meaning – काम करने के लिए तैयार होना
Examples – Krish rolled up his sleeves to arrange a birthday party for her mother.
Asif rolled up his sleeves for his next project.
to make the situation worse
Meaning – किसी स्थिति को और भी कठिन बनाना
Examples – His refusal to go with the plan made the situation worse.
His argument with the hotel manager made the situation even worse.
eat like a horse
Meaning – बहुत ज्यादा खाना
Examples – Karan eats like a horse at parties.
He has digestion problems because he eats like a horse.
make a long story short
Meaning – किसी भी घटना को काम शब्दों में समझाना
Examples – He told us the party incident by making the long story short.
Sometimes by making the long story short, we miss out on some important points.
cut someone some slack
Meaning – किसी के साथ बहुत सख्ती से पेश न आना
Examples – Even after knowing his son is very naughty, Mr. Gupta cut his son some slack.
Though he is a murdered, yet the police cut him some slack.
pull oneself together
Meaning – नियंत्रण करना
Examples – Even after seeing his father on deathbed, he pulled himself together.
Anuj pulled himself together after getting bankrupt.
let sleeping dogs lie
Meaning – सोते शेर को मत छेड़ो
Examples – Let the sleeping dogs lie or face the consequences.
Aman let the sleeping dogs lie or his boss will fire him from the job.
back burner
Meaning – प्राथमिकता में पीछे रखना
Examples – For Khyati, I was always a back burner.
Your hobbies should always be your back burner against your career.
two peas in a pod
Meaning – बहुत समान, विशेष रूप से दिखने में
Examples – Anisha’s twin daughters are like two peas in a pod.
My both brothers are like two peas in a pod.
cry over spilt milk
Meaning – व्यर्थ पछताना
Examples – After making a mistake, there is no use crying over spilt milk.
If you do not listen to your parents, you will cry over spilt milk.
cut the corners
Meaning – जल्दी से कुछ करना और उतना अच्छा नहीं जितना आपको करना चाहिए
Examples – Anisha always tries to cut the corners.
If you will cut the corner, then I don’t need your help.
rain cats and dogs
Meaning – मूसलाधार बारिश होना
Examples – It rained cats and dogs in Mumbai yesterday.
Don’t go outside today as it is raining cats and dogs.
get the ball rolling
Meaning – कुछ शुरू करना या होना
Examples – Once you get the ball rolling, don’t step out.
Firstly Raunak got the ball rolled, and now he is backing out from the plan.
beat around the bush
Meaning – किसी मामले को टालना
Examples – Stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point.
Ananya never taking anything seriously, she always beat around the bush.
shoot from the hip
Meaning – बिना कुछ सोचे समझे जल्दी से प्रतिक्रिया देना
Examples – Zainab always shoots from the hip without listening the whole thing.
Aryan faces consequences because he always shoot from the hip.
come rain or shine
Meaning – चाहे जो हो
Examples – If you want to become successful, you have to work hard come rain or shine.
Come rain or shine, but Ankit didn’t stop working hard.
hit the hay
Meaning – सो जाना
Examples – After a tiring football match, Ankit hit the hay.
After managing the whole 3 days event, Parul hit the hay.
cloud nine
Meaning – बहुत ज्यादा खुश होना
Examples – Amara is on cloud nine after winning the dance competiton.
Ankush and Ananya are on cloud nine after their wedding announcement.
turn over a new leaf
Meaning – नया जीवन शुरू करना
Examples – After her divorce, Ankita turn over a new leaf.
Arjun wants to turn over a new leaf, but could not resist the past memories.
go rogue
Meaning – इस तरह से व्यवहार करना शुरू करना जो सामान्य या अपेक्षित नहीं है
Examples – Aman go rogue after returning from Delhi.
She went rogue after no one asked her to come to the party.
call a spade a spade
Meaning – साफ-साफ कह देना
Examples – No matter if anyone support her on not, Neha always calls a spade a spade.
It is a good habit to call a spade a spade.
ruffle feathers
Meaning – तंग करना
Examples – Anjali’s brother always ruffes her feather.
You should not ruffle your mother’s feather.
bury the hatchet
Meaning – झगड़ा ख़त्म करना
Examples – After an intense arguement, they bury the hatchet.
Parents try to bury the hatchet between siblings.
tear one’s hair out
Meaning – किसी बात को लेकर बहुत परेशान होना
Examples – Aasha tears her hair out after explaining the same concept to Anjali again and again.
Aman started tearing his hair out after no one listened to him.
right as rain
Meaning – पूर्ण स्वस्थ
Examples – After suffering from typhoid, he is now right as rain.
He is right as rain because his mother took care of him.
give up the ghost
Meaning – बंद पड़ना
Examples – My bike gave up the ghost in the middle of the night on a deserted road.
stick to their guns
Meaning – आलोचना के बावजूद समझौता करने या बदलने से इंकार करना
Examples – Even after so much discussions, Ankit sticked to his gun.
If you believe in what your are doing, then you should stick to your guns.
Get someone’s goat
Meaning – किसी को परेशान करना
Examples – He gets his uncle’s goat by asking him questions repeatedly.
The children got Mr. Ahuja’s goat during the summer vacation.
egg on
Meaning – जोर देना
Examples – She eggs on me to pursue my acting career.
Nisha eggs on about the fact, that I should start eating healthy.
miss the boat
Meaning – मौक़ा गँवा बैठना
Examples – Arjun got a call from oxford university, but he missed the boat.
Nirmit got a job offer from MNC but she missed the boat.
hold your horses
Meaning – खुद को संभालो
Examples – After he watched his mother in hospital, he wasn’t able to hold his horses.
No matter how bad the time comes, one must always hold his horses.
Keep one’s head above water
Meaning – पैसों की समस्या होने पर आर्थिक विफलता से बचना
Examples – During the crisis, Akshay managed to keep his head above water.
Always maintain an emergency fund to keep your head above water.
lose one’s head
Meaning – नियंत्रण खोना और शांत तरीके से काम न करना
Examples – Abhishek loses his head when someone doesn’t listen to him.
Never lose your head without knowing the situation properly.
see eye to eye
Meaning – पूरी तरह से सहमत होना
Examples – Anjali see eye to eye with my opinion.
Anand always see eye to eye with his wife.
call it a day
Meaning – एक दिन के लिए काम करना बंद कर देना
Examples – You should call it a day after your exams are over.
After this project is completed, I will call it a day.
hit the nail on the head
Meaning – सही काम करना
Examples – He hit the nail on the head by deciding to pursue his dreams.
He hit the nail on the head by deciding to quit smoking.
break the ice
Meaning – चुप्पी तोड़ना
Examples – She find it difficult to break the ice because she is an introvert.
They were unable to break the ice after the huge fight.
hit the jackpot
Meaning – किस्मत का तारा चमक उठना
Examples – Ankit hit the jackpot by marrying Ayesha.
Tarun hit the jackpot after accepting his business offer.
in heyday
Meaning – किसी की सबसे बड़ी सफलता, शक्ति, ताक़त की अवधि के दौरान
Examples – She is in the heyday of her acting career.
Kanika is enjoying the heyday of her business.
weather the storm
Meaning – किसी कठिन परिस्थिति या समस्या से सफलतापूर्वक सुलझाना
Examples – If you are calm and patient, you can easily weather the storm.
Aarohi can weather the storm because she is a strong headed girl.
Under the weather
Meaning – बीमार होना
Examples – Because of the changing weather, I am feeling under the weather today.
After the tiring match, Rishi is under the weather today.
To stab someone in the back
Meaning – किसी को धोखा देना
Examples – Ashish stabbd me on the back by joining hands with my enemy.
As a loyal person, you should never stab anyone in the back.
Bring home the bacon
Meaning – परिवार के लिए पैसे कामना
Examples – Ayesha is the only person in her family to bring home the bacon.
After his father’s death, Arjun has to bring home the bacon.
At a pinch
Meaning – पैसे की कमी
Examples – Ayaan is feeling the pinch of money after he left his job.
Ritik is feeling the pinch of money so he wants a job desperately.
Roll up
Meaning – इकट्ठा करना
Examples – He rolled up all the essentials before leaving for trek.
Anahita rolled up all the volunteers back stage before the event started.
Cold blood
Meaning – निर्दयी
Examples – Aditya has become so cold blooded after his mother died.
Nimrit is a cold blooded person as she helps the needy.
cock an ear at
Meaning – कान लगाकर सुनना
Examples – Ahana cocked an ear at our conversation yesterday.
It is a bad habit to cock an ear at someone’s conversation.
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