Idioms — E से N तक
E से N तक के 61 मुहावरे, हिंदी अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य सहित।
E से H तक के मुहावरे
इस समूह में कई मुहावरे संघर्ष, हार-जीत और कठिनाई के भाव से जुड़े हैं — face the music, fight tooth and nail, get into hot water, get the upper hand। ऐसे मुहावरे परीक्षा में प्रायः किसी वाक्य के भीतर रेखांकित करके पूछे जाते हैं, इसलिए इनका भाव पहचानना ही काफ़ी होता है, शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ नहीं। एक सावधानी यहाँ ज़रूरी है — ‘hold water’ का अर्थ पानी रोकना नहीं, किसी तर्क या बहाने का टिक पाना है। यह मुहावरा प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्य में आता है।
E–H — मुहावरा, हिंदी अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य
- Eat humble pieझुककर गलती माननाHe had to eat humble pie before the whole class.
- Eat one's wordsअपनी कही बात वापस लेनाWhen the result came, he had to eat his words.
- End in smokeबेनतीजा रह जानाAll those big plans ended in smoke.
- Every inchपूरी तरहHe is every inch a farmer.
- Face the musicपरिणाम भुगतनाHaving skipped the work, he must now face the music.
- Fair and squareबिलकुल ईमानदारी सेHe won the contest fair and square.
- Fall flatकोई असर न करनाHis joke fell flat in the serious meeting.
- Feather one's nestअपना घर भरनाThe clerk used his post to feather his nest.
- Fight tooth and nailपूरी शक्ति से लड़नाThe villagers fought tooth and nail for the water line.
- Fish in troubled watersदूसरों की मुसीबत से लाभ उठानाSome traders fish in troubled waters during a drought.
- Flog a dead horseव्यर्थ प्रयास करनाArguing about last year's marks is flogging a dead horse.
- Fly off the handleआपा खो देनाHe flew off the handle over a small remark.
- For a songबहुत सस्ते मेंHe sold his old cycle for a song.
- From hand to mouthबड़ी कठिनाई से गुजारा करनाThat family lives from hand to mouth.
- Gain groundपैर जमाना, बढ़त लेनाThe new coaching centre is gaining ground in the town.
- Get cold feetऐन मौके पर हिम्मत हारनाHe got cold feet just before his interview.
- Get into hot waterमुसीबत में पड़नाHis careless answer got him into hot water.
- Get the upper handबढ़त पा लेनाIn the second half our team got the upper hand.
- Give a wide berthदूर ही रहनाGive a wide berth to such quarrels.
- Give someone the cold shoulderउपेक्षा करनाAfter the dispute, they gave him the cold shoulder.
- Go to the dogsबरबाद हो जानाWithout care, the old garden has gone to the dogs.
- Golden handshakeसेवानिवृत्ति पर मिली बड़ी रकमHe took a golden handshake and started a shop.
- Grease the palmरिश्वत देनाHe refused to grease the palm of any clerk.
- Hand in gloveगहरी मिलीभगत मेंThe two shopkeepers were hand in glove.
- Hard and fastकड़ा और अटलThere is no hard and fast rule about the seating.
- Have an eye onनजर गड़ाए रखनाHe has an eye on that corner plot.
- Have one's hands fullबहुत व्यस्त होनाWith the harvest on, father has his hands full.
- Hit below the beltअनुचित चोट करनाDragging his family into the argument was hitting below the belt.
- Hit the nail on the headठीक निशाने पर बात कहनाHer one sentence hit the nail on the head.
- Hold waterतर्क में टिकनाThat excuse simply does not hold water.
- Hue and cryशोरगुल, हल्लाThere was a great hue and cry over the sudden fee rise.
I से N तक के मुहावरे
इस समूह के कई मुहावरे दैनिक भाषा में इतने आम हैं कि इन्हें अंग्रेज़ी अखबार पढ़ते समय आप बार-बार देखेंगे — in a nutshell, in black and white, in the long run, in the same boat। इन्हें याद करने का सबसे अच्छा तरीक़ा यही है कि अखबार में जब भी ये दिखें, उन्हें रेखांकित कर लीजिए और वाक्य सहित अपनी नोटबुक में उतार लीजिए। वाक्य के साथ आया हुआ मुहावरा कभी नहीं भूलता, क्योंकि तब अर्थ अकेला नहीं, पूरे संदर्भ के साथ मन में बैठता है।
I–N — मुहावरा, हिंदी अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य
- In a nutshellसंक्षेप मेंIn a nutshell, the plan needs more money.
- In black and whiteलिखित रूप मेंGet the promise in black and white.
- In cold bloodबिना किसी भावना के, सोच-समझकरThe crime was done in cold blood.
- In full swingपूरे जोर परBy noon the fair was in full swing.
- In hot waterमुसीबत मेंHe is in hot water over the missing register.
- In the long runअंततःHonest work pays in the long run.
- In the nick of timeऐन मौके परThe doctor arrived in the nick of time.
- In the same boatएक ही स्थिति मेंAll of us who failed the test are in the same boat.
- Ins and outsपूरी जानकारीHe knows the ins and outs of this office.
- Keep an eye onनिगरानी रखनाKeep an eye on the younger children.
- Keep at bayदूर रखनाRegular walks keep many troubles at bay.
- Keep one's fingers crossedअच्छे परिणाम की आशा करनाWe are keeping our fingers crossed till the result.
- Keep one's wordवचन निभानाHe always keeps his word.
- Kill two birds with one stoneएक काम से दो लाभBy cycling to work he kills two birds with one stone.
- Lame excuseबेतुका बहानाHe gave a lame excuse for his absence.
- Leave no stone unturnedकोई कसर न छोड़नाShe left no stone unturned to get that seat.
- Lend an earध्यान देकर सुननाKindly lend an ear to their complaint.
- Let the cat out of the bagभेद खोल देनाThe child let the cat out of the bag about the gift.
- Lion's shareसबसे बड़ा हिस्साHe took the lion's share of the profit.
- Look down uponहेय दृष्टि से देखनाNever look down upon any kind of honest work.
- Lose heartहिम्मत हार जानाDo not lose heart after one failure.
- Make a clean breast ofसब कुछ सच-सच बता देनाHe made a clean breast of the whole matter.
- Make both ends meetगुजारा चलानाOn that pay it is hard to make both ends meet.
- Make hay while the sun shinesअवसर का लाभ उठानाThe season is good, so make hay while the sun shines.
- Move heaven and earthएड़ी-चोटी का जोर लगानाHe moved heaven and earth to get the file cleared.
- Much ado about nothingबिना बात का हंगामाThe whole dispute was much ado about nothing.
- Nip in the budशुरू में ही समाप्त कर देनाThe quarrel was nipped in the bud by the elders.
- No love lostआपस में कोई स्नेह न होनाThere is no love lost between the two shopkeepers.
- Not worth a strawबिलकुल बेकारWithout proof, such a claim is not worth a straw.
- Null and voidरद्द, अमान्यThe old agreement is now null and void.
इस भाग के अभ्यास प्रश्न
प्रश्न 1
What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
- Ato free an animal
- Bto make a mistake
- Cto disclose a secret
- Dto start a quarrel
व्याख्या
इसका अर्थ है छिपी हुई बात उजागर कर देना। यह ‘spill the beans’ का समानार्थी मुहावरा है।
प्रश्न 2
What does the idiom 'to make both ends meet' mean?
- Ato complete a journey
- Bto live within one's limited means
- Cto join two pieces
- Dto settle a dispute
व्याख्या
इसका अर्थ है सीमित आमदनी में किसी तरह गुजारा चला लेना।
प्रश्न 3
What does the idiom 'to leave no stone unturned' mean?
- Ato clear a field
- Bto destroy something
- Cto search for gems
- Dto try every possible means
व्याख्या
इसका अर्थ है किसी काम के लिए कोई कसर बाकी न छोड़ना।
प्रश्न 4
What does the idiom 'to be in the same boat' mean?
- Ato travel together
- Bto agree completely
- Cto be in the same difficult situation
- Dto share a house
व्याख्या
इसका अर्थ है एक जैसी कठिनाई में होना।