Idioms — O से Z तक
O से Z तक के 55 मुहावरे, हिंदी अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य सहित। वर्णक्रम सूची यहीं पूरी होती है।
O से R तक के मुहावरे
यहाँ कुछ मुहावरे ऐसे हैं जो कार्यालय और सार्वजनिक जीवन से जुड़े हैं — pass the buck, pull strings, put a spoke in one's wheel, play second fiddle। इनका अर्थ प्रायः किसी न किसी व्यवहार की ओर संकेत करता है: जिम्मेदारी टालना, पहुँच लगाना, अड़चन डालना, गौण भूमिका में रहना। परीक्षा में ये प्रायः वाक्य के भीतर दिए जाते हैं, इसलिए वाक्य का भाव पकड़िए — यदि वाक्य में टालमटोल का भाव है तो pass the buck, और यदि सिफ़ारिश का भाव है तो pull strings।
O–R — मुहावरा, हिंदी अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य
- Odds and endsछोटी-मोटी चीजेंThe box was full of odds and ends.
- Of one's own accordअपनी इच्छा सेShe joined the class of her own accord.
- Off and onकभी-कभीIt rained off and on the whole week.
- On the spur of the momentबिना सोचे, तुरंतHe bought that book on the spur of the moment.
- Once in a blue moonबहुत कभी-कभारHe visits his village once in a blue moon.
- Out of the questionअसंभव, विचार से बाहरLeaving before the exam is out of the question.
- Out of the woodsसंकट से बाहरThe crop is saved, but we are not out of the woods yet.
- Over head and earsपूरी तरह डूबा हुआHe is over head and ears in work these days.
- Pass the buckजिम्मेदारी दूसरे पर डालनाEach clerk kept passing the buck.
- Pay through the noseबहुत अधिक दाम चुकानाHe paid through the nose for that old tractor.
- Pick holes inखामियाँ निकालनाHe picks holes in every suggestion.
- Play second fiddleगौण भूमिका निभानाHe refused to play second fiddle in the new committee.
- Play truantकक्षा से भाग जानाTwo boys played truant on sports day.
- Pour oil on troubled watersझगड़ा शांत करनाThe headman poured oil on troubled waters.
- Pull one's legमजाक उड़ानाThey were only pulling your leg about the result.
- Pull stringsअपनी पहुँच लगानाHe tried to pull strings to get the transfer.
- Put a spoke in one's wheelकाम में अड़चन डालनाSomebody put a spoke in his wheel at the last moment.
- Put one's foot downदृढ़ता से मना कर देनाHer father put his foot down about the late classes.
- Rain cats and dogsमूसलाधार वर्षा होनाIt rained cats and dogs all night.
- Read between the linesछिपा अर्थ समझनाRead between the lines of that notice.
- Rest on one's laurelsपुरानी सफलता पर बैठ रहनाDo not rest on your laurels after one good score.
- Rise to the occasionअवसर के अनुरूप उठ खड़ा होनाThe young clerk rose to the occasion during the audit.
- Rub shoulders withबराबरी से मिलना-जुलनाAt the fair he rubbed shoulders with many officers.
- Rule the roostसर्वेसर्वा होनाIn that house the grandmother rules the roost.
- Run in the familyपरिवार में चला आनाA love of teaching runs in their family.
S से Z तक के मुहावरे
अंतिम समूह में कई मुहावरे दृढ़ता, साहस और निष्ठा के भाव वाले हैं — stick to one's guns, stand by, through thick and thin, turn over a new leaf। इनके साथ कुछ ऐसे भी हैं जिनका चित्र विदेशी है और इसलिए पहली बार में अटपटा लगता है, जैसे ‘set the Thames on fire’, जिसमें लंदन की एक नदी का नाम आता है और अर्थ है कोई असाधारण काम कर दिखाना। ऐसे मुहावरों में चित्र की खोज में समय मत लगाइए, सीधे अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य याद कर लीजिए।
S–Z — मुहावरा, हिंदी अर्थ और उदाहरण वाक्य
- Save one's skinकिसी तरह अपने को बचा लेनाHe told half the truth to save his skin.
- See eye to eyeपूर्ण सहमति होनाThe two brothers rarely see eye to eye.
- Set the Thames on fireकोई असाधारण काम करनाHe is steady, though he will never set the Thames on fire.
- Show the white featherकायरता दिखानाAt the first difficulty he showed the white feather.
- Sit on the fenceतटस्थ बने रहनाIn every dispute he sits on the fence.
- Smell a ratगड़बड़ का संदेह होनाWhen the file went missing, the officer smelt a rat.
- Sow wild oatsयुवावस्था में उच्छृंखल रहनाHe sowed his wild oats and later settled down.
- Spill the beansभेद खोल देनाSomebody spilled the beans before the announcement.
- Stand in good steadबहुत काम आनाThis habit of note-making will stand you in good stead.
- Steal a march onचुपचाप बढ़त ले लेनाThey stole a march on the older shop by opening early.
- Steer clear ofबचकर रहनाSteer clear of such careless promises.
- Stick to one's gunsअपनी बात पर डटे रहनाShe stuck to her guns despite the pressure.
- Take a leaf out of someone's bookकिसी का अनुसरण करनाTake a leaf out of your sister's book and start early.
- Take to taskडाँट लगानाThe principal took him to task for the delay.
- Take to one's heelsभाग खड़ा होनाOn seeing the guard the boys took to their heels.
- Talk through one's hatबेसिर-पैर की बात करनाHe was simply talking through his hat.
- The last strawसहनशीलता की अंतिम सीमाThat rude letter was the last straw.
- Through thick and thinसुख-दुख में साथShe stood by her friend through thick and thin.
- Throw cold water onउत्साह ठंडा कर देनाHe threw cold water on our whole plan.
- Tie the knotविवाह कर लेनाThey tied the knot last winter.
- To the letterअक्षरशःHe followed the instructions to the letter.
- Turn a deaf earअनसुना कर देनाThe office turned a deaf ear to their complaint.
- Turn over a new leafनया जीवन शुरू करनाAfter that failure he turned over a new leaf.
- Turn the tablesपासा पलट देनाA single innings turned the tables on the visitors.
- Under a cloudसंदेह के घेरे मेंThe storekeeper has been under a cloud since the audit.
- Up in armsविरोध में खड़ा होनाThe whole village was up in arms over the new tax.
- Wash one's dirty linen in publicघर की बात सबके सामने लानाThey washed their dirty linen in public at the meeting.
- Wear one's heart on one's sleeveभावनाएँ खुलकर दिखानाHe wears his heart on his sleeve.
- Win laurelsयश अर्जित करनाTheir district team won laurels at the state meet.
- Worth its weight in goldअत्यंत मूल्यवानIn that heat, a bottle of cold water was worth its weight in gold.
इस भाग के अभ्यास प्रश्न
प्रश्न 1
What does the idiom 'to turn a deaf ear' mean?
- Ato listen carefully
- Bto become hard of hearing
- Cto refuse to listen
- Dto whisper a secret
व्याख्या
इसका अर्थ है जानबूझकर किसी की बात या शिकायत पर ध्यान न देना।
प्रश्न 2
What does the idiom 'to smell a rat' mean?
- Ato clean a dirty place
- Bto find a lost thing
- Cto be very angry
- Dto suspect something wrong
व्याख्या
इसका अर्थ है यह संदेह होना कि कहीं कुछ गड़बड़ है।
प्रश्न 3
What does the idiom 'to pull one's leg' mean?
- Ato make fun of someone
- Bto hinder someone's work
- Cto help someone stand
- Dto run after someone
व्याख्या
अंग्रेज़ी में इसका अर्थ है किसी का हँसी-मजाक करना। हिंदी के ‘टाँग खींचना’ से इसका अर्थ भिन्न है।