20 Most Important Idioms with meanings and usage for B.a Students

  1. Idiom: To carry on Meanings
    English: "To carry on"
    Urdu:   جاری رکھنا
    Sentence: We will carry on the discussion after the lunch. 
  2. Idiom: To call to account Meanings
    English: "To call to account"
    Urdu:      جواب طلبی کرنا
    Sentence: The officer called him to account for his negligence.
  3. Idiom: To call off Meanings
    English: "To call off"
    Urdu:      ختم کر دینا
    Sentence: The workers call off the strike.   
  4. Idiom: To call in Meanings
    English: "To call in"
    Urdu: بلا بھیجنا
    Sentence:    He is waiting, please call in your brother.   
  5. Idiom: To bury the hatchet Meanings
    English: "To bury the hatchet"
    Urdu:     دشمنی بھلا دینا
    Sentence: Let us bury the the hatchet and be friends.
  6. Idiom: To bring to book Meanings
    English: "To bring to book"
    Urdu:    جواب طلبی کرنا
    Sentence: The officer brought him to book for late coming.
  7. Idiom: To break the ice Meanings
    English: "To break the ice"
    Urdu:      جمود توڑنا
    Sentence: All were silent; he had to break the ice
  8. Idiom: To blow one's own trumpet Meanings
    English: "To blow one's own trumpet"
    Urdu:   اپنی تعریف خود کرنا
    Sentence: She dislike him because he always blows his own trumpet.   
  9. Idiom: To beat about the bush Meanings
    English: "To beat about the bush"
    Urdu:   ادھر ادھر کی ہانکنا
    Sentence: Don't beat about the bush, come to the point.
  10. Idiom: The long and short Meanings
    English: "The long and short"
    Urdu:      مختصر یہ کہ
    Sentence: The long and short of the story is that he was killed.   
  11.  Idiom: The man in the street Meanings
    English: "The man in the street"
    Urdu:     عام آدمی
    Sentence: The man in the street is opposed to the new reforms.
  12. Idiom: The writing on the wall Meanings
    English: "The writing on the wall"
    Urdu:  واضح علامت
    Sentence: The writing on the wall is that he is sure to pass.   
  13. Idiom: Through and through Meanings
    English: "Through and through"
    Urdu:      پورے طور پر 
    Sentence: She know him through and through. 
  14. Idiom: Through thick and thin Meanings
    English: "Through thick and thin"
    Urdu:        اچھے اور برے وقت میں
    Sentence: Good friends help each other through thick and thin.  
  15. Idiom: To account for Meanings
    English: "To account for"
    Urdu:    وجہ ہونا
    Sentence: His illness accounts for his absence. 
  16.  Idiom: To back out Meanings
    English: "To back out"
    Urdu:       پیچھے ہٹ جانا
    Sentence: Now it is too late to back out of the deal. 
  17. Idiom: To be all ears Meanings
    English: "To be all ears"
    Urdu:   ہمہ تن گوش
    Sentence: I am all ears to what you are saying.  
  18. Idiom: To be at daggers drawn Meanings
    English: "To be at dagger drawn"
    Urdu:      دشمن ہونا
    Sentence: They were friends but now they are at daggers drawn. 
  19. Idiom: To be out of sorts, Meanings
    English: "To be out of sorts"
    Urdu:    طبیعت خراب ہونا
    Sentence:  She is never happy; she is always out of sorts.
  20. Idiom: To bear out Meanings
    English: "To bear out"
    Urdu:    تصدیق کرنا 
    Sentence: Everyone will bear out his honesty. 
       

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