Commonly Used English Idioms and Phrases With Urdu Meanings Lesson 22

List of English Idioms and Phrases With Urdu Meanings

31. Beat about the bush

bekar batein karna

32. Bury the hatchet

dushmani khatam kar dena

33. By fits and starts

beqaidgi se

34. By hook or by crook

kisi na kisi tarah se/ jese tese kar ke

35. Eat humble pie

shikast qabool karna

36. Leave in the lurch

mushkil mein akela chhor dena

37. Nip the evil in the bud

burai ka jarr se khatma karna

38. Scot-free

saf saf bach nikalna

39. Smell a cat

khatra bhanp jana

40. Pick holes in another's coat

dosron mein keeray nikalna

41. True to one's salt

namak halali

42. Turn the corner

taraqi karna

43. Worship in the rising Sun

charhte suraj ki pooja karna

44. A herculean task

aik intehai bara aur mushkil kaam

45.  A leap in the dark

anjam ki parwah kiye baghair qadam uthana

46. At beck and call

isharon par nachna

47. Burn the candle at both ends

zaraiye ya waqt ka be daregh istemal karna

48. Feather one's own nest

apna ullu sidha karna

49. Fish in the troubled waters

dosron ki mushkilat se faida uthana

50. To give the devil his due

bure aadmi ko uska haq dena

51. To hang by thread

nazuk surat-e-haal se do chaar hona

52. Hush money

rishwat

53. Kick up a row

fasad kharra karna

54. On the spur of the movement

ain mauqay par

55. Pay one's back in one's own coin

turki ba turki jawab dena

56. Sit on the fence

kisi faisle tak na pohanch pana

57. A square deal

munasib kaam

58. Eat one's heart out

khamoshi se bardasht karna

59. Between the devil and the deep sea

barabar khatre mein

60. By heart

dil se