Commonly Used English Idioms and Phrases With Urdu Meanings Lesson 21

List of English Idioms and Phrases With Meanings

1. To blow one's own trumpet

apne munh miyan mithu ban'na

2. A bone of contention

fasad ki jarr

3. To burn one's fingers

nuqsan uthana

4. Beat black and blue

shadeed marna

5. Cry over spilt milk

nuqsan hone ke bad shor machana

6. Die in harness

mehnat karte karte jan dena

7. End in smoke

bekar jana

8. Go to the dogs

tabah ho jana

9. Hang in the balance

koi faisala na kar pana

10. Hold water

apni bat par datte rehna

11. Leave no stone untruned

koi kasar na utha rakhna

12. Live from hand to mouth

tang dasti mein guzara karna

13. Make up one's mind

Irada karna/ faisala karna

14. See eye to eye with

Ittifaq karna

15. To add insult to injury

zakhmon par namak chhirakna

16. A bolt from the blue

nagahaani aafat

17. Put the cart before the horse

ulta kaam karna

18. Have too many irons in the fire

aik waqt mein kai kaam shuru karna

19. Read between the lines

andar ki baat bhanp jana

20. Turn over a new leaf

nai zindagi ka aghaz karna

21. At daggers drawn

dushman ban jana

22. In black and white

tehreeri surat mein

23. Take the bull by horns

mushkilaat ka jawan mardi se muqabala karna

24. By leaps and bounds

din dugni raat chugni taraqi karna

25. In cold blood

be dardi se

26. Ins and outs

mukamal tor par

27. A black sheep

nikamma aadmi

28. A gala day

khushi ka din

29. Hard nut to crack

mushkil kaam

30. A turncoat

munafiq aadmi