In this lesson, we will learn 10 English idioms with meaning in Hindi for you to increase your knowledge so that you may use these idioms in your writing and speaking which will help in boosting your confidence in the English language.
1. See eye to eye : सहमत होना (to agree)
Example sentence : All the students of this class see eye to eye on the matter of the date of the examination.
2. In high dudgeon : बहुत नाराज़ (very angry)
Example sentence : The class teacher was in high dudgeon because the students had not completed their homework.
3. Out of kilter : सामान्य तरतीब के बाहर (Out of normal order)
Example sentence : His sleeping time is out of kilter as he has got night shift job for two months.
4. Ten a penny : सामान्य/ साधारण (Ordinary)
Example sentence : Many proverbs which are considered to be original in the city are actually ten a penny in villages because people use proverbs in villages very often.
5. Break a leg! : Good luck! ( भाग्य तुम्हारे साथ हो!)
Example sentence : I wished all the participants break a leg before they went on the stage.
6. Cut one’s teeth : अनुभव् प्राप्त करना (To get experience)
Example sentence : Many first-year students of graduation cut their teeth working in an organization on an internship basis so that they may become great social activists in the future.
7. By the skin of one’s teeth : बहुत ही कम मार्जिन से (By narrow margin)
Example sentence : Most of the students of 10th class passed by the skin of their teeth in that exam.
8. Take it on the arches : प्रस्थान करना (विशेष रूप से पैदल) (To depart, especially on foot)
Example sentence : When the travelers did not get the bus to reach the metro station, they had to take it on the arches.
9. Take something with a grain of salt : सन्देह/शंका होना (To doubt)
Example sentence : I’ve listened to his view on this matter, but I take it with a grain of salt.
10. At the drop of a hat : तुरंत (immediately)
Example sentence : You need to start preparing for the exam at the drop of a hat; otherwise, you will fail.
I hope that all the 10 idioms with meaning in Hindi and English will be very useful for you all, and you would definitely use them in your daily conversation and writing as well.
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