Top 20+ Idioms and Phrases with Meanings in English & Hindi for uptet,supertet,SSC, Banking & Competitive Exams

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1. Burn the midnight : To work or study till very late in the night // To work very hard

: रात-दिन एक करना (देर रात तक काम करना)

2. Chip off the old block
: Reminds them of one’s father // someone similar in character or behaviour to one’s father // Resembling parents
: जैसा बाप वैसा बेटा

3. Get out of hand
: To become uncontrollable // get out of control
: हाथ से निकलना (बेकाबू होना)

4. Pull someone’s leg
: To make fool of // playing a joke with someone // To tease someone
Hindi: किसी की टांग खींचना (मजाक उड़ाना)

5. Take with a pinch/grain of salt
: Not believe completely something that you are told // To listen to something with considerable doubt
Hindi: आँख मूंदकर विश्वास न करना (संदेह होना)

6. The Lion’s share
:The biggest and best part of a whole // The greatest and most desirable portion of something
Hindi: सबसे बड़ा और बेहतर हिस्सा

7. To fight tooth and nail
: To make every possible effort // To fight furiously and fiercely, with all one's strength and effort
Hindi: एड़ी चोटी का जोर लगाना (पूरी ताकत से)

8. To hit the sack
: To prepare for sleep // to go to bed
Hindi: सोने की तैयारी करना

9. Under a cloud
: Under suspicion
Hindi: शक के दायरे में

10. As fit as a fiddle
: Strong and healthy // In a perfectly healthy condition
Hindi: बहुत अच्छे स्वास्थ्य में

11. Best of both worlds
: A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities // all the advantages // An ideal situation
Hindi: दोनों हाथों में लड्डू (हर प्रकार से लाभ होना)

12. By hook or by crook
: By any means, good or bad // Using whatever methods are necessary // In whatever way one can
Hindi: कैसे भी करके

13. By the skin of one’s

: By the narrowest margin // Having a narrow escape // To just barely manage to achieve something
Hindi: बहुत कम अंतर से

14. Every cloud has a silver lining
: Every unpleasant situation has a positive side // Something promising is there in any difficult situation
Hindi: निराशा में भी आशा की झलक होती है

15. Grease the palm: To bribe discreetly // to bribe someone
Hindi: मुट्ठी गरम करना (रिश्वत देना)

16. Hand in glove // Hand and glove
: In close association // in partnership for something dishonest // Very intimate terms
Hindi: घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध

17. In high/good spirits
: Full of hope and enthusiasm // Joyful // Cheerful and elated
Hindi: उत्साह से भरपूर

18. Keep at arm’s length
: To be at a distance with someone // Avoid being friendly with someone
Hindi: दूर से सलाम करना (दूरी बनाना)

19. Strain every nerve
: Work very hard // to make utmost efforts
Hindi: खून पसीना एक करना (कठिन परिश्रम करना)

20. Throw caution to the wind
: To do something without worrying about the risk // To behave recklessly
Hindi: जोखिम भरा काम करना