40+ Idioms In Urdu With New Example Sentences PDF

February 22, 2021

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Idioms In Urdu

These idioms in Urdu will help you make your English conversations a little crispy and idiomatic.

Learn 40+ commonly used English idioms with Urdu meanings and sentences. I have collected 40 idioms that are most commonly used. Learn these idioms to make your English more beautiful and impressive.

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40+ Idioms In Urdu List

These idioms in Urdu are amazingly helpful for spoken English as well as written English. In order to learn these idioms on the go and revise them later, I would recommend you to download this extremely useful idioms list with Urdu meaning in PDF format.

Pocket the insult	بے عزتی برداشت کرنا	He couldn’t pocket the insult and started to fight.
Hair Breadth Escape	بال بال بچنا	She had a hairbreadth escape in a bus accident
Above Board	شک سے بالاتر	He is above board in this matter.
Beat about the bush	ادھر ادھر کی مارنا	He couldn’t justify, he was beating about the bush
Add fuel to fire	جلتی پہ تیل چھڑکنا	Your comments added fuel to fire.
An oily tongue	خوشامدی زبان	She uses the oily tongue to get the work done
Face the music	خمیازہ بھگتنا	You have done wrong, face the music now.
In a deep water	سخت مشکل حالات میں	He is in deep water.
A dime a dozen	عام سی چیز	Low-paying jobs are a dime a dozen.
A hot potato	جھگڑے والا معاملہ	Dog registration has become a hot potato.
Above Water	مشکل سے باہر	He is above water now.
All ears	توجہ سے سننا	Tell me about your situation, I am all ears.
At home in	ماہر ہونا	He is at home in English.
At wits end	حواس باختہ ہونا	He was at his wit’s end.

Idioms In Urdu

Bed of roses	پھولوں کی سیج	Life is not a bed of roses.
Greek to me	ناقابل فہم	This contract is all Greek to me.
Once In a blue moon	کبھی کبھار	He comes to see me once in a blue moon.
Let sleeping dogs lie	گڑہے مردے مت اکھاڑو	Don’t talk about that fight, let sleeping dogs lie.
A man of letters	عالم/علم رکھنے والا	He is a man of letters.
Man of straw	کمزور/بزدل	He can’t face this, he is a man of straw.
Sell like hot cake	دھڑا دھڑ بکنا	His book is selling like hot cake.
Far cry from	بہت مختلف ہونا	His cottage is far cry from your mansion.
To cut the long story short	مختصر یہ کہ	To cut the long story short, he was better so I couldn’t win.
A man of words	زبان کا پکا	Trust him, he is a man of words.
Be up in arms	بہت غصہ میں ہونا	Students are up in arms about educational activities.
A close-fisted man	کنجوس شخص	Don’t hope for a party, he is a close-fisted man.
Broken Reed	ناقابل اعتبار شخص	I can’t trust him, he is a broken reed.
To the bitter end	آخری انجام تک	Let’s vow to fight to the bitter end.

Idioms In Urdu

Below one’s dignity	شان کے خلاف	This act is below his dignity.
Birds of feather	ہم مزاج لوگ	Those two guys are birds of a feather.
At the eleventh hour	آخری وقت پر	We prepared for the exam at the eleventh hour.
Bolt from the blue	غیر متوقع عمل	His victory was a bolt from the blue.
By hook or by crook	جائز ناجائز طریقے	He had to complete the task by hook or by crook.
Call a spade a spade	سیدھی بات کرنا	You can trust him, he calls a spade a spade.
Eat one’s words	الفاظ واپس لینا	Eat your words if you have realized your mistake.
Feather one’s nest	اپنا کام نکالنا	She uses an oily tongue to feather her nest.
Make both ends meet	گزارہ کرنا	He works hard to make both ends meet.
Nip in the bud	جڑ سے اکھاڑ پھینکنا	Please try to nip this issue in the bud.
Throw light on	روشنی ڈالنا	Please throw some light on this problem.
Run short	کمی ہو جانا	He has run short of money.