2nd Year – English 

Important (Idioms + Meanings + Sentences) 

Idioms  Meaning  Sentences 

A red letter day  ‫ﺧﻮﺷﯽ ﮐﺎ دن‬  Eid is a red letter day for Muslims 

We got a bird’s eye view of the city from the top of the 
A bird eye view  ‫ﻃﺎﺋﺮانﮦ ﺟﺎﺋﺰﮦ‬ 
tower 

A bone of  Kashmir is a bone of contention between India and 

‫ﻓﺴﺎد ﮐﯽ جڑ‬ 
contention  Pakistan 

A blind alley  ‫ﺑﻨﺪ ﮔﻠﯽ‬  Corrupt politicians have put Pakistan into a blind alley 

A bolt from the  The news of his son’s accident was a bolt from the blue for 
‫ﻧﺎگﮦاﻧﯽ آﻓﺖ‬ 
blue  him 

‫ﮐﺴﯽ ﮐﺎ ﮐﺎم ﮐﺮنے‬ 

A cat’s paw  He is a cat’s paw of his boss 
‫واﻻ‬ 

Child’s play  ‫ﺑﭽﻮں ﮐﺎ کھﯾﻞ‬  It is not a child’s play to write a good book in a month 

Bad blood  ‫رﻧﺠﺶ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  There is no bad blood between the two brothers 

Blue blood  ‫اﻋﻠﯽ ﻧﺴﺐ‬  Though Ali is poor, he has blue blood in his family 

A gala day  ‫ﺧﻮﺷﯽ ﮐﺎ دن‬  Eid is a gala day for Muslims 

A man of  ‫پڑھا ﻟﮏھا‬ 

Quaid-e-Azam was a man of letters 
letters  ‫ﺷﺨﺺ‬ 

Saleem is a dark horse; I did not know that he had written a 

Dark horse  ‫چھﭘﺎ رﺳﺘﻢ‬ 
novel 
Blessing in  ‫اﯾﮏ چھﭘﯽ ﮦوﺋﯽ‬  Sometimes, a misfortune comes as a blessing in disguise 
disguise  ‫رﺣﻤﺖ‬  to us 

Saleem broke the ice by suggesting that they should play 

Break the ice  ‫ﺧﺎﻣﻮﺷﯽ ﺗﻮڑﻧﺎ‬ 
cards 

A fishy story  ‫ﻓﺮﺿﯽ کﮦاﻧﯽ‬  Nobody trusts him because of his fishy stories 

A fish out of  ‫ﺳﺨﺖ بے ﭼﯿﻨﯽ‬ 

I felt like a fish out of water in my new school 
water  ‫ﻣﯽں‬ 

A man of parts  ‫اﺻﻮﻟﻮں ﮐﺎ ﭘﮑﺎ‬  Quaid-e-Azam was a man of parts 

‫اﯾﮏ ﺣﻮﺻﻞﮦ‬  Nobody likes a wet blanket because of his discouraging 

A wet blanket 
‫ﺷﮑﻦ اﻧﺴﺎن‬  behavior 

A wild goose  Your attempt to pass the examination without hard work 
‫بےﮐﺎر ﮐﯽ ﮐﻮﺷﺶ‬ 
chase  would be a wild goose chase 

A white 
‫ﺳﻔﯿﺪ ﮦاتھی‬  Ali is a white elephant for his family as he is sit idle 
elephant 

A feather in  ‫ﺑﺎﻋﺚ ﺗﺴﮑﯿﻦ ﮐﺎ‬ 

This success is a feather in your cap 
one’s cap  ‫ﻧﺎمﮦ‬ 

A rainy day  ‫ﻣﺸﮑﻞ دور ﮐﯿﻠﺊے‬  Saleem saves money for the rainy days of old age 

A narrow  Saleem fell into the river but had a narrow escape from 
‫ﺑﺎل ﺑﺎل ﺑﭽﻨﺎ‬ 
escape  drowning 

An axe to grind  ‫اﭘﻨﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﻧﮑﺎﻟﻨﺎ‬  I have no political axe of grind 

At a stone’s  ‫ﻗﺮﯾﺐ ﮦیں واﻗﻊ‬  I never arrive late because my college is a stone’s throw 
throw  ‫ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  from my house. 

Saleem is at a loss to decide whether he should marry or 

At a loss  ‫ﭘﺮﯾﺸﺎن ﮦو ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬ 
not 
At stake  ‫ﺧﻄﺮے ﻣﯽں‬  We cannot take the risk when our life is at stake 

An eye wash  ‫ﻓﻀﻮل ﺑﺎت‬  Do not talk such eye wash 

At dagger’s 
‫دﺷﻤﻨﯽ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  She is at a daggers drawn with her husband 
drawn 

At a stretch  ‫ﻟﮕﺎﺗﺎر‬  The hardworking students study long at a stretch 

At one’s back  ‫ﺣﮑﻢ ﮐﺎ ﻣﻨﺘﻈﺮ‬ 

He did not want to be at her back and call all day long 
and call  ‫رﮦﻧﺎ‬ 

Apple pie order  ‫ﺗﺮﺗﯿﺐ سے‬  His desk is always in apple-pie order 

At the eleventh 
‫ﻋﯿﻦ وﻗﺖ ﭘﺮ‬  He called off his plan at the eleventh hour 
hour 

At cross  ‫ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﻣﻘﺎﺻﺪ‬ 

I think we are talking at cross purposes 
purposes  ‫رکھﻧﺎ‬ 

At large  ‫آزاد ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  The two robbers are still at large 

All ears  ‫ﮐﺎن ﻟﮕﺎ ﮐﺮ ﺳﻨﻨﺎ‬  Keep on speaking, I am all ears 

At sixes and 
‫بےﺗﺮﺗﯿﺐ‬  All the files are at sixes and sevens on the desk 
sevens 

Back out  ‫وﻋﺪﮦ ﺗﻮڑﻧﺎ‬  He backed out his promise 

Bag and  ‫ﺳﺎز و ﺳﺎﻣﺎن کے‬ 

He threw her out of the house, bag and baggage 
baggage  ‫ﺳﺎتھ‬ 

Beat about the  ‫ادھر ادھر ﮐﯽ‬ 

Stop beating about the bush and get to the point 
bush  ‫ﺑﺎﺗﯽں ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

Around the 
‫ﻟﮕﺎﺗﺎر‬  He was working hard around the clock 
clock 
At length  ‫آﺧﺮﮐﺎر‬  At length, Saleem won her love 

Better half  ‫ﺑﯿﻮی‬  His better half is a lady doctor 

Black out  ‫ﯾﺎداﺷﺖ ﮐﻢ ﮦو ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬  He has a total black out for events of the evening 

Break the news  ‫اﭼﺎﻧﮏ ﺧﺒﺮ ﺳﻨﺎﻧﺎ‬  He broke the news of her father’s death to her 

Bear out  ‫ﺗﺼﺪﯾﻖ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  He bore out the news of his father’s death 

Burn midnight 
‫ﻣﺤﻨﺖ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  He burnt the midnight oil to pass the examination 
oil 

A blue eyed 
‫ﭘﺴﻨﺪﯾﺪﮦ‬  Ali is a blue eyed boy for everyone 
boy 

Haseena Moin is a blue stocking; she often writes new 

A blue stocking  ‫ادﯾﺐ ﻋﻮرت‬ 
dramas 

A bull in china 
‫دیﮦاﺗﯽ‬  A villager entered in the library like a bull in the china shop 
shop 

‫ﻧﺎﻗﺎﺑﻞ اﻋﺘﺒﺎر‬ 
A broken reed  I cannot trust him, as he is a broken reed 
‫ﺷﺨﺺ‬ 

A fair weather 
‫ﻣﻄﻠﺒﯽ دوﺳﺖ‬  Fair weather friends leave in difficulties 
friend 

A hard and fast 

‫واﺿﺢ اﺻﻮل‬  We have to follow the hard and fast rules of this office 
rule 

A live wire  ‫پھرﺗﯿﻼ‬  The manager of this company is really a live wire 

At logger  ‫جھگڑے ﻣﯽں‬ 

Pakistan and Afghanistan are at logger heads in these days 
heads  ‫ﮦوﻧﺎ‬ 

All moonshine  ‫ﻧﻈﺮ ﮐﺎ دھوﮐﺎ‬  Fancy dresses are all moonshine 

A maiden 
‫پﮦﻟﯽ ﺗﻘﺮﯾﺮ‬  He delivered his maiden speech in the college 
speech 

A hair breadth 
‫ﺑﺎل ﺑﺎل ﺑﭽﻨﺎ‬  He had narrow escape from drowning. 
escape 

Last match between Pakistan and England will be a casting 

Casting vote  ‫ﻓﯿﺼﻞﮦ ﮐﻦ ووٹ‬ 
vote match. 

Bring home  ‫ﺳﻤﺞھاﻧﺎ‬  The teacher brought home this topic. 

Blow hot and  ‫ﮐﺐھی ﮐﭻھ‬ 

He blows hot and cold about going abroad. 
cold  ‫ﮐﺐھی ﮐﭻھ‬ 

‫آپے سے ﺑﺎﮦر‬  The teacher was beside himself with anger when Aslam 
Beside oneself 
‫ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  told a lie. 

Carry the day  ‫ﺟﯿﺖ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬  Our team carried the day in the final. 

Carry weight  ‫اﮦﻣﯿﺖ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  His arguments carry weight. 

،‫ﺳﺤﺮ زدﮦ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

Cast a spell  Her matchless beauty casts a spell over me. 
‫ﺟﺎدو ﮐﺮ دﯾﻨﺎ‬ 

Cock and bull  He told me a cock and bull story about his failure in the 
‫بے ﺗﮑﯽ کﮦاﻧﯿﺎں‬ 
story  exams. 

Burn the candle  You will fall ill if you keep on burning the candle at both 
‫دوﻟﺖ ﺿﺎﺋﻊ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 
at both ends  ends. 

Call into  ‫ﺷﮏ ﮐﺎ اظﮦار‬ 

His honesty cannot be called into question. 
question  ‫ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

As cool as  A great leader remains cool as a cucumber in all 

‫ﭘﺮﺳﮑﻮن ﻣﻄﻤﺌﻦ‬ 
cucumber  circumstances. 

‫ ﻗﺮﯾﺐ‬،‫ﺑﺎل ﺑﺎل‬ 
Close shave  He had close shave from drowning. 
‫ﻗﺮﯾﺐ‬ 
Come into play  ‫اﺳﺘﻤﺎل ﻣﯽں آﻧﺎ‬  His abilities came into play as soon he started his career. 

Bring to book  ‫ﺳﺮزﻧﺶ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  He brought the servant to book for his carelessness. 

Bury the 
‫دﺷﻤﻨﯽ ﺧﺘﻢ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  The two enemies buried their hatchet and became friends. 
hatchet 

Cast down  ‫اﻓﺴﺮدﮦ‬  She is cast down at her failure. 

،‫دکھاوا ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 
Crocodile tears  ‫ﻣﮕﺮﻣﭻھ کے‬  He was shedding crocodile tears at the death of his enemy. 
‫آﻧﺴﻮ‬ 

Cut a sorry 
‫ﺷﺮﻣﻨﺪﮔﯽ اﭨﮫاﻧﺎ‬  He cuts a sorry figure on his failure in exams. 
figure 

Cats and dogs  ‫لڑاﺋﯽ جھگڑے‬ 

The couple is leading a cats and dog life. 
life  ‫واﻟﯽ زﻧﺪﮔﯽ‬ 

Deliver the  Government of Pakistan should delivered the goods in all 

‫وﻋﺪﮦ ﭘﻮرا ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 
goods  circumstances. 

‫رﺳﻢ و رواج ﺧﺘﻢ‬ 

Do away with  We should do away with bad manners. 
‫ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

‫ﻋﻤﻠﯽ زﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﻣﯽں‬ 

Die in harness  Quaid-e-Azam died in harness. 
‫ﻣﺮﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬ 

Egg on  ‫اﮐﺴﺎﻧﺎ‬  Do not egg him on fight. 

Eat one’s  ‫اﭘﻦے اﻟﻔﺎظ واﭘﺲ‬ 

We should not eat our words in any circumstances. 
words  ‫ﻟﯿﻨﺎ‬ 

Eat a humble  ،‫ﺳﺎﻣﻨﺎ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

You will eat a humble pie if you do not act upon my plan. 
pie  ‫ﺷﺮﻣﻨﺪﮔﯽ اﭨﮫاﻧﺎ‬ 

Every inch  ‫ﮦر ﻟﺤﺎظ سے‬  He looked every inch a gentleman. 

End in smoke  ‫ﻧﺎﮐﺎﻣﯽ‬  All his efforts ended in smoke. 

Give the cold  ‫بے رﺧﯽ سے‬  I ask him to return my money but he gives me the cold 
shoulder  ‫ﭘﯿﺶ آﻧﺎ‬  shoulders. 

We should develop relations with our neighbours give and 

Give and take  ‫ﮐﭻھ ﻟﻮ ﮐﭻھ دو‬ 
take policy. 

‫ﺧﻮف سے ﺷﻮر‬ 
Hue and cry  The family started hue and cry when they saw robber. 
‫ﻣﭽﺎﻧﺎ‬ 

Face the music  ‫ﺳﺎﻣﻨﺎ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  He will have to face the music of what he has done. 

Feather in 
‫ﻧﺎﺟﺎﺋﺰ دوﻟﺖ ﮐﻤﺎﻧﺎ‬  The corrupt politicians only feather their nest. 
one’s nest 

Fall out  ‫لڑﻧﺎ جھگڑﻧﺎ‬  Two friends fall out for nothing. 

Fall back upon  ‫سﮦارا ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  He has his father’s property to fall back upon. 

Feel the pulse  ‫ﻧﺒﺾ دﯾﮏھﻧﺎ‬  The doctor felt the pulse of the patient. 

Our school offered free admission and other school follow 

Follow suit  ‫ﺗﻘﻠﯿﺪ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 
suit. 

Give away  ‫ﺗﻘﺴﯿﻢ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  He gives away money in poor. 

Give in  ‫چھپ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬  The Kashmir will never give in. 

His business will go to the dogs because of his 

Go to the dog  ‫ﺑﺮﺑﺎد ﮦو ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬ 
carelessness. 

Get better of  ‫ﻏﻠﺐﮦ ﭘﺎ ﻟﯿﻨﺎ‬  Pakistan army will get the better of. 

Hard nut to 

‫بڑا ﻣﺴﺌﻞﮦ‬  Kashmir issue is a hard nut to crack. 
crack 

Hit on  ‫اﭼﺎﻧﮏ ﺧﯿﺎل آ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬  She hit upon a clever idea. 
For good  ‫ﮦﻣﯿﺶﮦ کے ﻟﺊے‬  Saleem has left D.G Khan for good. 

Few and far 

‫ﮐﺐھی ﮐﺐھار‬  He calls on me few and far between. 
between 

Cheek by jowl  ‫ﺳﺎتھ ﺳﺎتھ‬  The fans entered the stadium check by jowl to see match. 

Gift of the gab  ‫زﺑﺎن ﮐﯽ ﻃﺎﻗﺖ‬  Politicians should have gift of the gab. 

Go to rack and 
‫ﺧﺘﻢ ﮦو ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬  His business is going to rack and ruin. 
ruin 

Hold water  ‫ﻣﻌﯿﺎر ﭘﺮ ﭘﻮرا اﺗﺮﻧﺎ‬  His arguments do not hold water. 

Hold a brief  ‫وﮐﺎﻟﺖ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  You should hold no brief for this criminal. 

Heart and soul  ‫دل و ﺟﺎن سے‬  He loves her son heart and soul. 

Hale and hearty  ‫ﺗﻨﺪرﺳﺖ و ﺗﻮاﻧﺎ‬  He is a hale and hearty man. 

In the air  ‫اﻓﻮاﮦ پھﯾﻠﯽ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  The news of prime minister illness is in the air. 

In the pipeline  ‫ﺗﯿﺎر ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  The upcoming budget of Pakistan is in the pipeline. 

In black and  ‫ﺗﺤﺮﯾﺮی ﺷﮑﻞ‬ 

He makes every agreement in black and white. 
white  ‫ﻣﯽں‬ 

In full swing  ‫ﭘﻮرے ﻋﺮوج ﭘﺮ‬  The party was in full swing when the police came. 

In letter and  ‫ ﻣﮑﻤﻞ‬،‫ﮦر ﻟﺤﺎظ‬ 

You should follow these orders in the true letter and spirit. 
spirit  ‫ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ‬ 

Keep abreast  ‫اﭘﻦے آپ ﮐﻮ ﺑﺎﺧﺒﺮ‬ 

I read newspaper daily to keep abreast of. 
of  ‫رکھﻧﺎ‬ 

‫ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﺖ کے‬  The parliament has passed the bill in the teeth of 
In the teeth of 
‫ﺑﺎوﺟﻮد‬  opposition. 
 Being a Muslim, our life should be in keep with in teaching 
Keeping with  ‫ﻣﻄﺎﺑﻖ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬ 
of Islam. 

In cold blood  ‫بے رﺣﻤﯽ سے‬  He murdered his friend in cold blood. 

Kick the bucket  ‫اﻧﺘﻘﺎل ﮐﺮ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬  The patient had kicked the bucket last night. 

Kith and thin  ‫رﺷﺖے دار‬  We should care our kith and thin. 

Keep up  ‫ﻇﺎﮦر داری‬  In the days of inflation, it is very difficult to keep up 
appearance  ‫ﺑﺮﻗﺮار رکھﻧﺎ‬  appearance. 

Keep body and  ‫بڑی ﻣﺸﮑﻞ سے‬  It has become difficult for poor to keep the body and soul 
soul together  ‫ﮔﺰارا ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  together. 

Lion’s share  ‫بڑا ﺣﺺﮦ‬  The investor has a lion’s share in his company. 

Lay by  ‫ﺑﭽﺖ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  We should lay by electricity. 

Leave in the  ‫ﻣﺸﮑﻞ ﻣﯽں‬ 

Fair weather friends always leave in the lurch. 
lurch  ‫چھوڑ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬ 

Let down  ‫ﺷﺮﻣﻨﺪﮦ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  Your mistake will let you down. 

Make amends  ‫ﺗﻼﻓﯽ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  I shall make amends to the loss. 

Move heaven 
‫ﭘﻮری ﮐﻮﺷﺶ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  She moved heaven and earth to get her aim. 
and earth 

Make good  ‫ﻧﻘﺼﺎن ﭘﻮرا ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  Who will make good this loss? 

Make away  ‫لے ﮐﺮ بھاگ‬ 

The thief made away with the precious things. 
with  ‫ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬ 

Be at large  ‫آزاد ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  The two robbers are still at large. 

Lame excuses  ‫جھوﭨﮯ بﮦانے‬  You cannot win her favour by lame excuses. 
Laugh up in  ‫ﭼﭙﮏےﭼﭙﮏے‬  He laughed up his sleeve at the false affection of his step 
your sleeve  ‫ﮦﺳﻨﺎ‬  mother. 

Laughing stock  ‫ﮦﻧﺴﯽ ﮐﺎ ﮔﻮل ﮔﭙﺎ‬  This fat man is a laughing stock of the village. 

Lead 
somebody  ‫ﮔﻤﺮاﮦ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  Ali was led astray by some of his friends. 
astray 

A leap in the  ‫اﻧﺪھﯾﺮے ﻣﯽں ﺗﯿﺮ‬  To start such a big business without experience is a leap in 
lock  ‫ﭼﻼﻧﺎ‬  the lock. 

Leave in the  ‫ﻣﺼﯿﺒﺖ ﻣﯽں‬ 

Do not leave your friends in the lurch. 
lurch  ‫ﺳﺎتھ چھوڑ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ‬ 

Leave no stone  ‫ﮐﻮﺋﯽ ﮐﺴﺮ نﮦ‬ 

She left no stone unturned to pass the examination. 
unturned  ‫اﭨﮫا رکھﻧﺎ‬ 

‫ﮦﻣﺪردی سے ﺑﺎت‬ 
Lend an ear  This land lady lends an ear to the problems of the poor. 
‫ﺳﻨﻨﺎ‬ 

At length  ‫آﺧﺮﮐﺎر‬  At length, Saleem won her love. 

To lick the dust  ‫ﻧﺎﮐﺎم ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  His plan to win the race lick the dust. 

Live by one’s  ‫ﻣﮑﺎری سے رﻗﻢ‬ 

He does not work hard and lives by his wits. 
wits  ‫بﮬﭧو ﻟﻨﺎ‬ 

Live from hand  ‫ﻣﺸﮑﻞ سے ﮔﺰر‬ 

The poor man lives from hand to mouth. 
to mouth  ‫ﺑﺴﺮ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

Be living in  ‫اﺣﻤﻘﻮں ﮐﯽ ﺟﻨﺖ‬  He lives in a fool paradise if he think that he will pass the 
foul’s paradise  ‫ﻣﯽں رﮦﻧﺎ‬  examination without hard work. 

Lock, stock and  They shifted their business lock, stock and barrel to a new 
‫ﻣﮑﻤﻞ ﻃﻮر ﭘﺮ‬ 
barrel  city. 

Look ahead  ‫ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ ﭘﺮ ﻧﻈﺮ‬  The wise man always looks ahead. 
Look sharp  ‫ﺟﻠﺪی ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  Please bring me a glass of water and look sharp. 

Be at loose end  ‫ﻓﺎرغ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  Let us play cricket if you are at loose end. 

‫ﺷﺶ و ﭘﻨﺞ ﻣﯽں‬  He was at a loss to decide whether he took admission 

At a loss 
‫ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  college or university. 

‫ﺑﺮﺗﺮی ﮔﻮاﮦ‬ 
Lose ground  India has lost his moral ground after persecuting Kashmir. 
‫ﺑﯽﭨﮫﻧﺎ‬ 

Maiden voyage  ‫ﺑﺤﺮی ﺳﻔﺮ‬  Titanic sank during his maiden voyage. 

Make both  ‫ﻣﺸﮑﻞ سے ﮔﺰر‬ 

It is very difficult for poor to make both ends meet. 
ends meet  ‫ﺑﺴﺮ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬ 

Make fun of  ‫ﻣﺬاق اڑاﻧﺎ‬  The whole class made fun of her odd clothes. 

‫ﻣﺸﮑﻞ کے ﺑﺎوﺟﻮد‬  They have made headway towards finding the solution of 
Make headway 
‫ﺗﺮﻗﯽ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  the problem. 

Make light of 

‫اﮦﻣﯿﺖ نﮦ دﯾﻨﺎ‬  He had a bad fall but he made light of his cuts. 
something 

Make one’s 
‫ﻧﺎ م ﭘﯿﺪا ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  He is making his mark as a good writer. 
mark 

Make the best  ‫ﻧﺎﮐﺎﻣﯽ ﮐﻮ ﮐﺎﻣﯿﺎﺑﯽ‬ 

The job was against her taste but she made the best of it. 
of it  ‫ﻣﯽں ﺑﺪﻟﻨﺎ‬ 

Make the most  We have got only one day in Naraan; so we should make 
‫ﭘﻮرا ﻓﺎﺋﺪﮦ اﭨﮫاﻧﺎ‬ 
of it  most of it. 

Make up one’s 
‫ﻓﯿﺼﻞﮦ ﮐﺮﻧﺎ‬  They have made up their minds to settle in Pakistan. 
mind 

A man of iron  A man of iron will can tackle the present crises of 
‫ﻣﻀﺒﻮط ارادے واﻻ‬ 
will  Pakistan. 
A man of his 
‫عﮦد ﮐﺎ ﭘﮑﺎ‬  You can trust him as he is a man of his words. 
words 

As a matter of 
‫درﺣﻘﯿﻘﺖ‬  He will not help you as a matter of fact, he is a selfish man. 
fact 

Mind one’s  ‫اﭘﻦے ﮐﺎم سے ﮐﺎم‬ 

Do not advise me, mind your own business. 
business  ‫رکھﻧﺎ‬ 

Miss the  You will miss the boat/bus if you do not propose to her on 
‫ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﺿﺎﺋﻊ ﮐﺮ دﯾﻨﺎ‬ 
bus/boat  her birthday. 

More or less  ‫ﺗﻘﺮﯾﺒﺎ‬  He earns more or less fifty thousand a month. 

A necessary 
‫ﻧﺎﮔﺮﯾﺰ ﺑﺮای‬  A war is a necessary evil. 
evil 

Neck or  ‫ﺳﺮدﮬﮍ ﮐﯽ ﺑﺎزی‬  I drove neck or nothing to reach the examination hall on 
nothing  ‫ﻟﮕﺎﻧﺎ‬  time. 

Next to nothing  ‫ﮐﭻھ نﮦ ﮦوﻧﺎ‬  We have left next to nothing now. 

‫اﺑﺘﺪا ﻣﯽں ﮐﭽﻞ‬ 

Nip in the bud  Nip every evil in the bud. 
‫دﯾﻨﺎ‬ 

Now and then  ‫ﮐﺐھی ﮐﺐھار‬  Now and then, we meet our old friends. 

Null and void  ‫ﮐﺎﻟﻌﺪم‬  His contract is null and void. 

Of one’s own  ‫ﺑﺎﻟﮑﻞ اﭘﻨﯽ ﻣﺮﺿﯽ‬ 

She married Ali of her own accord. 
accord  ‫سے‬ 

Off and on/on 

‫ﮐﺐھی ﮐﺐھار‬  It rained on and off all day. 
and off 

Off colour  ‫ﻗﺪرے ﺑﯿﻤﺎر‬  I have been feeling a bit of colour 

 Flesh and 
‫اﻧﺴﺎﻧﯽ ﻓﻄﺮت‬  This baby is his mother’s flesh and blood. 
blood 

First and 
‫ﺳﺐ سے اوﻟﯿﻦ‬  The first and foremost task of the teacher is to teach. 
foremost 

Fair sex  ‫ﺧﻮاﺗﯿﻦ‬  We should respect the fair sex. 

Get through  ‫ﻧﮑﻠﻨﺎ‬  He has ability to get through his situation. 

‫ﺳﺎزش ﻣﯽں‬ 
Hand in glove  India and America are hand in glove with each other 
‫ﺷﺮﯾﮏ‬ 

Hope against  ‫ﻣﻮﮦوم اﻣﯿﺪ‬  Saleem waited all day, hoping against hope that Ali would 
hope  ‫رکھﻧﺎ‬  come to him. 

Give up  ‫چھوڑ دﯾﻨﺎ‬  I will never give up in the match.