Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Right-hand man/woman
the most helpful assistant
Jessica is an executive secretary and the right hand woman to the president of the company.
Rinky dink
small and insignificant
I'm not willing to settle for some rinky dink job when I could qualify for a better position.
[The] road to hell is paved with good intentions
good intentions are often only wishes and don't come through
June meant to save some money for college, but she frittered it away on a vacation and jewelry, proving that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Robbing the cradle
to date/marry a much younger person
Heather, though only 20 years old, was accused of robbing the cradle when she went out with the teenaged Mickey.
Rock one's world
to have a wonderful effect on; to dazzle
Franny fell in love with Zell over summer vacation and said he rocked her world.
Rock the boat
to disturb or upset the way things are normally done
I was lucky to get onto the game show, and I don't want to do anything to rock the boat.
Rome wasn't built in a day
important things take time to happen and can't be rushed
"All right, fellows, it's quitting time," announced the foreperson. "Let's not rush things – remember, Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will this stadium we're working on."217
Rub elbows/shoulders with
hang around and be friendly with (having the feeling of knowing important people)
Alana is a talk show host and, as such, rubs elbows with the rich and famous who appear on her show.
Rub the wrong way
irritate or bother another
That new guy on the crew just rubs me the wrong way with all his complaints and whining.
Rub salt in the wound
to aggravate an already-painful situation; to add insult to injury
The dilemma was that the manager needed to fire Lauren, but she was already feeling bad about her car accident, so he didn't want to rub salt in her wound.
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