Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Rug rat
a crawling child; a toddler
Tanya has only been married for three years, but already she has a couple of rug rats.
Rule the roost
be in command/control; be the boss
My grandmother rules the roost in our family.
Run amok (amuck)
become chaotic; operate in a confused, manic manner; This comes from an Italian account of strange doings in Malaysia in 1519 in which the Italians described the crazy actions and people as "Amuco"
After a short vacation, the head housekeeper returned to find that the hotel cleaning operation had run amok.
Run around in circles
go in many directions at once, accomplishing very little; seem busy, without doing much
Bob may look busy but is often just running around in circles.
Run around like a chicken with its head cut off
to run around with no plan; crazy; manic
Please slow down and think about the next step don't run around like a chicken with its head cut off.
[The] run-around
sent in different directions as a way of getting rid or distracting a person
I got the run-around from bureaucrats the whole time.
[In the] same boat
to be in a similar situation Now that Gary is unemployed, he's in the same boat as me
Save (or lose) face
to avoid being humbled; to keep one's dignity
Larry saved face when the distributor took full responsibility for the incomplete order.
[To have the] scales fall from one's eyes
to finally see the truth; to know the real truth
I had so much trust in the government, but with this latest scandal, the scales fell from my eyes and I saw that we have a good system ruled by imperfect people.
Scare the (living) daylights out of
to frighten to the core
When Katherine saw the diesel truck come barreling down the highway going the wrong way, it scared the living daylights out of her.
