Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Bells and whistles
بُہت سی خو بیو ں والا
many extra "shiny" features, such as a sunroof, extra CD-player and heated seats in a new car
The new computer is very expensive, but it does have all the latest bells and whistles that will make things easier.
Below the belt
غیر مُنصفا نہ طور پر
unfair; unsportsmanlike
We started to argue, and he hit below the belt by saying that I have bad breath.
Benchwarmer
کھلا ڑی جو کہ زیادہ تر وقت میدان سے باہر گُزارے، یا جسے کھیلنے کا مُوقع نہ دیا جا ئے
a player who sits on the bench more than he/she plays
I wasn't very good at basketball and spent the season as a benchwarmer.
Bend over backwards
جہا ں تک مُمکن ہو تسلیم کر نے کی کو شش کر نا
to try and concede as much as possible; to go above and beyond the call of duty
Mario bent over backwards to accommodate his new maid's inconvenient hours.
[On a] bender
ا یک تشبیہ؛ جیسے شرابی شراب پینے کے بعد اپنی کُہنیو ں کے بل رینگتا ہے
on a drinking binge
This expression is a metaphor: a drinker "bends" his elbow when he takes a drink. Keith went on a bender that weekend and doesn't remember how he ended up in Cleveland Monday morning.
[To give the] benefit of the doubt
گُنہگار ہو تے ہوئے بھی کسی کو معصوم تصوُر کر لینا
to assume the innocence, rather than guilt, of a person
Though I suspect that Melissa wasn't really ill, I'm have to give her the benefit of the doubt and pay her for sick leave.
[To get] bent out of shape
پر یشا ن ہو جانا ، کسی کی با ت دل پہ لے لینا
to be upset and annoyed
Don't get so bent out of shape when the clerks are rude - they have a hard job dealing with the public all day long.
[Go] berserk
غُصے میں آ جا نا، آگ بگولا ہو جا نا، طیش میں آ جا نا
to go crazy; be in a frenzy
When I told her that Marcus was in detention again, she went berserk and said he would have to get his own ride home.
Bet one's bottom dollar
کسی چیز کے مُتعلق بُہت پُر یقین ہونا، وٖٖثوق کے ساتھ کہنا
to be very sure of something; positive; willing to bet on it
I bet my bottom dollar that Shari will be late as usual and miss the opening act.
Better late than never
کسی کا م کا دیر سے ہو نا کبھی نہ ہو نے سے بہتر ہے
it's preferable to do something late than not at all
Henry was going to skip the assignment because it was overdue, but then he figured "better late than never".
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