Idioms List - محاورے

1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples

Till the cows come home??

لمبے عرصے کے لئے

continuously; for a long time

You can beg me until the cows come home, but I still won't go skydiving with that reckless group of daredevils.

Tilt at windmills

do battle against an imaginary enemy - This comes from Don Quixote, the 1605 book by Cervantes, in which the main character imagined that the windmills he encountered were monstrous giants

Lynn made things difficult for herself, always tilting at windmills.

Time to kill

a period of time when one has to wait; a period where one has to busy oneself while waiting

Felicia had some time to kill while the cake was baking, so she organized her recipe box.

[On the] tip of my tongue

on the verge of being said, but the speaker can't remember it temporarily, like a name

Oh, I can't think of the name of that movie – it's on the tip of my tongue.

Toe the line/mark

live up to standards; conform; This expression probably comes from England, where the parliamentary seating used to have a white line surrounding it; if a British politician crossed the line while speaking, then he/she would be reprimanded

Josie had been outspoken in the past, but really has to toe the line now that she is a teacher.

Tone it down!

a request to quiet down, keep the noise level down

Tommy was asked to tone it down when he repeatedly revved his motorcycle outside the restaurant.

Toot/blow one's own horn

brag; boast about one's achievements

It gets tiresome to listen to Willy tooting his own horn all the time.

[At the] top of one's lungs/voice

very loudly; yelling

The baby was screaming at the top of his lungs after he got a shot from the doctor.

Touch and go

a state of uncertainty, usually in illness

Jed finally recovered from tuberculosis, but it was touch and go for a while there.

Touch base with

get in contact with someone; communicate

Kim called her friends from high school to touch base with them before the 10-year reunion.

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