Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Up one's alley
to the interest of one; suited to one's taste
Diving is right up Si's alley since he is a champion swimmer.
Up the creek [without a paddle]
in trouble (with no apparent solutions)
If anything goes wrong with my car, I'm going to be up the creek since I need it to do my job.
Up to date
accounted for; modern; in a finished state
Chuck is keeping all of our records up to date, so that we will pass the impending inspection.
Up to my ears/eyeball in
inundated; flooded
The housing commissioner was up to his eyeballs in requests for building permits once the economy picked up.
Up to par/snuff
meeting a usual standard; qualified
The book needed to be edited further, because the grammar wasn't up to par yet with the publisher's standard output.
Up-front
honest; direct; straightforward
Maddie was very up-front about the fact that she wanted to take over the business one day.
Uphill battle
a tough fight; a difficult endeavor
She faced an uphill battle getting her son to clean his room.
Upper crust
high society
James aspired to be part of the upper crust of Atlanta society, so he started going to art openings and other functions which people in that set attend.
Upset the applecart
to ruin a well-planned event; to stir up trouble
Juanita's admission of guilt in the courtroom upset the applecart for the defense.
Upstage
to take the attention away from another
Marilyn had a bad habit of upstaging anyone who was getting the attention.
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