Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
War of the Roses
لڑا ئی جھگڑا، طلاق
fight; divorce; This comes from the 1989 movie of the same name
Oh boy, when Alyssa and Hammond get divorced, it's going to be the War of the Roses, they way they fight!
War paint
میک اپ، چہرے کی سجا وٹ کا سامان
cosmetics; woman's make-up
Darla wouldn't even go to the supermarket without applying war paint to her face.
[It will come out in the] wash
something will be found out eventually; the full story must emerge after a while
Don't worry about them getting away with bribery, because it will all come out in the wash of the hearings.
[All] washed up
to be discounted; spent and useless
That actor is all washed up after his past five movies flopped.
Waste your breath
argue unsuccessfully
Don't even waste your breath defending Mike, because I already know what he's like.
Watch like hawk
گہری نگا ہ رکھنا
to keep close eye on someone
Cindy stood in front of the one-way mirror and watched the suspect like a hawk to see if she would try to put anything in her purse.
Watch one's step
مُحتاط رہنا
to be careful
If I were you, I'd watch my step around Susan because she can be very nasty at times.
Wear the pants
be the boss; make the rules
Who wears the pants in your family? Mom or Dad?
Weasel one's way out of something
try to get out of doing an unpleasant task; scheme to be excused from an unwanted obligation
Rachel tried to weasel her way out of doing the dishes by saying that she had a wrist ache (which no one believed).
[The] weight of the world
بھاری ذمے داری
a heavy burden or worry
With that frown, Jim always appears to have the weight of the world on his shoulders.
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