Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
When the cat's away, the mice will play
when not being watched, some workers will slack off
Ted saw that very little work was done during his absence and realized the when the cat's away, the mice ill play.
Where there's smoke, there fire
جہاں آگ ہو تی ہے دُھواں وہیں سے اُٹھتا ہے
usually there is evidence of a problem before it happens
We should have known this would happen by all the complaints we had been getting; where there's smoke, there's fire.
Whipping boy
دوسروں کے گُنا ہوں کی پا داش میں سزا بُھگتنے والا
one who is punished for the sins of others; to be treated unfairly due to others' mistakes
Logan was the whipping boy of this administration, which blamed him for getting us into war.
[As] white as a ghost
very pale, as if one had seen a ghost
Elise looked as white as a ghost after hearing that the man who tried to kill her had escaped from jail.
White elephant
a big, almost worthless piece; something which is thought valuable, but after purchase, turns out to be more trouble than it's worth
. The stately mansion in the middle of nowhere is really a white elephant to own.
White-collar worker
ماہر کار کُن
a professional, non-manual worker
This expression originated in World War I, when an important part of business attire became the white shirt. My grandfather aspired to be a white-collar worker.
Whodunit
a mystery (usually a murder) story that begs the question, "Who [has]done it?" Before going on the long train trip, get a good old-fashioned whodunit mystery to read
[The] whole enchilada/kit and caboodle/shebang
the whole thing; completely; the entire amount
Rebecca wanted the successful husband, a couple of kids, the house with the white picket fence - the whole enchilada.
Wigging out
acting crazy; losing self control
Cheryl was wigging out when she found out that her boyfriend was married!
Wild goose chase
بے سُود کھوج
a hopeless, fruitless search
Jasmine sent her husband on a wild goose chase to get him out of the house in preparation for the surprise party.
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