Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Yakety-yak
فُضول و بیکار گُفتگو
chit chat; idle conversation
There was much yakety-yak in the boardroom, then we go down to business.
Yarn
من گھڑت کہانی
a fib; a made-up story
Bill was fond of telling a yarn or two in which he always came out as the good guy.
Year in and year out
سال ہا سال،لگاتار
consistently, year after year
They got tired of going to Jones Beach year in and year out, so they decided to drive up to the Connecticut shore this year.
Yell bloody murder
چیختے چلاتے ہوئے شکایت کرنا
to complain loudly; to scream
If you lay a hand on me, I'm going to yell bloody murder and the cops will come to arrest you.
Yellowbelly
بُزدل، خو فزدہ انسان
a coward; a fearful person Jeff was scared of his own shadow, so the kids called him a yellowbelly
Yes man
پسند یدہ ہونے کلئے دو سروں کی ہاں میں ہاں ملا نے والا
someone who agrees with everybody in order to be liked
His assistant was the ultimate yes man, always buttering him up to gain his favor.
[Local] yokel
دیہاتی،پینڈو
a real country person; a hick
We knew that guy was a real yokel when he showed up for an interview with socks and sandals.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
that you can show someone the way to do something, but you can't actually make them do it themselves
You know, I showed Dad how to use the computer – that he will actually do it is a different story; you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
بُڑ ھاپے میں کُچھ نیا سیکھنا مُشکل ہوتا ہے
it's hard to teach an older person a new method or way of doing something
Grandma has a certain way of doing things and is unwilling to try anything new, so I guess it's true that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
You reap what you sow
ٰجو آج بوےگا کاٹے گا کل
one usually gets rewarded in proportion to their efforts
Since Dwayne didn't bother working over the summer, he was broke in the fall. When he tried to borrow money, I said, "No way, you reaped what you sowed – nothing."
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