Idioms List - محاورے

1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples

Blessing in disguise

کچھ ایسا ہو نا جو بظاہر بد قسمتی تصور کیا جائے لیکن حقیقت میں ایسا نہ ہو

something that turns out to be good when, at first, it seemed like an unfortunate thing

Maybe that college rejection was a blessing in disguise, as it led me to go to cooking school, which I love.

Blind as a bat

نظر کا بہت زیادہ کمزور ہونا،اندھا ہونا

said of someone who can't see or who has bad eyesight

You have to help Mara find her glasses, because she's blind as a bat without them.

Blood is thicker than water

خا ندانی رشتے دوستی سے زیادہ مضبوط ہوتے ہیں

family ties are stronger than friendships

Even though Ralph had been rude to his family, in the end they were there for him because blood is thicker than water.

Blood, sweat and tears

تن دھڑ کی با زی لگا دینا،بُہت محنت کرنا

great and difficult personal effort

My parents went through blood, sweat and tears raising us.

Blow a fuse/gasket

پاگل ہو جانا،دماغ خرا ب ہو جانا

to get very mad

My dad is going to blow a fuse when he sees the big dent I put in his car.

Blow one's mind

حیران کر دینا،چو نکا دینا

to shock, stun, astonish

It blows my mind that Delia turned out to be a spy working for the enemy.

[To] blow one's own horn

اپنی بڑائی بیان کرنا، شیخی بھگارنا

to brag or boast

I don't mean to blow my own horn, but I got all A's on my report card this semester.

Blow one's cover

حا دثاتی طور پر کسی کی اصلیت سا منے آ جانا

to accidentally reveal someone's true identity

Sheila almost blew his cover by calling him by his real name.

Blow one's stack

غُصے سے پاگل ہو جانا

to get very mad, as in a boiler explosion

Joyce is going to blow her stack when she sees this mess, especially after she had worked so hard to make it clean.

Blow someone off

کسی کو کم تر سمجھنا

to be rude to someone; to not show up at an arranged meeting

I waited all day for his phone call, but I guess he blew me off.

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