Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Burst with joy
خو شی سے پہو لے نہ سما نا
to be very happy and proud
Jim's mother was bursting with joy that her son had been accepted into the Naval Academy.
Bury one's head in the sand
آنے وا لے و قت یاحا لا ت سے خُو د کو بچا لینا
to ignore or hide from an impending situation
To refuse to acknowledge inevitable trouble. Jody refused to admit that his business was failing and buried his head in the sand as the bills mounted.
Bury the hatchet
مُعا ف کر دینا
to forgive - This term is said to come from Native Americans, some of whose tribes bury a tomahawk (hatchet) to signify a truce
The two brothers decided to bury the hatchet and be civil toward each other for the sake of their mother.
[Get down to] business
سنجید گی سے کا م کا آغا ز کر نا
to get serious and start working
If we want to finish the house by the end of the summer, we had better get down to business.
Busy as a beaver/bee
مصر و فِ عمل/ کسی کا م کو بُہت جلد اعلی طریقے سے انجا م دینا
very busy; getting many tasks done quickly and efficiently
The girls were busy as beavers sewing the pageant flag.
Butt out
کسی کو یہ کہنا کہ ا پنے کام سے کام رکھو اور دوسروں کے معا ملا ت میں مدا خلت نہ کرو
to be asked to mind one's own business; keep away from another's affairs
I told Carly to butt out when she tried to arrange a reconciliation between my sister and I.
Butter someone up
مکھن لگا نا/ چا پلُو سی کر نا
to flatter someone, especially one in a position to help or do good
I knew she was buttering me up so I would help her move.
Butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth
ایسے شخص کے مُتعلق جو خُود کُو بظا ہر بُہت اچھا پیش کرےلیکن حقیقت میں لا لچی اور خُود غرص ہو
refers to a cold person who pretends to be so nice and giving but is, in reality, scheming and selfish
No one was fooled by Susanna's soft voice and knew that butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
Butterfingers
ایسا شخص جو چیزیں گِرا دے/لا پرواہ/ عجیب
one who drops things or is careless, clumsy
Don't ask Joanne to carry that vas,e because she is a butterfingers.
Butterflies in one's stomach
بُو کھلا جانا/گھبرا جانا/مُضطرب ہو جانا
to be very nervous
Jeremy had butterflies in his stomach when he got ready to ask Gretchen to marry him.
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