Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Back-pedal
کسی خاص موضوع پر اپنی را ئے بدل لینا
to reverse a stance or position on a certain topic, then try to claim that you never really supported the former position
At first, Governor Kelly said he would hate to raise taxes, but then he back-pedaled by saying that he never said he wouldn't do it if necessary.
Back-seat driver
بے تُکی نصیحتیں کرنے والا غیر مُتعلقہ شخص
a person who gives unwanted advice when they're not "in the driver's seat" or in control
His mother was such a back-seat driver that she made him crazy with all her warnings.
Back talk
ہتک آمیز گفتگو کرنا
disrespectful, rude talk (usually a child to a teacher or parent or a subordinate to his/her boss)
The kindergarten teacher said the back talk from the pupils was getting worse every year.
Back in circulation
بہت عرصے بعد لوگو
to be available and in public again (after an absence or having been tied up)
Tom is back in circulation again since he and Gail divorced.
Back to square one
تمام طریقے کار پہر سے شروع کرنا
starting the process all over again, usually after a failed attempt
When the tide ruined our sandcastle, we went back to square one and started building again.
Back to the drawing board
ناکام کوشش کے بعد پہر سے تازہ دم ہو کر شروع کر نا
to start over again; have a fresh beginning, usually after a failed try
After the flood, we went back to the drawing board with plans for the basement.
Bad blood
غم و غصے کی کیفیت
bad and hostile feelings between two or more people or groups
There was such bad blood between the Northerners and Southerners that there was bound to be a civil war.
[In the] bag
کسی چیز کا مکمّل انتظام ہونا-نشے میں ہونا
2 meanings: 1. to have something won, to have it all figured out; 2. drunk; Also, "half in the bag"
1. Don't worry about buying a new car; I have this new job in the bag. 2. Delroy started drinking at noon and was already half in the bag by 2 p.m.
Bad trip
تلخ تجر بہ
an unpleasant experience
I'm glad I got fired from that job because it was such a bad trip all around.
Bag of bones
پتلا دئبلا انسان
a very skinny person
When he came out of jail, he was nothing but a bag of bones.
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