Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Ball and chain
بوجھ
a special burden; sometimes a husband or wife is jokingly referred to as a "ball and chain
" The old ball and chain won' let me go out bowling tonight.
Ball of fire
چُست،توانا،لائق اور اہل شخص
used to describe an energetic, capable person
She was a ball of fire and got the garage cleaned out in one afternoon.
Ball-park figure
اندازہ یا تخمینہ لگانا
a rough estimation based on guesses
I asked the plumber to give me a ball park figure for fixing the sink.
[Oh] baloney!
بکواس
nonsense
"Oh, baloney!" said my father when I told him I needed $500 to get flames painted on the sides of my car.
[On the] bandwagon
مقبول رجحان
to join a group of people, especially in an argument - This expression came about because politicians used to ride on a moving stage in a parade
As they passed by people, their supporters would join their "bandwagon" by hopping aboard. Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon and telling me to get my tattoo removed with laser.
Bane of one's existence
کسی کا وجود ناگوار لگنا
if someone is the bane of your existence then they are like poison to you; This comes from "wolf-bane" (a toxic aconite)
That snotty librarian is the bane of my existence, so I've been avoiding the library when I know she's on duty.
[To] bank on something
کسی چیز کا گننا
to count on something
I was banking on getting a new raise in order to afford the car payments.
Banker's hours
ہر روز چند گھنٹے کام کرنا اور جلدی فارغ ہو جانا
to work just a few hours each day or get out of work early
Glenda has banker's hours with her new modeling job.
Barfly
ایسا شخص جو اپنا زیادہ تر وقت شراب پینے کی جگہ پر گُزارد
a person who spends much (all) of their time in a drinking establishment
Ken was turning out to be a barfly with nightly drinking.
Bargain-basement
بہت کم قیمت کا ہونا، نچلے درجےکا ہونا
low-priced, very inexpensive or of inferior quality
On her strict budget, the only new clothes Jenny could afford were at bargain-basement prices.
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