Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
[His/her] bark is worse than his/her bite
ایسا شخص جو کہ بد مزاج مشہور ہو لیکن در حقیقت وہ ایسا نہ ہو
describes a person with a gruff demeanor but who isn't that tough
That tough Mr. Devino gave us $100 for our charity, proving that his bark was worse than his bite.
Barking up the wrong tree
غلط چیز کا پیچھا کرنا
to focus on the wrong target or in the wrong direction; What happens when hunters let their hound dogs loose to go after possums that escape up trees is that often the hounds lose the scent and end up "barking up the wrong tree"
Christa was barking up the wrong tree if she thought I would help her paint the house - I'm allergic to the fumes.
Barn burner
پُر جوش لمحہ،موج مستی والی تقریب
an exciting time; a fun, wild event
There's going to be a barn burner at the field-house tonight when the farmers play their fiddles and everyone dances.
Basket-case
بہت دُکھی ،رنجیدہ انسان،بہت جزباتی شخص
a very troubled person; one with lots of problems; a very emotional person
She was a basket-case after her husband died and left her with so many bills.
Bat a thousand
ناکامیوں کو بُھلا کے اپنا کام صحیح طریقے سے کرنا
be completely free of failure; do a job perfectly
Mr. Patterson was batting a thousand in his new position as company accountant: he had caught several errors on his first day of work, saving the company thousands of dollars.
[Like a] bat out of hell
بہت تیزی میں ہونا
to go very fast; to tear out of somewhere is said to be going "like a bat out of hell
" After the guy threatened him, he drove like a bat out of hell to get away.
Batten down the hatches
تھوڑی د یر کلئے اپنے آپ کوگھر میں قید کرلینا یا تا لا لگا لینا
to lock oneself securely in for a while (like during a storm)
This winter's going to be so cold that we'll all have to batten down the hatches and get comfortable inside.
Battle-ax
بہت رُعب و دبدبے والی جھگڑالو عورت
A very dominating, belligerent woman
She acts just like the stereotypical mother-in-law, a battle-ax.
Be that as it may
اگر یہ ٹھیک ہے بھی تو
an expression to say, "even if something is true
. ." When I told the coach I was too sick for practice, he said, "Be that as it may, you still need to memorize the plays."
Bear a grudge
کسی کے خلاف رنجش رکھنا
to harbor feelings of resentment or ill will
Do you bear a grudge against Harry for tattling on you?
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