Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Rat race
a hard job; a situation in which there is much competition
Carolina wanted to quit modeling because she thought of it more and more like a rat race.
Razzle-dazzle
glitz and glimmer; excitement
I'm not fooled by the razzle-dazzle of that soda company's ads, choosing instead to buy products based on taste and cost.
Read between the lines
to figure out the meaning by interpreting the words, rather than taking them at face value
When the newspaper said that holiday sales were halting but hopeful for the next year, I read between the lines that the economy is still in a recession.
[The] real McCoy
the true thing, usually referring to a thing of quality
Do you think that her diamond is the real McCoy or cubic zirconium?
[In the] red
owing money; being in debt
The store was still operating in the red after two years.
Red herring
an unusual example given to be considered or prove the norm
To say that women like to go fishing, just because Bea enjoys it and she's a woman, is to cite a red herring.
[No] rhyme or reason
to not make sense; baffling; for no good reason
There didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to how he chose the final contestants, but later we found out it was based on their height.
Rich as Rockefeller
very rich
Possibly first used in the 1930 Cole porter song, Sunny Side of the Street. Jay Rockefeller, an oil baron, was one of the richest men in America in the 20th century. Though you wouldn't know it from his appearance, Bill Biedens was as rich as Rockefeller and twice as nice.
Right as rain
perfectly correct; exemplary
The period costumes designed by Edith Head were as right as rain.
Right up one's alley
in his/her field of expertise; a subject with which one is very familiar; an undertaking which is well-suited to one's talents
My uncle Sal, who is a carpenter, got a job that was right up his alley: renovating the headquarters of the woodworkers' union.
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