All basic word and their opposite words with hindi meaning to learn for Higher education foundation courses.
| S.No. | IDIOMS | ENGLISH MEANING | HINDI MEANING |
|---|---|---|---|
| An open secret | Known to all | खुला रहस्य | |
| At an arm length | at a distance | दुरी पर या दूर | |
| At daggers drawn | to be the enemy of someone | किसी का जानी दुश्मन बनना | |
| At home in | familiar with | पूर्ण जानकार | |
| At one finger end | to have full knowledge | पूरी जानकरी रखना या होना | |
| According to | pertaining to | के अनुशार | |
| Add fuel to fire | to make something worse | मामले को भड़काना | |
| Against a rainy day | for emergency | मुसीबत के समय या जरुरत के समय | |
| All the same | nevertheless | इसके बावजूद भी | |
| At any rate | in any case | हर हाल में | |
| Bread and butter | livelihood | जीविका | |
| Be in one good book | to be in favour of | कृपा पात्र बनना | |
| Breathe one's last | to be dead | मर जाना | |
| Block head | stupid | मन्दबुद्धि प्राणी | |
| By lips and bounds | very rapidly | तेजी से | |
| Black sheep | a worthless man | बेकार आदमी | |
| Make castle in the air | make visionary plans | हवाई योजनाएँ बनाना | |
| Call spade a spade | speaking truth | सत्य बोलना | |
| Cock and Bull story | false story | झूठी कहानी | |
| Call names | to abuse | बुरा भला कहना | |
| Caught red handed | caught while committing crime | अपराध करते समय पकड़ा गया | |
| Cat and dog life | quarrelsome life | संघर्षपूर्ण जीवन | |
| To die in harness | to continue one's profession | अंतिम समय तक प्रयासरत रहना | |
| Drop in the ocean | insufficient thing | ऊंट के मुँह में जीरा | |
| Dark horse | a person on expected ,doing well | अचानक अच्छा करने वाला मनुष्य | |
| Double dealing | deceitful doing | छलपूर्ण करतूत | |
| Dog in the manger policy | policy full of selfishness | स्वार्थपूर्ण निति | |
| End is smoke | to come to nothing | व्यर्थ करना | |
| Eat a humble pie | make a humble apology and accept humiliation | विनम्रतापूर्वक क्षमा मांगें और अपमान स्वीकार करें। | |
| Ever and Anon | now and then | जब तक | |
| Enough and spare | plenty of something | कोई वस्तु प्रचुर मात्रा में | |
| Eye opener | most suggestive matter | आँख खोलने वाला मामला | |
| Fall flat | having no effect | प्रभावहीन | |
| Fool's Paradise | foolish hopes | मूर्खतापूर्ण आशाएँ | |
| From the bottom of one's heart | whole heartedly | दिल से | |
| Feel one's pulse | To know one's feelings | किसी के दिल की बात जानना | |
| Fair and square | full of justice | न्यायपूर्ण | |
| 37 | Fire and Fury | great anger | महान क्रोध |
| Fire and white | everywhere | दूर दूर तक | |
| Get into trouble | to involve in difficulties | मुशीबतों में फ़साना | |
| Go through fire and water | Undertake difficulties | मुशीबते झेलना | |
| Go back on one's word | not to fulfill own promise | अपने ही वचन से मुकर जाना | |
| Go to dogs | to be ruined | बर्बाद हो जाना | |
| Grease the palm | To give bribe | रिश्वत लेना | |
| Head and ear | completely | पूरी तरह | |
| Heart and soul | Earnestly | दिल से | |
| Hold one's tongue | to keep quiet | शान्त रहना | |
| Hue and cry | great noise | बहुत हल्ला | |
| Himalayan blunder | great mistake | महान गलती | |
| Have an axe to grind | to be selfish | स्वार्थपूर्ण भावना रखना | |
| In the nick of time | at the right time | सही समय पर | |
| In one's teers | In adolescent age | नाबालिक अवस्था | |
| In favour of | to be agree with | पक्ष में | |
| In the air | everywhere | सब जगह | |
| In a nut shell | In brief | संछेप में | |
| In lieu of | In place of | के बदले में | |
| Make much ado about nothing | to make great fuss about small matter | छोटी सी बात को बतंगड़ बनाकर झगड़ा करना | |
| Make both ends meet | live with in one's income | अपने आय के साधन पर निर्भर रहना | |
| Make haven and earth | to make a very possible effort | हर संभव प्रयास करना | |
| Make good | Accomplish, manage | सफलता पूर्वक | |
| Make neither head nor tail | to understand nothing | कुछ न समझना | |
| Make clean breast | confess fully | पूर्णतः स्वीकार करना किसी गलती को | |
| Make up | to compensate | क्षतिपूर्ति करना | |
| Man of iron will | A man of strong will and determination | लौह पुरुष | |
| Man of letters | a scholar | विद्वान पुरुष | |
| Make a one's mind determine | determine | दृढ निश्चय करना | |
| Make out | understand | समझना | |
| Neck and crop | entirely | पूर्णतः | |
| Over and above | more over in addition to | और अधिक | |
| Out of wood | out of danger | खतरे से बाहर | |
| Open secret | secret known to all | खुला रहस्य | |
| Of no avail | Useless | बेकार, व्यर्थ | |
| Out of date | out of fashion | चलन से बाहर | |
| Open arms | cordially | बड़े प्रेम में | |
| Part and parcel | an essential part | महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा | |
| Poison one's ears | to speak something on favourable to anyone | किसी की अहित की बात करना | |
| Pros and cons | argument in favour and against | किसी के अहित की बात करना | |
| Play duck and Drakes | spend money in useless matter | व्यर्थ में धन खर्च करना | |
| Pay one back in one's own coin | Tit for tat | जैसे को तैसा | |
| Square deal | A fair bargain | अच्छा सौदा | |
| Storm in tea cup | a quarrel for nothing | तुच्छ बात पर झगड़ा करना | |
| Screw loose | mental defect | मानसिक खराबी | |
| Square meal | proper meal | पूर्ण भोजन | |
| Turn coat | An opportunist | अवसरवादी | |
| Take care of | be careful about something | सावधानी रखना | |
| Tall talks | boasting | डिंग हांकना | |
| Talk big | boasting | डिंग हांकना | |
| Through thick and thin | through every circumstances | हर परिस्थिति में | |
| Throw cold water on | to discourage | हतोत्साहित करना | |
| Time and tide | the course of time | समय का चक्र | |
| White elephant | most precious but the least use | खर्चीली किन्तु काम उपयोग वाली वस्तु | |
| Win laurels | Gain honour | सम्मान पाना | |
| Wolf in a sheep's clothing | A wicked man with sweet tongue | मुँह में राम बगल में छुरी | |
| Wash one's hands off | To cut off relations | रिश्ता ख़त्म कर देना | |
| Wild goose chase | Foolish adventure | मूर्खतापूर्ण प्रयास | |
| Every nook and corner | everywhere | कोना कोना हर कोना या हर स्थान | |
| To go hand in hand | company with | साथ साथ चलना या संगत होना संगत बैठना | |
| While away | time wastage | समय व्यर्थ गँवाना समय गँवाना | |
| Blow your nose | nose cleaningg | नाक साफ करना | |
| By hook or crook | any how or by any means | जिस किसी तरह येन केन प्रकारेण | |
| Answer the call of nature | Urinal excreation | मूत्रत्याग या शौच के लिए जाना | |
| Have a feather in one's cap | big achievement | उच्च उपलब्धि होना | |
| Keep the wolf out of door | very hungry | दाने दाने को मोहताज होना | |
| Throw cold water on someone's pelasure | to cast evil eye | खुशी पर बुरी नजर डालना | |
| To turn deaf ears on someone's words | do not listen others | किसी के शब्दों पर कान न देना | |
| Stop short of something | little difference | ज़रा से पीछे रह जाना | |
| Being busy doing nothing | time wastage | समय बर्बाद करना | |
| To be touched | mesmerized | भावविभोर होना | |
| Room for improvement | hope of improvement | सुधार की गुंजाइश होना | |
| Chicken hearted | timid | डरपोक | |
| Chuckle in their sleeves | irritate | खिसियाना | |
| To cry Wolf | to raise a false alarm | झूठा अलार्म बजाना | |
| To Pick Holes | to find mistakes in something someone has done or said | किसी के द्वारा किए गए या कहे गए कार्य में गलतियाँ ढूंढना |
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