A
1.
ABC
(आरंभिक ज्ञान): I
don't know even the ABC of gardening.
2.
A
blind alley (जहां से निकलने की
गुंजाईश न हो): All the measures to solve the problem
have ended in a blind alley.
3.
Above
all (सबसे बढ़कर): He
is kind and polite, but above all he is honest.
4.
Above
board (साफ, बिना छल कपट के):
Your dealings should be
open and above board.
5.
Add
fuel to the flame (आग
में घी का काम करना, उत्तेजित करना): The
arrival of the police at the spot added fuel to the flame.
6.
Add
insult to injury or, rub salt into the wound (जले पर नमक छिड़कना): The
chief minister added insult to injury when he expelled the
minister and humiliated him publicly.
7.
After
all (सब होते हुए भी, आखिरकार): He
is after all an honest man.
8.
All
and Sundry (सभी को): The King invited all and sundry
on the eve of his son's marriage.
9.
All
at once (अचानक): All
at once a lion
appeared roaring from the bushes and he started trembling with fear.
10.
All
but (लगभग): He
is all but ruined.
11.
All
ears (ध्यान से सुनना): We
were all ears to what our teacher said.
12.
All
moonshine (अवास्तविक बात की
चिंता): Our ideas proved to be all
moonshine.
13.
All
of a sudden (अचानक): All
of a sudden, a
snake appeared hissing before me and I became frightened.
14.
Animal
spirits (जोशीला स्वभाव): Most
of the students are by nature full of animal spirits.
15.
Apple
of discord (कलह की वस्तु): The
house has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
16.
Apple
of one's eye (प्यारा): My
daughter Sayani is the apple of my eye.
17.
As
it were (मानो): The
students live in this hostel as it were the members of a family.
18.
At
a loss (हत्बुद्धि): I
am at a loss what to do next.
19.
At
all (बिल्कुल): I
know nothing about this incident at all.
20.
At
a low ebb (घट जाना, कम हो जाना): Her popularity is now at a low ebb.
21.
At
arm's length (यथेष्ट दूर): Don't
keep him at arm's length.
22.
At
daggers drawn (गहरी शत्रुता): They
are at daggers drawn to each other.
23.
At
ease (आसानी से): If
you try you can do it at ease.
24.
At
large (स्वतंत्र होना): Birds
fly at large in the sky.
25.
At
length (विस्तृत रूप से): The
audience requested him to speak at length on the issue.
26.
At
once (तुरंत): Finding
an injured person lying by the side of the road, I informed the police at
once.
27.
At
one's wit's end (हत्बुद्धि): He
was at his wit's end to arrange money for his father's treatment.
28.
At
sea (हत्बुद्धि): I
was quite at sea to follow your instruction.
29.
At
sixes and sevens (तितर-बितर
होना): Everything in the room was at
sixes and sevens.
30.
At
stake (खतरे में): The
lives of the people of Gujrat were at stake.
31.
At
the eleventh hour (अंतिम
क्षण में): He
reached the station at the eleventh hour.
32.
At
times (कभी-कभी): In a
rainy day, at times the sky becomes clear, but then again it
becomes cloudy.
B
1.
Bad
blood (शत्रुता): There
is no bad blood between us.
2.
Bag
and baggage (सब सामान के साथ): We
want to leave the place bag and baggage.
3.
Bear
the palm (उत्कृष्ट): As far
as watch industries are concerned, the Swedish companies still bear the
palm.
4.
Bear
the brunt (आक्रमण का पहला सामना
करना): You alone will have to bear the brunt
of their attack.
5.
Beat
about the bush (इधर-उधर की बातें करना): Why
are you beating about the bush without coming to the point directly?
6.
Beat
by long chalk or, beat black and blue (बुरी तरह पिटाई करना): They
beat the thief by long chalk.
7.
Beat
the air (बेकार श्रम करना): In
trying to teach her English, you are beating the air.
8.
Beck
and call (बुलाते ही हाजिर): He is
always at your beck and call.
9.
Beggars’
description (अवर्णनीय): The
misery of the tsunami-affected people is the beggars’ description.
10.
Between
Scylla and Charybdis or, between two fires or, Between the devil and the deep
sea or, in a fix (उभय
संकट): He was between Scylla
and Charybdis when he was asked to choose between the two proposals.
11.
Big
wigs or, Big shots or, Big guns or, Great guns (महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति): You
should not be afraid when the big wigs are in your favour.
12.
Bear
garden (हल्ला या झगड़े का
स्थान): You have turned the class into a bear
garden.
13.
Bird's
eye view (सरसरी नजर): We
had a bird's eye view of the whole place from the tower.
14.
Birds
of the same feather (एक
तरह के लोग): Birds
of the same feather folk
together.
15.
Bird
of passage (अस्थायी रहनेवाला): He
is only a bird of passage in this town.
16.
Black
sheep (नीच व्यक्ति): There
are invariably some black sheep in very society.
17.
Blue
blood (उच्च कुल): Don't
be proud of your blue blood.
18.
Blue
ribbon (सर्वोच्च सम्मान): The
Federation Cup is the blue ribbon of Indian football.
19.
Bolt
from the blue (बिना बादल की बज्रपात): The
news of her death came upon us as a bolt from the blue.
20.
Brown
study (अर्धजाग्रत अवस्था का
स्वप्न): Don't loose your time in brown
study.
21.
Burning
question (चर्चा का मुख्य विषय): The
problem of corruption is the burning question in our country.
22.
Blow
hot and cold in the same breath (एक
ही साथ स्तुति और निन्दा करना): We should not believe a person who blows
hot and cold in (or, with) the same breath.
23.
Blow
one's own trumpet (अपना
राग अलापना): He who blows his own trumpet
should not be believed.
24.
Bone
of contention (कलह की वस्तु): Kashmir
has always been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
25.
Born
with a silver spoon in one's mouth (धनी परिवार में जन्म लेना): Dr
Roy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
26.
Break
one's heart (हृदय तोड़ना): His
mother's death has broken his heart.
27.
Break
the ice (मौन भंग करना): The
conversation stopped and there was no one to break the ice.
28.
Break
the news (दुखद समाचार कहना): Everyone
hesitated to break the news of her husband's death.
29.
Bite
the dust (अत्यधिक अपमानित होना): He
had to bite the dust in settling their dispute.
30.
Breath
one's last (मृत्यु हो जाना): Mr.
Jha breathed his last yesterday.
31.
Bring
to book (सजा देना): Anyone
neglecting his duty will be brought to book.
32.
Burn
one's finger (दूसरे की सहायता में
अपना हानि होना): It is not advisable to burn one's
finger by interfering into somebody else's affairs.
33.
Burn
the candle at both ends (अत्यधिक
खर्च करना): Mr. Singh
is ruined by burning the candle at both ends.
34.
Bury
the hatchet or, To bury the tomahawk (पुरानी दुश्मनी को समाप्त करना): India always wants to bury the
hatchet with Pakistan.
35.
By
and large (ज्यादातर): The people of this village are by
and large illiterate.
36.
By
and by (धीरे-धीरे): I shall pay the debt of the bank by
and by.
37.
By
dint of (के बल पर): He was successful in life by dint
of hard labor.
38.
By
fits and starts (अनियमित
रूप से): You
will not pass in the examination if you study by fits and starts.
39.
By
hook or by crook or, By fair means or foul (अच्छा या बुरा
कोई भी तरीके से): I shall do it by hook or by
crook.
40. By leaps and bounds (तीव्र गति से): The
price of sugar is increasing by leaps and bounds.
41.
By
the way (प्रसंग क्रम में): He
said this by the way.
42.
By
the by (प्रधान विषय को छोड़कर
बीच में): I told her by the by that
you had reached in time.
43.
By
virtue of (निहित गुण द्वारा): He has been promoted by virtue of
his merit.
44. Be way of (रूप में): I told you this by way of
a suggestion.
45.
Back
out of (वचन देकर मुकर जाना): She
backed out of the promise she had given me.
46.
Back
stairs influence (अवैय
प्रभाव): He managed to get the property through by
stairs influence.
47.
Be
a party to something (पक्ष
लेना): I am not agreeing to his proposals so I
can't be a party to this.
48.
Be
beside oneself (भावना से बेकाबू होना): He
was beside himself with sorrow when he heard about his father's death.
49.
Be
ill at ease (परेशान होना): I
was quite ill at ease by the bite of mosquitoes.
50. Be no more (मर जाना): It was broadcast last night that Mr.
Singh was no more.
51.
Be
out of the question (असंभव
होना): Without the presence of the president,
the meeting was out of question.
52.
Be
well-off (धनवान होना): Their
lifestyle indicates that they are well-off.
53.
Beast
of burden (सामान ढोने वाला जानवर): The
elephants are used as beasts of burden.
54. Beast of prey (शिकार करने योग्य जानवर): The deer are beasts of prey.
55.
Bed
of roses (सुख चैन की जिन्दगी): The
life of a student is not a bed of roses.
56.
Behind
the scenes (छुपकर): They
were discussing behind the scenes for long, but finally they
couldn't arrive at an agreement.
57.
Better
half (पति या पत्नी): According
to the law, a better half can be separated by divorce only.
58.
Bosom
friends (जिगरी दोस्त): Ram
and Rahim are bosom friends.
59.
Bring
to light (राज खोलना): A
ten-year-old child has brought this murder case to light.
60. Broad day light (दिन दहाड़े): Ten
houses were robbed in broad day light.
61.
Build
castles in the air (हवाई
किला बनाना): One should be content with whatever one
has without building castles in the air.
62.
Bull
in a China shop (बेढंगा): The
colour T.V. in this small cottage looks like a bull in a China shop.
Idioms and Phrases (C-D-E) for CBSE Class Xth
