🗣️ Idioms and Phrases – Set 1 (with Hindi Meaning + Example)
Idiom |
Hindi Meaning |
Example Sentence |
1. Once
in a blue moon |
बहुत ही कम / कभी-कभी |
I eat
pizza once in a blue moon. (Main kabhi-kabhi hi pizza
khata hoon.) |
2. A
piece of cake |
बहुत आसान काम |
This
test was a piece of cake. (Yeh test toh bahut aasan
tha.) |
3. Break
the ice |
बात शुरू करना (awkward silence todna) |
He
told a joke to break the ice. (Usne ek mazaak sunaya
taaki baat shuru ho sake.) |
4. Hit
the sack |
सोने जाना |
I’m
tired, I’ll hit the sack now. (Main thak gaya hoon, ab
so jaunga.) |
5. Under
the weather |
बीमार महसूस करना |
I
didn’t go to work because I was under the weather. (Main
nahi gaya kyunki tabiyat kharab thi.) |
6. Spill
the beans |
राज़ खोल देना |
She spilled
the beans about the surprise. (Usne surprise ke baare mein sab
kuch bata diya.) |
7. Cost
an arm and a leg |
बहुत महंगा होना |
This
phone cost me an arm and a leg. (Yeh phone bahut mehenga
pada.) |
8. Let
the cat out of the bag |
गलती से राज़ बता देना |
He let
the cat out of the bag about the gift. (Usne galti se gift ka
raaz khol diya.) |
9. Burn
the midnight oil |
देर रात तक काम करना |
She’s burning
the midnight oil to study. (Woh raat bhar padhai kar rahi hai.) |
10. Bite
the bullet |
मुश्किल चीज़ को झेलना / सहना |
I had
to bite the bullet and go to the dentist. (Mujhe
majbooran dentist ke paas jaana pada.) |
✅ How to Learn:
·
Har idiom ka ek apna sentence banaiye.
·
Idioms ko daily conversation mein try kijiye.
·
Flashcards ya notebook bana lijiye for revision.
Either way the teacher or student will get the solution to the problem within 24 hours.