This document contains definitions for various English idioms and their meanings in Sindhi. Some key idioms defined include:
- To back out of something - To withdraw from an agreement
- To beat about the bush - To go around the topic in order to avoid the point
- To break the ice - To break the silence or start a conversation
- A black sheep - A bad character
- By fits and starts - Not regularly
- In black and white - In writing
- At a loss - Not knowing what to do
- A wild goose chase - An unsuccessful enterprise
- Far and wide - Over a large area
This document contains definitions for various English idioms and their meanings in Sindhi. Some key idioms defined include:
- To back out of something - To withdraw from an agreement
- To beat about the bush - To go around the topic in order to avoid the point
- To break the ice - To break the silence or start a conversation
- A black sheep - A bad character
- By fits and starts - Not regularly
- In black and white - In writing
- At a loss - Not knowing what to do
- A wild goose chase - An unsuccessful enterprise
- Far and wide - Over a large area
This document contains definitions for various English idioms and their meanings in Sindhi. Some key idioms defined include:
- To back out of something - To withdraw from an agreement
- To beat about the bush - To go around the topic in order to avoid the point
- To break the ice - To break the silence or start a conversation
- A black sheep - A bad character
- By fits and starts - Not regularly
- In black and white - In writing
- At a loss - Not knowing what to do
- A wild goose chase - An unsuccessful enterprise
- Far and wide - Over a large area
This document contains definitions for various English idioms and their meanings in Sindhi. Some key idioms defined include:
- To back out of something - To withdraw from an agreement
- To beat about the bush - To go around the topic in order to avoid the point
- To break the ice - To break the silence or start a conversation
- A black sheep - A bad character
- By fits and starts - Not regularly
- In black and white - In writing
- At a loss - Not knowing what to do
- A wild goose chase - An unsuccessful enterprise
- Far and wide - Over a large area
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IDIOMS FOR CLASS - X No
Idiom
Meaning
To Back out of something
To withdraw from an agreement
TO Beat about the Bush
To go around the topic in order to avoid the point.
To break the Ice
TO break the Silence, OR To start the conversation.
Sindhi MeaningUsage If you have made and agreement,
you should not try
to back it out of it.
Dont beat about
the bush, come straight forward.
Every body was silent till the Aslam entered the room and broke the ice.
A Black sheep
By fits and starts. Not regularly
In Black and White.
In writing
Bone of contention
Cause of riots Or quarrels
At a loss
Not Knowing what to
do.
A wild Goose chase
An enterprise which will not succeed
A Bad character
Every community has a black sheep. You will never
succeed if you work
by fits and starts.
What ever you
want to say, give
men in black and white.
Kashmir issue is the
bone of contention between Pakistan and India.
I misplaced the Key and I was at a loss, how I would open the door.
The old man ran
after the boy, but it .proved to be a wild goose chase.
10
At Large
Free or not confined
The escaped thief
is still at large.
To cry over spilt
milk
To grieve something uselessly.
12
Day in and day
out
Daily
13
To end in smoke
TO have no result
Hard day in and
day out. All the schemes of your friends ended in smoke
14
Far and wide
Over a Large area
His fame is spread
15
Fish out of water To feel
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16
17
for your success.
Good students work
far and wide.
uncomfortable or un easy
In the absence of her son she felt like a fish out of water
To have a bone to To have a grievance
about something pick with some one.
Aslam is always trying to have a
To have the LionsTo take the biggest
or best share of share
The ladder of the dacoits received
something.
18
Dont cry over spilt
Milk, but try again
Its a high time
The Moment has
already come
bone to pick with
his cousin.
Lions share of the
stolen property.
Its high time to
start the study,
because, examination will begin in the next month.
19
Kith and kin
Close relations and
friends
He helped his kith
and kin with his own money.
20
An apple of an eye
Very sweet person or
thing
21
To make Both ends meet
To live within ones
income.
22
23
her mothers eye.
The poor peon can
hardly make both ends meet.
To make the most To take the fullest
advantage of TO make ones mouth water
She is an apple of
To cause some one
to desire something intensely
You must make the
most of the most
period of your youth. The sweet dish was enough to make aslams mouth water.
24
To nip in the Bud To stop evil in the
25
ODDs and ENDs
Small articles without much value
26
To Kick up a row
To make noise or disturbance
early stage.
You must nip your
bad habits in the bud. There are many odds and ends in his shop. My younger brother is very polite so he never kicks up a row.
To poke ones nose into
To interfere
To put into practice
To carry out in deeds
29
To save something for rainy day
To keep for future
We must save
necessity which may some money for a
arise rainy day.
30
To see eye to eye To agree with. To
have same option with some one
31
To shed crocodiles tears
To weep not in real
sorrow
32
To take to task
To rebuke
27
28
You should not poke
your nose on the affairs of others
What ever good
things you have
learnt, you should
put them into practice.
33
To turn a deaf ear To pay no attention
to to
34
To turn over a new leaf
To make a new start
35
To Wind up
To bring to an end
I usually see eye to
eye with my friend in every matter.
When her mother in
law died, she shed crocodiles tears
He was taken to task for his
absence Aslam turned deaf ear to his fathers advice After release from prison, he has turned over a new leaf of life.
I intend to wind up my business and go to Karachi
With flying colours
With great success
37
With heart and
soul
With keen interest
38
With high hand
Cruelly (or) disregarding the feelings of others
39
Under ones nose Immediately with in
36
My younger brother has passed his examinations with flying colours
Javed puts his heart
and soul in his
studies. He crushed the rebellion with a high hand
reach
You dont have to
Ulfat Soomro M.A (Hons) English Literature M.Phil Sindhi literature M.Ed
go far, because it is under your nose
IDIOMS FOR CLASS XI
1. ABC: Basic Knowledge. Hanif doesnt know even the ABC of Matehmatics 2. A Bone oF Conetention. 15. At the Eleventh Hour : At the last time. It is better to remember God at the eleventh hour.
32. By fits and starts : Irregularly.
Those who work by fits and start seldom succeed.
33. Cat and dog life: full of quarrel:
Today in about every family even brothers are having cat and dog life. 34. Crocodiles Tears: Fake tears. One can shed crocodile tears over enemys death. 35. Far and wide: every where. The Parents of Lucy Gray shouted far and wide 48. TO Beat about the bush : To talk irrelevant Say straight what you know, dont beat about the bush
49. To Break the ice: To Break the Silence.
The whole class was silent till Karim entertained and broke the ice.
64. 16.Dark Horse _ A person with Hidden Qualities. He Proved himself a dark horse by winning first Prize.
6 1. ABC (Basic Knowledge) He does not know even the ABC of Chemistry. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
42. Hard handed (clever): successful businessmen must be Hard-Handed in their
business. 43. Hit the Hay (to go to bed) I am going to hit the hay because I am very tired. 44. Harping on String: (Speak of the same thing repeatedly) careless people always harp on one string because they do not care about time. 45. Impunity ( with freedom from punishment) It was his luck that he got impunity from the King. 46. In Black and White (in written) The agreement was put in black and white.
