`For Second Year Students`
*THESE FOLLOWING IDIOMS ARE FROM GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION*
*MUST GO THROUGH*
> *CATEGORY 2:
• THESE IDIOM PHRASAL VERBS ARE REPEATED MORE THAN *`FIVE`* TIMES IN PAST PAPERS
| IDIOM/PHRASAL VERB | URDU MEANING | SENTENCE |
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* | `A DARK HORSE` | چھپا رستم | ali is a dark horse; no one expected him to win the race. |
* | `A FRENCH LEAVE` | بغیر اطلاع کے چلے جانا | he took a french leave and left the party without telling anyone. |
* | `BY FITS AND STARTS` | کبھی کبھار | she studies by fits and starts, so her progress is slow. |
* | `AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR` | آخری وقت پر | we finished the project at the eleventh hour. |
* | `A GALA DAY` | خوشی کا دن | the school trip was a gala day for all the students. |
* | `A FISH OUT OF WATER` | اجنبی | i felt like a fish out of water at the formal dinner. |
* | `ADD INSULT TO INJURY` | زخموں پر نمک چھڑکنا | he arrived late and, to add insult to injury, forgot my gift. |
* | `AT DAGGERS DRAWN` | سخت دشمنی میں ہونا | the two rivals were at daggers drawn during the debate. |
* | `BAG AND BAGGAGE` | سامان کے ساتھ | she left the house with bag and baggage after the argument. |
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* | `BY HOOK OR BY CROOK` | ہر حال میں | i will pass the exam by hook or by crook. |
* | `BETTER HALF` | شریک حیات | he always consults his better half before making decisions. |
* | `BRING UP` | پرورش کرنا | parents should bring up their children with good values. |
* | `BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH` | ادھر ادھر کی باتیں کرنا | stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened. |
* | `BEAR OUT` | تصدیق کرنا | his statement bears out my story. |
* | `BED OF ROSES` | آرام دہ زندگی | life is not always a bed of roses. |
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* | `CARRY THE DAY` | کامیاب ہونا | our team worked hard and carried the day in the competition. |
* | `CALL NAMES` | گالیاں دینا | it is rude to call names when you are angry. |
* | `CHEEK BY JOWL` | بہت قریب | the houses in the old city are built cheek by jowl. |
* | `DRAWN GAME/MATCH` | برابر کا مقابلہ | the football match ended in a drawn game. |
* | `FLY IN THE OINTMENT` | معمولی خرابی | the fly in the ointment was the bad weather. |
* | `FIND FAULT WITH` | نکتہ چینی کرنا | he always finds fault with others' work. |
* | `FAIR WEATHER FRIEND` | وقت کا دوست | a fair weather friend leaves you in difficult times. |
* | `FALL OUT` | جھگڑنا | they fell out over a small misunderstanding. |
* | `HUE AND CRY` | شور شرابہ | there was a hue and cry when the news broke. |
* | `HAND IN GLOVE WITH` | گہری دوستی | the manager was hand in glove with the thieves. |
* | `HOLD WATER` | درست ہونا | his argument does not hold water. |
* | `IN BLACK AND WHITE` | تحریری صورت میں | the agreement was written in black and white. |
* | `IN A NUTSHELL` | مختصر میں | in a nutshell, the meeting was successful. |
* | `KICK THE BUCKET` | مر جانا | the old man kicked the bucket last night. |
* | `LEAVE IN THE LURCH` | مصیبت میں تنہا چھوڑ دینا | he left me in the lurch when i needed him the most. |
* | `LANE'S SHARE` | بڑا حصہ | he took the lane's share of the profit. |
* | `LAME EXCUSE` | کمزور بہانہ | that was a lame excuse for being late. |
* | `LICK THE DUST` | شکست کھانا | the enemy licked the dust in the battle. |
* | `LOOK DOWN UPON` | حقارت سے دیکھنا | you should never look down upon poor people. |
* | `LOOK INTO` | جانچ پڑتال کرنا | the police are looking into the matter. |
* | `MAIDEN SPEECH` | پہلی تقریر | she gave her maiden speech in front of a large audience. |
* | `MAKE UP` | صلح کر لینا | they had a fight but soon made up. |
* | `NULL AND VOID` | کالعدم | the contract was declared null and void. |
* | `OFF AND ON` | کبھی کبھی | it rained off and on throughout the day.|
* | `PUT UP WITH` | برداشت کرنا | i can't put up with his rude behavior anymore. |
* | `PUT DOWN` | فہرست میں نام لکھنا | the teacher put down the students' names. |
* | `PASS AWAY` | انتقال کر جانا | his grandfather passed away last night. |
* | `PUT OUT` | بجھانا | please put out the candle before you leave. |
* | `RANK AND FILE` | عام لوگ | the rank and file supported the leader. |
* | `RED LETTER DAY` | یادگار دن | my graduation day was a red letter day in my life. |
* | `RUN DOWN` | پرانی حالت میں ہونا | the old car has run down over the years. |
* | `SINK AND SPAN` | چمکتا دمکتا | her house is always sink and span. |
* | `STORM IN A TEACUP` | بلا وجہ کا شور | their argument was just a storm in a teacup. |
* | `TOOTH AND NAIL` | پوری شدت سے | they fought tooth and nail to win the match. |
* | `THROUGH THICK AND THIN` | ہر حالت میں ساتھ دینا | he stood by me through thick and thin. |
* | `TURN TURTLE` | الٹ جانا | the car turned turtle after the accident. |
* | `TAKE AFTER` | مشابہت رکھنا | ali takes after his father. |
* | `TURN THE TABLES` | الٹی چال چلنا | she turned the tables with her brilliant performance. |
* | `TAKE DOWN` | لکھوانا | the teacher asked me to take down the notes. |
* | `SACRIFICE` | قربانی دینا | parents sacrifice a lot for their children. |
* | `UP TO THE MARK` | معیار کے مطابق | his performance was not up to the ma
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