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PHRASAL VERBS WITH ‘ASK’ English By Binod Sharma 5. Ask in Meaning: To invite someone to come inside. Example: I asked him in for a cup of tea. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 1. GIFT OF THE GAB (12)...

PHRASAL VERBS WITH ‘ASK’ English By Binod Sharma 5. Ask in Meaning: To invite someone to come inside. Example: I asked him in for a cup of tea. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 1. GIFT OF THE GAB (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बोलने की कला) The ability to speak eloquently Example: If you have the gift of gab, you can become a good politician. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 2. A HARD NUT TO CRACK (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (लोहे के चने चबाना) A problem or a person that is very difficult to deal with Example: The police are trying to solve this case, but it is a hard nut to crack. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 3. UNDER THE WEATHER (14) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अस्वस्थ) To feel unwell / sick Example: I am feeling under the weather, so I will not go to school today. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 4. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON (13) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बहुत कम) Very rarely, almost never Example: Once in a blue moon I go to the cinema. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 5. A RED LETTER DAY (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (स्मरणीय दिवस) An important or memorable day Example: 15th August is a red letter day in the history of India. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 6. TO SMELL A RAT (14) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (िाल में काला होना) To suspect that something is wrong To suspect trickery or deception Example: I smelled a rat when I was being asked for the OTP. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 7. BEAT AROUND THE BUSH (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (घुमा फिरा के बात करना) To avoid getting to the main point Example: Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 8. BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बहुत तेजी से) Very quickly / rapidly / swiftly Example: His business is growing by leaps and bounds. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 9. FACE THE MUSIC (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (फकये का पररणाम भुगतना) To get reprimanded To be punished To bear the consequences To accept the blame Example: You will have to face the music for what you have done. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 10. SPILL THE BEANS (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अनजाने में भेि खोल िे ना) To leak the secret To reveal a secret To give away a secret Example: He spilled the beans about the surprise party. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 11. A WILD GOOSE CHASE (12) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ननरथथक खोज) Futile search Unprofitable adventure Useless search Example: The police had been sent on a wild goose chase. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 12. BURY THE HATCHET (11) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (झगडा ख़त्म करना) To end a quarrel To become friendly again To Make peace Example: The two countries decided to finally bury the hatchet. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 13. THROUGH THICK AND THIN (11) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (सुख िुःु ख में ) To support under all circumstances In times of good and bad fortune Example: My best friend has supported me through thick and thin. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 14. TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES (11) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (छुपी हुई बात समझना) To understand the hidden meaning Example: My best friend has supported me through thick and thin. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 15. A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अचानक घटना) Something unexpected and unpleasant A complete surprise A sudden disaster Example: The earthquake was like a bolt from the blue. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 16. A SNAKE IN THE SNAKE (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (आस्तीन का साप) A secret enemy A treacherous person A deceitful person Example: He looks honest but he is a snake in the grass. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 17. AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ऐन मौके पर) At the very last moment Just before the deadline Example: He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 18. BLOW ONE’S OWN TRUMPET (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अपनी बडाई करना) To boast about one’s achievements To praise oneself Example: He has a habit of blowing his own trumpet. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 19. BREAK THE ICE (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बातचीत शरू ु करना, बात छे डना) To initiate something To start a conversation To make someone comfortable Example: I tried to break the ice by talking to the people. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 20. COST AN ARM AND A LEG (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (महँगा पडना) To be extremely expensive Very costly Example: This dress is lovely, but it cost me an arm and a leg. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 21. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED (10) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (कोई कसर न छोडना) To make every possible effort Example: The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the robbers. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 22. A FISH OUT OF WATER (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (असहज वातावरण या स्स्थनत) An uncomfortable position Unfamiliar circumstances Example: I felt like a fish out of water in my new school. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 23. A STONE’S THROW AWAY (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (थोडी िरू पर) At a short distance Example: The airport is a stone’s throw away from here. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 24. AT THE DROP OF A HAT/DIME (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (तुरंत या बबना फकसी दहचफकचाहट) Immediately Without any hesitation Without planning Example: These days, people start fighting at the drop of a hat. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 25. BE ALL EARS (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ध्यान पूवकथ सुनना) To be attentive To be listening eagerly Example: Tell me what you want to say, I am all ears. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 26. BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अपनी क्षमता से अधिक कायथ करने का प्रयास करना) To take more than one can deal with To try to do something that is too difficult for you Example: By accepting two part-time jobs, he is clearly biting off more than he can chew. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 27. BY FITS AND STARTS (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अननयममत रूप से) Unsteady / irregularly Example: If you work by fits and starts, you will never achieve much. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 28. COCK AND BULL STORY (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (झूठी कहानी) Improbable story presented as the truth An absurd or false story Example: Her excuse for being late was a cock and bull story. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 29. FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (सुख का साथी) Friends in good times Friends not reliable in difficult times Selfish friends Example: A fair weather friend can't stand by you all the time. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 30. GET OUT OF HAND (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ननयंत्रण से बाहर हो जाना) To become uncontrollable To get out of control Example: Your children are getting out of hand. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 31. IN THE SAME BOAT (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (एक ही जैसी मुसीबत में होना) To be in the same difficult circumstances as others Example: Everyone's got too much work—we're all in the same boat. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 32. ON CLOUD NINE (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बहुत ज्यािा खुश) Extremely happy and excited Example: He was on cloud nine after winning the competition. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 33. PULL SOMEONE’S LEG (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (फकसी की टांग खींचना) To make a fool of someone To tease someone To play a joke with someone Example: Don’t worry about what he said. He is just pulling your leg. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 34. SIT ON THE FENCE (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (तटस्थ रहना) Not to take sides in a dispute To remain neutral To remain undecided Example: You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you are on. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 35. FLOG A DEAD HORSE (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (गडे मि ु े उखाडना / असम्भव काम करना) To attempt to do the impossible To waste time and effort impossible things Example: It is useless to flog a dead horse. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 36. TURN A DEAF EAR (9) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अनसन ु ी करना, ध्यान न िे ना) To refuse to listen To ignore what someone says Example: If you turn a deaf ear to my warnings, you'll land in trouble. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 37. A BLESSING IN DISGUISE (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (िुःु ख के भेस में सख ु ) A misfortune that unexpectedly turns into good fortune Something that at first appears to be bad or unlucky but is actually good Example: Positive people try to see problems as blessings in disguise. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 38. A DARK HORSE (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (छुपा रुस्तम) An unexpected winner A little known, unexpectedly successful entrant Example: Everyone underestimated him but he turned out to be a dark horse. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 39. A PIECE OF CAKE (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बच्चों का खेल) A very easy task Example: They said the test would be difficult, but it was a piece of cake. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 40. CRY OVER SPILT MILK (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (व्यथथ पछताना) To waste time feeling sorry about a past mistake or problem that cannot be changed Example: It is now too late to cry over spilt milk. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 41. FULL OF BEANS (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (जोश से भरा हुआ) Full of energy Lively and energetic Example: I felt full of beans after a good sleep. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 42. HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (स्वाथथ) To have a private reason for doing or getting involved in something A selfish aim or motive Example: He genuinely has no axe to grind for joining the politics. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 43. IN A NUTSHELL (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (संक्षेप में ) Briefly and concisely Very briefly In the fewest possible words. Example: Mary told me about the plan in a nutshell. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 44. SEE EYE TO EYE (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (एकमत होना) Be in full agreement Agree with each other Example: They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 45. EAT A HUMBLE PIE (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (नाक रगडना / हार मानना) To accept defeat To apologise humbly To admit that you are wrong To suffer humiliation Example: The lawyer had to eat humble pie in the court because the facts he presented were wrong. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 46. GET INTO HOT WATER (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (मस ु ीबत में पडना) To get into trouble To be in a difficult situation Example: If you break the traffic rules, you will get into hot water. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 47. A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (जैसा बाप वैसा बेटा) Someone whose character or personality resembles that of their parents Example: He is a real chip of the old block – he is a good singer like his father. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 48. AT ONE’S WIT’S END (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अक्ल का काम न करना) To be puzzled / confused Not knowing what to do Example: I am at my wit’s end. I don't know how to help him. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 49. BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (गलतफ़हमी में होना) To waste one's efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path Looking for solutions in the wrong direction Example: She thinks it'll solve the problem, but I think she's barking up the wrong tree. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 50. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS (8) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (िोनों हाथों में लड्डू) A situation wherein one can enjoy the benefit of two different opportunities A win-win situation / all the advantages Example: You can't have the best of both worlds. You have to choose. ALPINE SKI HOUSE TOP 200 IDIOMS & PHRASES English By Binod Sharma ALPINE SKI HOUSE TOP 200 IDIOMS & PHRASES English By Binod Sharma For next part, subscribe to our YouTube channel and check the playlist : For more PDFs, join our Telegram channel and check the file section : ALPINE SKI HOUSE