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150. DRAG ONE'S FEET/HEELS (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (टाल-मटोल करना) Be reluctant to act To deliberately hold back or delay. Example:...

150. DRAG ONE'S FEET/HEELS (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (टाल-मटोल करना) Be reluctant to act To deliberately hold back or delay. Example: The government is dragging its feet over this issue. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 151. DRAW A LINE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (सीमा ननर्ााररत करना) To fix a limit Accept something up to a particular point Example: I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 152. EAT LIKE A HORSE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बहुत सारा खाना खाना) Eat a lot of food Example: She is so thin, yet she eats like a horse. ALPINE SKI HOUSE  English By 153. EVERY DARK CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING (4) Binod Sharma Meaning: (ननराशा में भी आशा की झलक) Every unpleasant situation has a positive side Difficult times will lead to better days Something promising is there in any difficult situation Example: Though he had failed his exam, he realised that every cloud has a silver lining. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 154. FALL FLAT (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (असफल होना) To fail to produce intended effect To have no effect To fail completely, especially in an embarrassing way Example: If you don't study for your exam, you are going to fall flat ALPINE SKI HOUSE 155. FEATHER IN ONE'S CAP (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (चार चााँद लगाना) A new and additional distinction An achievement or an accomplishment to be proud of Example: The award was another feather in his cap. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 156. FIGHT SHY OF ME (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (मुठभेड़ से बचना) To avoid encountering Example: I am naturally a peacemaker, so I always fight shy of tension. ALPINE SKI HOUSE  English By 157. GET ON SOMEBODY'S NERVES (4) Binod Sharma Meaning: (नकसी का ददमाग खराब करना) To annoy someone a lot Example: Put your mobile phone in a silent mode – its loud ringtone is getting on my nerves. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 158. HARD AND FAST (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अपररवतानीय) That cannot be altered Strict / Fixed Example: The teacher set hard-and-fast rules about not using cell phones during class. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 159. HOBSON'S CHOICE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (कोई नवकल्प नहीं) No real choice at all Example: Take it or leave it. It is like a Hobson’s choice. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 160. HOLD WATER (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (स्वीकाया) Seem acceptable Appear to be valid or reasonable Example: The jury convicted her because her story just didn't hold water. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 161. IN THE NICK OF TIME (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ऐन वक्त पर) Just before the last moment At the last possible moment Example: The ambulance arrived in the nick of time. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 162. IT'S GREEK TO ME (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (समझ से बाहर) Incomprehensible I cannot understand anything Example: He tried to explain the rules of the game to me, but it was all Greek to me. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 163. KICK THE BUCKET (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (चल बसना / ननर्न होना) To die Example: The old man kicked the bucket a few hours ago. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 164. LEND ME YOUR EAR (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (कान लगाकर सुनना / ध्यान से सुनना) To politely ask for someone’s full attention Example: Could you please lend me your ear for a minute? I need to tell you something important. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 165. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (सोते हुए शेर को न छे ड़ना) Do not bring up an old controversial issue Example: I wanted to tell her what I thought, but then I decided to let sleeping dogs lie. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 166. NIP IN THE BUD (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (शुरुआती चरण में ही रोक दे ना) To stop something at the start To suppress or destroy something at an early stage Example: Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 167. NO LOVE LOST BETWEEN (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (एक दूसरे को पसंद न करना) Not on good terms Intense dislike Example: There was no love lost between Sam and Dennis. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 168. PAY LIP SERVICE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ददखावटी प्रेम या समर्ान) To agree by word of mouth only Insincere declaration of support, affection, or devotion Example: Politicians usually pay lip service to the important issues in the country. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 169. PULL A LONG FACE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (मुंह लटकाना / दुःखी होना) To look dejected or sad Example: Why are you pulling a long face? ALPINE SKI HOUSE 170. RULE THE ROOST (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (शासन करना / हावी होना) To be the most powerful person in a group To dominate or to be the boss To be the person who makes all the decisions in a group Example: In my family grandma rules the roost. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 171. SALT OF THE EARTH (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (नवश्वसनीय और ईमानदार व्यक्तक्त) A good, reliable and honest person Example: You can trust her. She is the salt of the earth. ALPINE SKI HOUSE  English By 172. THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS (4) Binod Sharma Meaning: (जोखखम भरा काम करना) To do something without worrying about the risk To behave recklessly Example: I threw caution to the wind and rode as fast as I could. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 173. THROW IN THE TOWEL (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (हार मान लेना) To acknowledge defeat To admit defeat or failure Example: After losing the election, he threw in the towel on his political career. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 174. TO BE FAIR AND SQUARE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ईमानदार) To be honest According to the rules Example: All we want is a fair and square deal. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 175. TO BE TAKEN ABACK (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (हक्का-बक्का होना / चनकत होना) To be surprised Shocked Example: I was taken aback by the news of his death. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 176. TO BLAZE A TRAIL (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अगुवा होना) To lead the way as a pioneer To initiate To do something that has never been done before Example: His research blazed a trail in the field of medical science. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 177. TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (रात-ददन एक करना / दे र रानि तक काम करना) To stay up working hard late at night Example: Most students burn the midnight oil right before their exams. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 178. TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (स्पष्ट रूप से कहना) To be frank To say the truth even if it is not pleasant Example: I believe in calling a spade a spade. ALPINE SKI HOUSE  English By 179. TO GO/RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES(4) Binod Sharma Meaning: (फालतू काम मे समय बबबााद करना) To keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything Example: In the absence of adequate data, the surveyors are just going round in circles. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 180. TO MAKE UP ONE'S MIND (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ननश्चय करना) To decide what to do To decide firmly Example: I can't make up my mind where to take my vacation. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 181. TO PUT UP WITH (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बदााश्त करना) To tolerate Example: I don't know how she puts up with him. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 182. TO SHED CROCODILE TEARS (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (मगरमच्छ के आाँसू बहाना) To pretend to be sympathetic To pretend grief False tears Example: She pretended to be sad and shed crocodile tears. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 183. TO TAKE A STOCK OF (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (मूल्यांकन करना) To assess and evaluate before taking a decision To think carefully Example: It was time to take stock of the situation. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 184. TO TAKE PAINS (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (प्रयास करना) To make efforts To try hard Example: He took great pains to explain the situation to us. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 185. TO TAKE TO HEART (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ददल पर लेना) To be deeply affected or hurt by something Example: Don't take it to heart - he was only joking. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 186. TURN A BLIND EYE (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अनदे खा करना) To ignore a situation, facts or reality Example: He turned a blind eye to what was happening. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 187. UP IN ARMS (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (कड़ा नवरोर् होना) Protesting angrily about something To be very angry Example: They were up in arms about the new management. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 188. VANISH INTO THIN AIR (4) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (गायब होना) To completely disappear Example: The papers seem to have vanished into thin air. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 189. A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अनाड़ी व्यक्तक्त) An extremely awkward A clumsy person in a delicate situation Example: He was rushing about like a bull in a China shop. ALPINE SKI HOUSE  English By 190. A CARROT AND STICK APPROACH (3) Binod Sharma Meaning: (साम दाम दं ड भेद) Rewards and punishments that influence someone's behavior Example: Sometimes I just have to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 191. A CHANGE OF HEART (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (नवचार में बदलाव) A change in one's opinion Example: She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 192. A HORNET'S NEST (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अनप्रय स्स्र्नत) An unpleasant situation A troublesome situation Raising controversy Example: The government's military interventions really just stirred a hornet's nest in the region. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 193. A LAUGHING STOCK (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (हंसी का पाि) An object of laughter An object of ridicule Example: His silly behaviour made him a laughingstock. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 194. A LIVE WIRE (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (जजन्दाददल व्यक्तक्त) Lively and active Example: Sally is a real live wire; she brightens up any gathering. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 195. A LOT ON YOUR PLATE (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (बहुत सारी जजम्मेदाररयां) To have a large number of problems to deal with Having many responsibilities Example: I have a lot on my plate right now, so I can't go to the movie tonight. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 196. A SEA CHANGE (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (पूणा पररवतान) A complete transformation Example: There is a sea change in his personality. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 197. ABOVE BOARD (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (ईमानदार) Honest and frank Without any secret Example: The deal was completely open and above board. ALPINE SKI HOUSE  English By 198. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS (3) Binod Sharma Meaning: (कर्नी से अधर्क करनी बोलती है) What you do is more important than what you say Example: You can say what you like ,but actions speak louder than words. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 199. ALIVE AND KICKING (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (अच्छे स्वास््य में) In good health Example: My grandmother is still alive and kicking. ALPINE SKI HOUSE 200. ALL AND SUNDRY (3) English By Binod Sharma Meaning: (हर कोई, तमाम तरह के लोग) Everybody without distinction All included Example: He was well known to all and sundry. ALPINE SKI HOUSE