February 19, 2017

(to) live from hand to mouth: Urdu meaning

#live from hand to mouth
Definition: (idiom)
to hardly have enough money to survive / [bari mushkil se guzara karna]


Example Sentences:
1. Moin lived from hand to mouth when he was unemployed for 2 years.
[Usne bari mushkil se guzara kiya jab woh 2 saal tak be'rozgar tha.]

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house arrest: Urdu meaning

#house arrest
Definition: (noun)
[خانہ بَندی khana bandi / نَظَر بندی nazar bandi (ghar me gayd kar k rakhna)]

Example Sentences:
1. Hafiz Saeed was placed under house arrest on Jan 30.
[Ussay ghar me nazar band kar diya gaya tha.]

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extraordinary: Urdu meaing

#extraordinary
Definitions: (adjective)
1. [انتہائی غیر معمولی intehai gayr mamuli]

Example Sentences:
1. This was followed by an extraordinary development
[intehai gayr mamuli pesh'raft]

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development: Urdu meaning

#development
Definitions: (noun)
1. [پیش رفت peshraft]


Example Sentences:
1. This was followed by an extraordinary development.
[intehai gayr mamuli peshraft]

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last resort: Urdu meaning

#last resort
[as a last resort (Br) | in the last resort (UK)]
Definitions: (idiom)
the last remaining solution or option for getting out of a difficult situation / [آخری چارہ aakhri charah / آخری حل aakhri hal (jab koi our hal na ho)]

Example Sentences:
1. He had to sell his house as a last resort.

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(to) keep one's chin up: Urdu meaning

#keep one's chin up
Definition: (idiom)
(used for encouraging someone who is in a difficult situation or is upset) to stay positive or cheerful, and not to give up,  / [(kisi ki hosla afzaie k liye istemal kiya jata hy) himmat banaey rakhna / himmat na harna]


Example Sentences:
1. Keep you chin up! Things will get better soon.

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