level against: Urdu meaning

#level against
[الزام لگانا ilzaam lagana / اِلزام تَراشی کَرنا ilzaam tarashi karna]
Definition: (phrasal verb)
(level something against someone) to accuse someone of something, especially publicly / [kisi pr ilzaam uthana / ilzaam lagana]

Example Sentences:
1. An inquiry commission has been formed to probe the allegations leveled against the chairman.

2. Khan has an old habit of leveling accusations against other.

out of circulation: Urdu meaning

#out of circulation (#in circulation)
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
used to say that someone is not taking part in usual public or social gatherings for a period of time; not interacting socially with other people

Example Sentences:
1. He is out of circulation.
[Woh aaj kal samaji mehfilon se gaib hai. / Woh market se gaib hai. / Woh aaj kal logo me ghul mil nahi raha.]

far and wide: Urdu meaning

#far and wide
Definition: (phrasal verb)
over a large area / (from) many different places / everywhere / [door door se / door daraz se / har jaga ]

Example Sentences:

1. They searched far and wide for the missing dog.
2. People came from far and wide to see the circus.

aim at something: Urdu meaning

#aim at something (to be aimed at something)
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. [maqsad (yeh kehna k kisi cheez k karne ka kiya maqsad hy) / yeh kehna k koi cheez kis liye ki ja rahi hy]

Example Sentences:
1. The negotiations are aimed at achieving a lasting peace between the two sides.

give birth: Urdu meaning

#give birth, #gives birth, #giving birth, #gave birth, #given birth
Definition: (phrasal verb)
[bachcha peda krna,جنم دینا janam dena / bachcha hona /بچہ جننا bachcha janna ]

Example Sentences:
1. She gave birth to a baby boy.
[Usne larke ko janam diya hy.]

drive out: Urdu meaning

#drive out, #drives out, 3driving out, #drove out, #driven out
Definition: (phrasal verb)
to force to go away; to force to leave / [نکالنا nikaalna / نکالنا باہر کرنا nikaal bahar karna / nikaal phenkna / دفع کرنا dafa karna]

Example Sentences:
1. This investigation is a clear demonstration of their determination to drive corruption out of the country.

pay off: Urdu meaning

#pay off, #pays off, #paying off, #paid off
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. to result in success; to produce a result that you want  / [(mehnat ka) rang le aana) ]
2. to discharge in full a loan or obligation /  [paise chukana (jo aap ne kisi se garz liye huwe hon) / qarz utaarna]
3. to give someone money in order to stop them from telling someone about something illegal or dishonest / [paise khilana (rishwat dena)]
4. [kisi mulazim ko baqayajaat ada kar k mulazmat se farig kar dena]

Example Sentences:
1. She won the highest award at school. Her hard work paid off. (1)
2. It took me 3 years to pay off my debts. (2)
[Mujhay apna qarz utaarne me 3 saal lagay.]
3. The police officer was paid off. (3)
[Police afsar ko paise khilaey gaey thay.]

step down: Urdu meaning

#step down, #steps down, #stepping down, #stepped down
Definition: (phrasal verb)
to resign from an important position or job and let somebody else take your place / [ اپنے اختیار ،اِقتدار یا مَنصب سے دستبردار ھونا dastbardaar hona ]

Example Sentences:
1. MS Dhoni stepped down as captain of India's limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January 2017.

stick to: Urdu meaning

#stick to something
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. to continue to do something, often something that is difficult / [jamay rehna]

Example Sentences with "stick to"
1. It was difficult to stick to the diet plan. 

run over: Urdu meaning

#run over, #runs over, #ran over, #run over
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them, often causing injury or death / [کچل دینا kisi ko kuchal dena / kisi k upar gari charha dena ]

Example Sentences:
1. The boy survived after being run over by a truck.

avarice is the root of all evils: Urdu meaning

#avarice is the root of all evils
Definitions: (proverb)
[لالچ بری بلا ہے lalach buri bala hy]

hand over: Urdu meaning

#hand over, #hands over, #handing over, #handed over
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. to pass your responsibility or power to someone else so that you are no longer responsible for something / [apni zimedari kisi our ko sonp dena / apni zimedari kisi our ko dedena]
2. to hand something over to someone or hand over something to someone is to give it to them / [hawalay krna / dena]
3. to hand over someone to someone is to give the control of and responsibility for them to another person / [kisi ko kisi k hawalay krna]

Example Sentences:
1. I had handed over the letter to your mom. (2)
2. Shahid Afrid handed over the captaincy of Pakistan Super League team Peshawar Zalmi to Darren Sammy. (1)

turn down: Urdu meaning

#turn down
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. to reject or refuse to accept (an offer, request, proposal, etc.) / [mustarad krna مسترد کرنا / rad kr dena رَد کَر دینا]
2. to reduce or decrease (volume, heat, sound, brightness, etc.) / [kmm krna]

Example Sentences:
1. Please turn down the TV volume. (2)
2. The committee turned down his request. (1)

behind bars: Urdu meaning

#behind bars
Definition: (idiom)
in jail / [slakhon k peechay سلاخوں کہ پیچہے / jail me daalna ]

Example Sentences:
1. I'll soon get him behind bars.

take up: Urdu meaning

#take up, #takes up, #taking up, #took up, #taken up
Definitions: (phrasal verb)
1. to begin or develop an interest in something for pleasure, like a new hobby or sport / [kisi cheez ko shoqia tor pr krna shuru krna]

Example Sentences:
1. I took up smoking when I was 14.
(Mene smoking us waqt shuru ki jab me 14 saal ka tha.)

in/from the depths of heart: Urdu meaning

in/from the depths of heart
Definition:
[dil se / dil ki gehrai se]

Example Sentences:
1. I love you from the depth of my heart.
2. We should worship Allah from the depth of heart.

better late than never: Urdu meaning

#better late than never
Definition: (saying)
used to say that it is better that someone does something late or something happens late, than to never do it or happen at all, although it should have done or happen earlier / [dayr aaey durust aaey]

leak out: Urdu meaning

#leak out
Definition: (phrasal verb)
to become known, unintentionally and publicly / [kisi khufya malumaat ka bahir aa jana / logo ko kisi khufya malumaat pa pata chal jana]

Example Sentences:
1. This CD shouldn't leaked out at any cost.
(Yeh CD kisi bhi qeemat pr bahir nhi aani chahiye.)

break the news: Urdu meaning

#break the news
Definition: (idiom)
to make something known, usually something unpleasant / [bari or ehem khabar se agah krna / kisi bari baat se pardah hatana]

Example Sentences:
1. John hasn't yet broken the news to his parents that he has a cancer.

Most Common English Idioms And Phrases

Here are most commonly used English idioms and phrases:

1. actions speak louder than words:
This expression means that what someone does is more important than what they say.

2. (to cost) an arm and a leg:
If something costs you an arm and a leg, it costs you a lot of money., to be very expensive

3. beat around the bush / beat about the bush:
to talk about something indirectly without coming to the meain point, often deliberately

4. a blessing in disguise:
used to describe something that at first seems bad, but results in something very good in the end

5. don't judge a book by its cover:
used to say that one should not form an opinion about someone or something based on a brief impression or outward appearance

6. every cloud has a silver lining:
used to say that every bad or unpleasant situation has some good aspect to it

7. kill two birds with one stone:
If someone kills two birds with one stone, they achieve two things with one action., to do two things with one action

8. once in a blue moon:
used to describe something that happens very rarely
Example Sentence:

My elder brother lives in Australia. I only get to see him once in a blue moon, because it’s very expensive to fly there.

9. piece of cake:
If something is a piece of cake, it is very easy to do or achieve.
Example Sentence:
The Exam was a piece of cake.

10. speak/talk of the devil!:
used when the person you were just or are talking about arrives unexpectedly

11. steal someone's thunder:
to take the credit and praise for something that someone else has done

12. taste of your own medicine:

used to describe something bad that is done to someone in response to what they did to someone else in order to teach them a lesson

13. pull a rabbit out of a hat:
to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible


14. get out of hand:
when you lose control of things, they get out of hand
Example Sentence:
The party got out of hand and the guests started to throw bottles at each other.

15. hang in there:
used to tell someone to wait and be patient

16. let the chips fall where they may:
to let something happen, no matter what happens next

17. freak out:
to become very angry, scared or excited

18. hit the books:
to study hard
Example sentence:
Do you want to come out tonight?
"I can’t. I have to hit the books because I have a big test tomorrow."

19. when pigs fly:
used to say that something will never happen

20. around the clock:
If something is open around the clock, it means it is open 24 hours a day.

21. ahead of time:
If something happens ahead of time, it happens early, before the set time, or with time to spare.

22. just in time / in the nick of time:

If you do something just in time, or just in the nick of time, you do it just before it is too late.

Example Sentence:
I got to the bus stop just in the nick of time and jumped on the bus just as it was leaving.

23. on time:
This means to not be late, arrive at the right time.
Example Sentence:

The buses here are never on time, it’s so annoying!

24. out of time:
This means there is no time left to do something. The time limit or deadline has been reached.

25. time is money:
This expression means that your time is a valuable commodity, so use it wisely because it could be used to earn money.

26. time for a change:

This expression means to stop what you are doing and start doing something different with your life.

Example Sentence:

Are you looking for a new job? Yes, it's time for a change.

27. here today, gone tomorrow:
If you sat that something, such as money, happiness, and other desirable things, are here today, gone tomorrow, you mean that they do not last for very long but only for a short time

28. like there is no tomorrow:
to do something fast or energetically without thinking carefully as if there would never be another opportunity

29. from now on:
from this moment until some unknown time in the future
Example Sentence:From now on, I will be much more careful when I decide to trust someone.

30. it's high time:
You can say this when you think something should have been done already, and is overdue.

31. now or never (it's now or never):
used to say that something has to be done now because there will be no second chance
Example Sentence:

Go and propose her. It's now or never, she is leaving the country.

32. only time will tell:
This means that you can't predict how a thing will happen or what an outcome will be. The answer to a question, or the outcome of a situation, will only reveal itself with the passage of time. For instance, will Pakistan win the world-cup? Only time will tell.

33. time heals all wounds / time is a great healer:
The expression means that as time passes by, all the feelings of emotional hurt and pain will eventually pass away.

34. too much (free) time on one's hands:
If you have too much (free) time on your hands, you have too much free time, and not enough things to do

35. in due course:
This means everything will happen as it is supposed to, at the appropriate time.

36. around the corner:
used to describe something that will happen very soon

37. a roof over your head:
used to mean a place to live
Example Sentence:He was so poor that he didn't have a roof over his head.

38. love at first sight:
If someone fall in love with someone the first time they see them, it is described as love at first sight.

39. all's fair in love and war:
behavior that is unpleasant or not fair is acceptable during an argument or competition.

40. an eye for an eye:
(also, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.)
something that you say which means that if someone does something wrong to someone , they should be punished by having the same thing done to them

41. apple of somebody's eye:
said about someone whom you love the most and you are very proud of
Example Sentence:

His son is the apple of his eye.

42. have money to burn:
If you say that someone has money to burn, you mean that they spend a lot of money on unnecessary things.
Example Sentence:

We need to shop wisely. We don't have money to burn.

43. money talks:
The expression 'money talks' suggests that with money people can do or get whatever they want.

44. the ball is in your court:
If you say that the ball is in someone's court, you mean that it is up to them to make the next decision or step.
Example Sentence: "The seller has offered us the house for $250,000; the ball is in our court. What should we do?"

45. over the moon:
extremely pleased and happy

46. couch potato:
used to describe a person who is very lazy and who watches too much TV

47. raining cats and dogs:
pouring, raining very heavily
Example Sentence:Where are you going, can’t you see it’s raining cats and dogs?

48. fall in love with someone:
If you fall in love with someone, you start to feel sexual attraction towards them and start to have feeling of love towards them.
Example Sentence:He has fallen in love with her.

49. blind date:
A blind date is one when two people who have never seen each other before going on a date.

50. cut class / play hooky / skip class:
If someone cut class, they miss a class without permission.