Saturday, 21 April 2012

Hindi idioms and english equivalent

1. Naach na jaane Angan teda(Hindi)

Bad workman blames his tool (Equivalent in English)



2. Sone pe suhaga(Hindi)

icing on the cake (Equivalent in English)



3. Iske topi uske sar(Hindi)

To rob Peter to pay Paul(Equivalent in English)



4. Bandar kya Jaane adrak ka swad(Hindi)

casting pearls before swarn(Equivalent in English)



5. Jis kelathi usi ke bhains(Hindi)

Might is right (Equivalent in English)



6. Jo garajte hai woh baraste nahi(Hindi)

Barking dogs seldom bite(Equivalent in English)



7. Ultha chor kotwal do daante(Hindi)

Pot calling the kettle black(Equivalent in English)



8. Eid ka chand ban ga-ay app(Hindi)

Once in a blue moon(Equivalent in English)



9. unnaise-baise ka farak(Hindi)

Six of one half a dozen of another



10. Ghouday beach kar sona(Hindi)

To sleep like a dog(Equivalent in English)
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9 comments:

  1. Unknown1 September 2017 at 06:05

    Baat Sar k upar se guzar jaana, k liye kya eng idiom h????

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  2. TheYogicVibe17 February 2018 at 23:36

    To go above the head and beneath the feet.

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  3. Ani24 August 2018 at 13:38

    "Chaar chand lagana" k liye English mai kya idom hoga?

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    1. Unknown28 November 2019 at 00:39

      to add glory to something,
      My father came suddenly to my party and he added glory to it.

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  4. Unknown7 September 2018 at 11:45

    if she is a girl can i say you are sleeping like a bitch :-P

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  5. Unknown25 June 2020 at 09:42

    Obviously u r ........ ......... ......

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  6. Unknown 🙂🙂🙂5 September 2020 at 05:08

    Garibi mein atta Gila
    What will be this proverb in English?

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  7. Anonymous8 December 2020 at 22:58

    ZAMEEN ASMAN KA FARAK What will be this proverb in English?

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