Everyday English words with meanings and example sentences. Revise a few words every day.
597 words
Fair-weather friends
अच्छे समय के दोस्त
Description: Class words
Example: Fair-weather friends leave in trouble. (अच्छे समय के दोस्त मुसीबत में छोड़ देते हैं) / He realized they were fair-weather friends. (उसे पता चला कि वे अच्छे समय के दोस्त थे)
Tit for tat
जैसे को तैसा
Description: Class words
Example: He replied tit for tat. (उसने जैसे को तैसा जवाब दिया) / Tit for tat is not always good. (जैसे को तैसा हमेशा अच्छा नहीं होता)
Snarl up in traffic hazards
ट्रैफिक जाम में फँसना
Description: Class words
Example: We were snarl up in traffic hazards. / Snarl up in traffic hazards wastes time.
Badly influence
बुरा असर डालना
Description: Class words
Example: Bad company badly influences children. / Smoking badly influences health.
Provoke
उकसाना
Description: Class words
Example: He provoked his friend to fight. / Don’t provoke him, he is angry.
Trigger
शुरू करना / ट्रिगर करना
Description: Class words
Example: The news triggered panic. / He pulled the trigger of the gun.
Stink
बदबू आना
Description: Class words
Example: The garbage stinks badly. / His clothes stink of smoke.
Quash
दबाना / रद्द करना
Description: Class words
Example: The court quashed the order. / He tried to quash the rumors.
Clash
टकराव
Description: Class words
Example: There was a clash between two groups. / The clash of ideas created debate.
At a stretch
लगातार
Description: Class words
Example: He worked for five hours at a stretch. / She read the book at a stretch.
Kith and kin
रिश्तेदार और परिवार
Description: Class words
Example: He invited all his kith and kin. / Kith and kin gathered at the wedding.
Expect the unexpected
अप्रत्याशित की उम्मीद करो
Description: Class words
Example: In life, always expect the unexpected. / The match proved that you must expect the unexpected.
Petticoat government
पत्नी का शासन
Description: Class words
Example: It was a petticoat government in his house. / People joked about his petticoat government.
Under the thumb
किसी के नियंत्रण में
Description: Class words
Example: He is under the thumb of his wife. / The employees are under the thumb of their manager.
Flatter
खुशामद करना
Description: Class words
Example: He flattered his boss for promotion. / Don’t flatter me, speak the truth.
Go where you want, I don’t care
जहाँ चाहो जाओ, मुझे परवाह नहीं
Description: Class words
Example: Go where you want, I don’t care. / He said angrily, “Go where you want, I don’t care.”
There is wrong at the bottom
अंदर ही अंदर कुछ गलत है
Description: Class words
Example: There is wrong at the bottom of this case. / I think there is wrong at the bottom of his plan.
Something is fishy
कुछ गड़बड़ है
Description: Class words
Example: Something is fishy in this deal. / I feel something is fishy about his story.
Think about devil, devil is here
शैतान की बात करो, शैतान हाज़िर
Description: Class words
Example: Think about the devil, and the devil is here. / We were talking about him, and he came — like the devil is here.
Look next to impossible
बहुत मुश्किल
Description: Class words
Example: The task looked next to impossible. / Winning looked next to impossible.
Look red
बहुत गुस्सा होना
Description: Class words
Example: He looked red in anger. / She looked red after insult.