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BA ADA Part 2 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs Notes
An axe to grind: اانپاولدیساھرکنا A selfish person has always an axe to grind.
A blessing in تبیصمےکروپںیمرتمحوہنا His failure proved a blessing in disguise as he began to
disguise: work hard
Above board: کشوہبشےسنالتا Politicians must keep the whole affair above board.
A casting vote: ہلصیفنکووٹ The chairman of senate decided the case by casting a vote.
A bad debt: ہنووصلوہویناالقض Pakistan has a bad debt of $ 60 billion
A narrow نلنلانچب He had a narrow escape/a hairbreadth escape/close shave
escape/close shave: from the road side accident.
Add fuel to fire: زومخںےپکمنڑھچانک The drone attacks are adding fuel to fire of terrorism.
A maiden speech: یلہپرقتتا Even his maiden speech was a successful effort.
As the crow flies: دیساھاجرک You can find the village straight as the crow flies.
At large: ومجمیعوطررپ The criminals remain at large due to poor law and order.
At six and seven: رتترتبوہنا Things at six and seven don't look beautiful.
A far cry/ Cry in الاحلصوکشش True democracy in Pakistan is a far cry/ cry in wilderness.
wilderness:
At home: امہوہنا I am at home in English Grammar teaching.
All and sundry: اعمواخص All and sundry were invited on Bilawal's marriage.
At stone's throw: ق ییہ
My house is near and at stone's throw from the road.
All at sea/ in hot ےصمخمںیموہنا He is at sea/in hot water after failure in examination.
water:
A part and parcel: الزیمہصح Books are the part and parcel of a student's life.
Add up: ااضہفرکنا Arshad is adding up his business capital gradually.
At arm's دغار/افےلصرپ Keep black sheep at arm's length.
length/Black sheep:
Back out/ at She promised me to give hundred rupees but baked out at
eleventh hour: eleventh hour.
نیعوقرپ/وقلےسرھپاجن
Break in/into: بقناگلنا Aslam broke in his enemy's house.
Break with: اقلعتتوتڑنا Every relative breaks with a quarrelsome person.
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Break out: وناکوھپٹڑپنا Dengue has broken out in Lahore.
Break through: وتڑرکدالخوہنا The moon broke through clouds.
Bear out: دصتقیرکنا The witness bore out my statement in the court.
Break down: خابوہاجنا My car has broken down at Railway Road. His health has
broken down in old age.
Bag and baggage: وبرنرتسبتیمس The IDP's shifted to Peshawar bag and baggage.
Bird of a feather: مہرتسمب Birds of a feather think alike and flock together.
(same interest)
Blind in: ادنه
ا He is blind in one eye.
Blind to: تقیقحےسےبربخ An ignorant person is always blind to reality.
Back away: ےھچیپہٹنا Pakistan is trying to back away from Kashmir issue.
Be up to: رصحنمرکنا It is up to you what you decide.
Between two fires/ دووتبیصمںےکدرایمنوہنا He is between two fires/between devil and deep sea and
between devil and does not know what to do.
deep sea:
Bad blood: اجیندنمش There is bad blood between Pakistan and India.
Break the news: تیربخسا Geo news broke the news of Benazir's death.
Break the ice: اخومیشوتڑنا Haseeb broke the ice of the class by asking a question.
Better half: زوہج His better half is very beautiful and careful.
Beat back: تسکشدانی Pakistani Army beat back Indian in 1965 war.
Burn the candle at ےبدرغیخچرکنا Ali is burning the candle at both ends by wasting his
both ends: father's money.
Blow up: دامھےکےسٹھباجنا The terrorists blew up the bridge yesterday.
Blow out: وھپنامررکاھجبنا Please blow out the candle.
Blind alley: دنبیلگ Their dialogue for peace ended in a blind alley.
Bring through: تحصنبوہنا Many flood victims were brought through of the area.
Bring forth: دیپارکنا The leader brought forth many new ideas.
Bring about: لمعںیمآنا I have brought about many changes in me.
Bring up: رپورشرکنا My uncle brought me up.
Bring out: شعئرکنا FIA brought out his corruption in this project.
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BA ADA Part 2 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs Notes
An axe to grind: اانپاولدیساھرکنا A selfish person has always an axe to grind.
A blessing in تبیصمےکروپںیمرتمحوہنا His failure proved a blessing in disguise as he began to
disguise: work hard
Above board: کشوہبشےسنالتا Politicians must keep the whole affair above board.
A casting vote: ہلصیفنکووٹ The chairman of senate decided the case by casting a vote.
A bad debt: ہنووصلوہویناالقض Pakistan has a bad debt of $ 60 billion
A narrow نلنلانچب He had a narrow escape/a hairbreadth escape/close shave
escape/close shave: from the road side accident.
Add fuel to fire: زومخںےپکمنڑھچانک The drone attacks are adding fuel to fire of terrorism.
A maiden speech: یلہپرقتتا Even his maiden speech was a successful effort.
As the crow flies: دیساھاجرک You can find the village straight as the crow flies.
At large: ومجمیعوطررپ The criminals remain at large due to poor law and order.
At six and seven: رتترتبوہنا Things at six and seven don't look beautiful.
A far cry/ Cry in الاحلصوکشش True democracy in Pakistan is a far cry/ cry in wilderness.
wilderness:
At home: امہوہنا I am at home in English Grammar teaching.
All and sundry: اعمواخص All and sundry were invited on Bilawal's marriage.
At stone's throw: ق ییہ
My house is near and at stone's throw from the road.
All at sea/ in hot ےصمخمںیموہنا He is at sea/in hot water after failure in examination.
water:
A part and parcel: الزیمہصح Books are the part and parcel of a student's life.
Add up: ااضہفرکنا Arshad is adding up his business capital gradually.
At arm's دغار/افےلصرپ Keep black sheep at arm's length.
length/Black sheep:
Back out/ at She promised me to give hundred rupees but baked out at
eleventh hour: eleventh hour.
نیعوقرپ/وقلےسرھپاجن
Break in/into: بقناگلنا Aslam broke in his enemy's house.
Break with: اقلعتتوتڑنا Every relative breaks with a quarrelsome person.
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Break out: وناکوھپٹڑپنا Dengue has broken out in Lahore.
Break through: وتڑرکدالخوہنا The moon broke through clouds.
Bear out: دصتقیرکنا The witness bore out my statement in the court.
Break down: خابوہاجنا My car has broken down at Railway Road. His health has
broken down in old age.
Bag and baggage: وبرنرتسبتیمس The IDP's shifted to Peshawar bag and baggage.
Bird of a feather: مہرتسمب Birds of a feather think alike and flock together.
(same interest)
Blind in: ادنه
ا He is blind in one eye.
Blind to: تقیقحےسےبربخ An ignorant person is always blind to reality.
Back away: ےھچیپہٹنا Pakistan is trying to back away from Kashmir issue.
Be up to: رصحنمرکنا It is up to you what you decide.
Between two fires/ دووتبیصمںےکدرایمنوہنا He is between two fires/between devil and deep sea and
between devil and does not know what to do.
deep sea:
Bad blood: اجیندنمش There is bad blood between Pakistan and India.
Break the news: تیربخسا Geo news broke the news of Benazir's death.
Break the ice: اخومیشوتڑنا Haseeb broke the ice of the class by asking a question.
Better half: زوہج His better half is very beautiful and careful.
Beat back: تسکشدانی Pakistani Army beat back Indian in 1965 war.
Burn the candle at ےبدرغیخچرکنا Ali is burning the candle at both ends by wasting his
both ends: father's money.
Blow up: دامھےکےسٹھباجنا The terrorists blew up the bridge yesterday.
Blow out: وھپنامررکاھجبنا Please blow out the candle.
Blind alley: دنبیلگ Their dialogue for peace ended in a blind alley.
Bring through: تحصنبوہنا Many flood victims were brought through of the area.
Bring forth: دیپارکنا The leader brought forth many new ideas.
Bring about: لمعںیمآنا I have brought about many changes in me.
Bring up: رپورشرکنا My uncle brought me up.
Bring out: شعئرکنا FIA brought out his corruption in this project.
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