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📌 1. High-frequency idioms
| Idiom | Arth |
|---|---|
| A bolt from the blue | Achanak aayi musibat |
| At the eleventh hour | Aakhri waqt par |
| Bite the dust | Haar jaana / mar jaana |
| Burn the midnight oil | Raat bhar mehnat karna |
| Cry over spilt milk | Beeti baat par pachhtana |
| Hit the nail on the head | Bilkul sahi baat kehna |
| In hot water | Musibat mein |
| Once in a blue moon | Kabhi-kabhaar |
| Spill the beans | Raaz khol dena |
| A white elephant | Mehngi par bekaar cheez |
| Beat about the bush | Ghuma-phira kar baat karna |
| Turn a deaf ear | Ansuna karna |
| Bury the hatchet | Dushmani khatam karna |
| Call it a day | Kaam band karna |
| Cut corners | Shortcut / kanjoosi se kaam karna |
| Pull someone's leg | Mazaak udana |
| A red-letter day | Yaadgaar din |
| Achilles' heel | Kamzor nas |
| Add fuel to the fire | Aag mein ghee daalna |
| By hook or by crook | Kisi bhi tarah |
| Keep one's fingers crossed | Achhe ki ummeed karna |
| Leave no stone unturned | Koi kasar na chhodna |
| Show the white feather | Darr dikhana |
| Under one's thumb | Kisi ke vash mein |
📌 2. Phrasal verbs
| Phrasal verb | Arth |
|---|---|
| look after | dekhbhaal karna |
| look into | jaanch karna |
| put off | taalna |
| put up with | sehna |
| give in | haar maanna |
| break down | kharab hona / toot jaana |
| call off | radd karna |
| carry out | poora karna |
| come across | achanak milna |
| turn down | asveekar karna |
| bring up | paalna / mudda uthana |
| run out of | khatam ho jaana |
💡 Yaad rakhne ki trick: Idiom ka shabdik arth (literal meaning) wala option aksar trap hota hai. Sentence ka context padh kar figurative arth chuno.
⚠️ Exam Traps:
- "Put off" (taalna) vs "put out" (bujhana) vs "put up with" (sehna) — preposition se arth badal jata hai.
- "White elephant" = mehngi bekaar cheez; "white lie" = chhota harmless jhooth.
📌 3. Practice MCQs
📝 Practice MCQs (SF Prep dwara taiyar — PYQ nahi)
Q1. Choose the meaning of the idiom: A bolt from the blue Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) A sudden unexpected event
व्याख्या: Achanak aayi khabar/ghatna.
व्याख्या: Achanak aayi khabar/ghatna.
Q2. Choose the meaning of the idiom: At the eleventh hour Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) At the last moment
व्याख्या: Aakhri waqt par.
व्याख्या: Aakhri waqt par.
Q3. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Burn the midnight oil Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) To work late into the night
व्याख्या: Raat der tak padhai/kaam karna.
व्याख्या: Raat der tak padhai/kaam karna.
Q4. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Spill the beans Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) To reveal a secret
व्याख्या: Raaz khol dena.
व्याख्या: Raaz khol dena.
Q5. Choose the meaning of the idiom: A white elephant Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) A costly but useless possession
व्याख्या: Mehngi par bekaar cheez.
व्याख्या: Mehngi par bekaar cheez.
Q6. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Beat about the bush Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) To avoid coming to the point
व्याख्या: Ghuma-phira kar baat karna.
व्याख्या: Ghuma-phira kar baat karna.
Q7. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Bury the hatchet Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) To make peace
व्याख्या: Dushmani khatam karna.
व्याख्या: Dushmani khatam karna.
Q8. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Once in a blue moon Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) Very rarely
व्याख्या: Bahut kam / kabhi-kabhaar.
व्याख्या: Bahut kam / kabhi-kabhaar.
Q9. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Achilles' heel Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) A weak point
व्याख्या: Kamzor nas / kamzori.
व्याख्या: Kamzor nas / kamzori.
Q10. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Add fuel to the fire Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) To make a bad situation worse
व्याख्या: Aag mein ghee daalna.
व्याख्या: Aag mein ghee daalna.
Q11. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Leave no stone unturned Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) To try every possible way
व्याख्या: Koi kasar na chhodna.
व्याख्या: Koi kasar na chhodna.
Q12. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Show the white feather Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) To show cowardice
व्याख्या: Darr/kaayarta dikhana.
व्याख्या: Darr/kaayarta dikhana.
Q13. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Cry over spilt milk Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) To regret what cannot be undone
व्याख्या: Beeti baat par pachhtana.
व्याख्या: Beeti baat par pachhtana.
Q14. Choose the meaning of the idiom: In hot water Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) In trouble
व्याख्या: Musibat mein.
व्याख्या: Musibat mein.
Q15. Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb: The match was called off due to rain. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) Cancelled
व्याख्या: Call off = radd karna.
व्याख्या: Call off = radd karna.
Q16. Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb: I cannot put up with his rude behaviour. Practice
सही उत्तर: (C) Tolerate
व्याख्या: Put up with = sehna.
व्याख्या: Put up with = sehna.
Q17. Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb: The police will look into the matter. Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) Investigate
व्याख्या: Look into = jaanch karna.
व्याख्या: Look into = jaanch karna.
Q18. Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb: She turned down the job offer. Practice
सही उत्तर: (B) Rejected
व्याख्या: Turn down = asveekar karna.
व्याख्या: Turn down = asveekar karna.
Q19. Choose the meaning of the idiom: Hit the nail on the head Practice
सही उत्तर: (D) To say exactly the right thing
व्याख्या: Bilkul sahi baat kehna.
व्याख्या: Bilkul sahi baat kehna.
Q20. Choose the meaning of the idiom: By hook or by crook Practice
सही उत्तर: (A) By any means, fair or foul
व्याख्या: Kisi bhi tarah (sahi ya galat).
व्याख्या: Kisi bhi tarah (sahi ya galat).