1. As Cool As a Cucumber: very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising. (जब ऐसा होना स्वाभाविक ना हो)
Example: She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.
(वह इतनी शान्ति से अंदर आई, जैसे कि कुछ हुआ ही नहीं था)
2. Hold Your Horses: used to tell someone to stop and carefully consider their decision or opinion about something. (किसी को सोच समझ के निर्णय लेने के लिए बोलना)
Example: Just hold your horses, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment.
(सोच समझ के निर्णय लो, बिल! एक पल के लिए इस बारे में सोचते हैं।)
3. Blue in the Face: weakened or tired after trying many times. (बहुत कोशिश करने के बाद थक जाना)
Example: You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she won’t do it.
(आप उसको उसके कमरे की सफाई करने के लिए बोलते हुए थक जाओगे लेकिन वह नहीं करेगी)
4. Storm in a Teacup: a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important (राइ का पहाड़ बनाना)
Example: My brother and sister had a big argument about the television yesterday, but it was just a storm in a teacup.
(मेरे भाई और बहन में कल टीवी को लेकर बहुत बहस हुई, लेकिन यह सिर्फ राई का पहाड़ था)
5. Bob is Your Uncle: used to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply. This is used to indicate that 'everything will be fine'.
(हो गया आपका काम)
Example: Put it in the oven for 20 minutes and Bob is your uncle, your dinner will be done.
(इसको 20 मिनट ओवन में रखो और हो गया आपका काम, आपका डिनर बन जाएगा)
6. Head In The Clouds: living in a fantasy. To be separate from reality, to dream.
(ख़यालों में खोये रहना/ख़याली पुलाव पकाना)
Example: He’s not right for this role, he has his head in the clouds.
(वह इस किरदार के लिए सही नहीं है, वह अपने ख्यालों में खोया हुआ है. )
7. Dead as a door nail: completely dead.
(एकदम मुर्दे की तरह)
Example: The fox on the road was as dead as a door nail.
(वह लोमड़ी सड़क पर एकदम मुर्दे की तरह पढ़ी थी)
8. A Piece Of Cake: something that is very easy to do.
(कोई आसान सा काम)
Example: The test was a piece of cake.
(टेस्ट बहुत आसान था)
9. Heart In Your Mouth: feeling nervous or scared.
(अत्यधिक डर जाना)
Example: My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter from my boss.
(जब मैंने मेरे बॉस का लेटर खोला तो मैं अत्यधिक डरा हुआ था)
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