Set 8 | 351 - 400

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Broke a lance with

To argue against (विरुद्ध बहस करना)

Broke down (3)

Wept bitterly | Cried (रोना धोना)

Broke off

Suddenly stopped (अचानक रुक जाना)

Broke Priscian’s head

To use bad grammar (खराब व्याकरण का उपयोग)

Broke up (2)

Disbanded itself (संबंध तोड़ना)

Broken reed

Support that failed | A weak person | Someone or something too frail to provide support (विफल समर्थन)

Brought up

Introduced for discussion (चर्चा के लिए पेश करना)

Brown study

A mood of deep absorption or thoughtfulness (Reverie) (ध्यान में डूब जाना)

Bugs me

Irritates me (परेशान करना)

Build castles in the air (8)

Daydream | Have unrealistic ideas | To create impossible dreams or hopes (असंभव सपने देखना)

Bull’s-eye

Something that is the centre of a target (लक्ष्य का केंद्र)

Burn one’s bridges/boats (7)

To destroy all relations | To make it impossible to return to the previous situation later (पीछे लौटने के सभी रास्ते बंद करना)

Burn the midnight oil (10)

To work or study till very late in the night | To work very hard (देर रात्रि तक काम करना)

Burning question (2)

An important question/issue (महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न)

Bury the hatchet (18)

To make peace | To end a quarrel (झगड़ा ख़त्म करना)

Butt in

Interrupt (दखल देना)

Butter fingers

To be clumsy (अनाड़ी व्यक्ति)

Butterflies in the stomach (4)

To be anxious and nervous (घबड़ाना)

Button her lip

Stop talking (बात-चीत बंद करना)

Buy a lemon

To buy something that is of much less value (एक खराब या दोषपूर्ण वस्तु खरीदना)

By a whisker

By a small margin (बहुत कम अन्तर से)

By and By (2)

Gradually (धीरे-धीरे)

By and large (3)

In general | On the whole (सामान्यतः)

By courtesy of

Given or allowed by | With kindly consideration (सौजन्य से)

By fair means or foul (3)

In any way honest or dishonest (किसी भी तरह से; ईमानदार या बेईमान)

By fits and starts (9)

Unsteady | Irregularly (अनियमित रूप से)

By hook or by crook (5)

By any means, good or bad | Using whatever methods are necessary | In whatever way one can (कैसे भी करके)

By leaps and bounds (15)

Very quickly | Rapidly | Swiftly (बहुत तेजी से)

By the same token

In the same way (एक समान तरीके से)

By the skin of one’s teeth (9)

By the narrowest margin | Having a narrow escape | To just barely manage to achieve something (बहुत कम अंतर से)

By the sweat of one’s brow

Hard work (कड़ी मेहनत)

Call down

To scold (डांटना)

Call in question (2)

Challenge (चुनौती देना)

Call it a day (18)

Decide or agree to stop doing something | To give up work and go back to home (आज के लिए इतना ही)

Call off

Cancel something (रद्द करना)

Call on (2)

Pay a visit (मिलने आना)

Call the shots (4)

To be in control | To be the person in charge (निर्णय लेने का अधिकार होना)

Call upon

To order (काम के लिए बुलाना)

Called for (2)

To require something | Asked (किसी काम के लिए बुलाना)

Came out of his shell

Became more sociable (अधिक मिलनसार बनना)

Came up

Was raised (उठाना या बढ़ाना)

Can’t cut the mustard

To be unable to do a job (नौकरी करने में असमर्थ होना)

Cap in hand

In a respectful manner (सम्मानजनक तरीके से)

Capital punishment

Death sentence (मृत्यु दंड)

Carry on

Continue doing something (जारी रखना)

Carry out (2)

Complete something | Execute (पूरा करना)

Carry the ball

Be in charge (जिम्मेदारी संभालना)

Carry the can

To take the responsibility of some misdemeanour (गलती की जिम्मेदारी लेना)

Carry the day (5)

Win a victory | Becomes the winner (जीत हासिल करना)

Carry weight

Be important (महत्वपूर्ण होना)

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