Set 25 | 1201 - 1250

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Play truant

Stay away from duty (काम से अनुपस्थित रहना)

Play with fire (6)

To do something dangerous | To take foolish risk (जोखिम भरा काम करना)

Played ducks and drakes (3)

Spent lavishly | Squandered | To use recklessly (आवश्यकता से अधिक खर्च करना)

Played havoc

Caused destruction (नुकसान पहुंचाना)

Pocket an insult (2)

Bear an insult quietly | Tolerate insult without protest (अपमान सहना)

Point-blank (2)

Directly | Close enough to hit the centre of the target (बहुत करीब से)

Poke one’s nose (2)

To take interest in others’ affairs | Interfere or meddle (टांग अड़ाना)

Pore over

Go through (ध्यान देना)

Pot-luck dinner

Dinner where everybody brings something to eat (रात का खाना जहाँ हर कोई कुछ न कुछ खाने के लिए लाता है)

Pour out one’s heart

To express openly (दिल की बात कहना)

Pour/Throw cold water (5)

To discourage by showing indifference (हतोत्साहित करना)

Promise the earth

Promised an impossible thing (असंभव चीज़ों का वादा करना)

Provide a blueprint

Give a detailed plan or scheme (विस्तृत योजना)

Public enemy number one

Someone who is the greatest threat to a group or community (सबसे खतरनाक या नापसंदीदा व्यक्ति)

Pull a face

Show that you do not like something by making an unpleasant expression (नापसंदगी या घृणा भाव)

Pull a fast one (3)

Play a trick | Trick someone (धोखा देना)

Pull a long face (6)

Look dejected | Look sad (दुखी होना)

Pull a rabbit out of a hat

To do something unexpected (कुछ अजूबा करना)

Pull someone up (2)

Criticise someone | Reprimand (आलोचना करना)

Pull someone’s leg (13)

To make fool of | Playing a joke with someone | To tease someone (मज़ाक उड़ाना)

Pull something off

Make something happen (सफल होना)

Pull strings (2)

Use personal influence (व्यक्तिगत प्रभाव का प्रयोग करना)

Pull the plug (2)

Prevent something from happening or continuing (होने से रोकना)

Pull the wool over someone’s eyes

Deceive someone by telling lies (धोखा देना)

Pull together

Work harmoniously (मिलजुलकर काम करना)

Pull your socks up (3)

To put in extra effort (अधिक प्रयास करना)

Pull yourself together (9)

To calm oneself down and begin to think or act appropriately (शांत होना, भावनाओं पर नियंत्रण रखकर काम करना)

Pull out all the stops (3)

To do everything to make something successful (पूरी कोशिश करना)

Pulled the chestnuts out of fire

Accomplishing a difficult job for someone else (किसी और के लिए खतरे में पड़ना)

Pulls no punches

Speaks frankly (खुलकर बोलना)

Put across

Effectively conveyed (प्रभावी ढंग से सूचित करना)

Put all one’s eggs in one basket

To risk all one has on the success or failure of one thing (सभी संसाधनों का एक ही जगह निवेश करना)

Put into action

To execute (पालन करना)

Put off

To delay | Postponed (विलंब करना)

Put on ice (2)

To postpone something (किसी योजना को स्थगित करना)

Put one’s foot down (6)

Take a firm stand | Assert authority | Refuse very firmly to do something (दृढतापूर्वक विरोध करना, अपने अधिकार का दावा करना)

Put one’s cards on the table

To be honest (ईमानदार रहना)

Put our heads together (2)

Consult and work together (मिलकर काम करना)

Put someone’s back up

To irritate someone (किसी को चिढ़ाना)

Put something by

Saves (बचत करना)

Put two and two together (3)

Reason logically | To deduce from given fact (ज्ञात तथ्यों से निष्कर्ष निकलना)

Put up the shutters

Went out of business (व्यापार बंद करना)

Put your best foot forward

Try as hard as one can (पुरजोर प्रयास करना)

Putting the cart before the horse (3)

Doing a thing in the wrong way (गलत तरीके से काम करना)

Quaking in one’s boots

To tremble with fear (डर या घबराहट से थर थर कांपना)

Queer pitch (2)

Spoil somebody’s chance of doing something (किसी का मौका ख़राब करना)

Quicken the pulse

Made some people excited or interested (धड़कन तेज़ करना)

Rained on the new bride’s parade

To spoil and ruin a happy moment (अच्छे पल खराब करना)

Raise a few eyebrows (3)

Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people (आश्चर्य या आघात पहुँचाना)

Raise an alarm

Warn of a dangerous situation (चेतावनी देना)

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