Under the weather (23)
To not feel well | To feel sick or unhealthy | To be in low spirits (बीमार होना)
Beat about/around the bush (22)
Avoiding the main topic | Speak in a round-about manner | Speaking vaguely to avoid talking about it (घुमा-फिराकर बात करना)
Gift of the gab (21)
Ability to speak eloquently | Talks well and persuasively | Ability to convince (वाक्पटुता की क्षमता)
A Blessing/boon in disguise (20)
An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results | A hidden favour (दुःख के भेष में सुख)
Bite the bullet (19)
To force yourself to do something unpleasant | To get something over with because it is inevitable (मजबूरी में स्वीकार करना)
Face the music (19)
To accept punishment for mistake | Get reprimanded | To bear the consequences | Accept the blame (किये का परिणाम भुगतना)
A fish out of water (18)
An uncomfortable, unfamiliar or unsuitable position or situation | A person out of accustomed (असहज परिस्थिति)
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)
Hit the nail on the head (17)
Say or do something exactly right | To find exactly the right answer (सटीक जवाब देना, बिल्कुल सही होना)
Through thick and thin (17)
Support under all circumstances | In times of good and bad fortune (हर हाल में)
A bolt from the blue (16)
Something unexpected and unpleasant | A complete surprise | A sudden calamity | An unexpected disaster (आकस्मिक घटना)
A hard nut to crack (16)
Difficult task | A tough challenge | A difficult person | An inflexible person who is hard to convince (मुश्किल काम)
Blow one’s own trumpet (16)
Praise oneself | Talk boastfully about oneself | To boast about their achievements (खुद की तारीफ खुद करना)
Read between the lines (16)
Understand the hidden meaning | Find more meaning than the words appear to express (छिपा हुआ अर्थ समझना)
Sit on the fence (16)
To remain neutral, to refuse to take sides in a dispute | Halting between two opinions (किसी विवाद में पक्ष लेने से इंकार करना, दुविधा में होना)
Wild goose chase (16)
A worthless hunt or chase | Futile search | Unprofitable adventure (निरर्थक खोज)
A red letter day (14)
An important day | A day that is pleasantly noteworthy or memorable | Happy and significant day (महत्वपूर्ण दिन)
Bite off more than one can chew (14)
Take on more responsibility than one can handle (अपनी क्षमता से अधिक काम लेना)
Break the ice (13)
Initiate something | To start a conversation | To make someone comfortable | To break a painful silence (चुप्पी तोड़ना, बातचीत शुरू करना)
Get into hot water (13)
To get into trouble | To be in a difficult situation in which you can be criticised (मुसीबत में पड़ना)
It’s raining cats and dogs (13)
Raining extremely heavily | A very heavy downpour (मूसलाधार बारिश होना)
Leave no stone unturned (13)
Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something (हर मुमकिन प्रयास करना)
Pull someone’s leg (13)
To make fool of | Playing a joke with someone | To tease someone (मज़ाक उड़ाना)
Snake in the grass (13)
An unreliable and deceitful person | A treacherous person | A secret enemy (गुप्त शत्रु)
Add fuel to the fire/flames (12)
Make things worse | Worsened the difficult situation (किसी के गुस्से को ओर अधिक भडकाना)
At the drop of a hat/dime (12)
Without any hesitation | Instantly | Without having planned beforehand (बहुत तेजी से बिना किसी हिचकिचाहट के तुरन्त घटित होना)
Cry over spilt milk (12)
To complain about a loss from the past | Feeling sorry over a mistake that cannot be changed or rectified (अब पछताए होत क्या जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत; बीती बातों पर अफ़सोस करना)
Fair weather friends (12)
Friends in good times | Supports only when easy and convenient (स्वार्थी मित्र)
In the same boat (12)
In the same unpleasant or difficult situation (एक जैसी कठिन परिस्थिति में होना)
To flog/beat a dead horse (12)
To attempt to do the impossible | Waste energy on an unalterable situation | A futile effort (असंभव काम करना)
To turn a deaf ear (12)
Disregard | Refused to obey | To be indifferent | Neglect (सुनी को अनसुनी कर देना)
Have an axe to grind (11)
A private interest to serve | To have an ulterior motive (निजी स्वार्थ)
In a nutshell (11)
Briefly and concisely | In a short, clear way | To describe in few words (संक्षेप में और सटीक रूप से)