To take to task (6)
Punished | To rebuke | To scold someone | Get an official reprimand (किसी गलती के लिए कड़ी फटकार लगाना)
Up in arms (6)
To be angry | Protesting vigorously about something | In rebellion (खीजा हुआ, कड़ा विरोध करना)
A drop in a bucket/ocean (5)
A very small part of something big or whole | A quantity too small to make an impact (बहुत कम)
A hornet’s nest (5)
An unpleasant, difficult or troublesome situation | Raising controversy (अप्रिय स्थिति)
A man of letters (5)
Proficient in literary art | Scholar | A well educated and a wise person (विद्वान)
A mare’s nest (5)
A difficult/complicated situation | A false invention (जटिल या भ्रामक स्थिति)
A wet blanket (5)
A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm | Someone who prevents other people from having fun (मजा किरकिरा करने वाला)
An open book (5)
One that held no secrets | One about whom it is easy to know everything | Straightforward and honest (बिना किसी रहस्य का)
Apple of discord (5)
Reason for quarrel | Cause of animosity | Something that causes friction | Bone of contention (झगड़े का कारण)
At beck and call (5)
At his disposal | To be dominated by someone | Be always ready at her service (दूसरों के संकेत पर चलना)
At daggers drawn (5)
Enemies | To be bitterly hostile | Being at loggerheads (शत्रुता या संघर्ष की स्थिति में)
At loggerheads (5)
In conflict with someone | To disagree strongly (असहमति के कारण हिंसक विवाद)
Back to square one (5)
To return to the starting point | Having to start all over again (प्रारंभिक बिंदु पर लौटना)
Backseat driver (5)
Interfering in affairs without having knowledge | A person who offers unsolicited advice (अनावश्यक सलाह देने वाला)
Bell the cat (5)
Do the impossible task | To face risk | Do the most dangerous job (असंभव कार्य करना)
Birds of the same feather (5)
Persons of same character or interests | Similar in many ways (सामान चरित्र के लोग)
Blaze a trail (5)
To lead the way as a pioneer | To initiate something new | To start a movement (नई राह दिखाना)
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)
Don’t (or never) judge a book by its cover (5)
We should not judge something primarily by its outward appearance (केवल बाहरी दिखावे से पूर्वानुमान नहीं लगाना चाहिए)
Draw a line (5)
To fix a limit | Accept something up to a particular point | To stop before a point where something okay gets not okay (सीमा निर्धारित करना)
Feather in one’s cap (5)
A new and additional distinction | An accomplishment to be proud of (गर्व करने योग्य उपलब्धि)
Go the extra mile (5)
Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand | To make an extra effort (आवश्यकता से अधिक प्रयास)
Jump the gun (5)
Start something too soon or act hastily | Said it before it was the right time (जल्दबाज़ी करना)
Lend me your ear (5)
To politely ask for someone’s full attention | To pay attention to (ध्यान से सुनना)