Common Hindi idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Hindi idiom or proverb in Devanagari with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- आँखों का तारा (ānkhom kā tārā)
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Apple of one's eye; someone very dear and precious- अंगूठे का निशान (angūthe kā nishān)
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Thumbprint; an illiterate person- आग में घी डालना (āg mem ghī ḍālnā)
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Add fuel to the fire; make a situation worse- अपने पैरों पर कुल्हाड़ी मारना (apne pairom par kulhāṛī mārnā)
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Shoot oneself in the foot; harm oneself- एक तो करेला दूसरा नीम चढ़ा (ek to karelā dūsrā nīm chaṛhā)
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Bad situation made worse; bitter added to bitter- ओखली में सिर देना (okhli mem sir denā)
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Court danger; put oneself in harm's way- कान पर जूँ न रेंगना (kān par jū na rengnā)
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Feel no effect; remain unmoved or unaffected- कानों में तेल डालना (kānōm mem tel ḍālnā)
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Turn a deaf ear; ignore or not listen- खाल खिंचवाना (khāl khichvānā)
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To be skinned alive; to be greatly exploited- खून का रिश्ता (khūn kā rishta)
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Blood relation; a blood tie- गुड़ खिलाना (guṛ khilānā)
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Give sweets; appease or pacify someone- गली का कुत्ता (galī kā kuttā)
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Street dog; a ruffian or disreputable person- घर का जोगी जोगन (ghar kā jogī jogan)
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Prophet in one's own land is without honor- छाती पर पत्थर रखना (chāti par patthar rakhnā)
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Bear sorrow bravely; suppress one's sadness- जान की बाजी लगाना (jān kī bāzī lgānā)
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Risk one's life; stake one's life on something
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