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