Common Urdu idiomatic expressions with their literal and figurative meanings, one idiom per card. Front: the Urdu word or phrase in Nastaliq script with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- آنکھوں کا تارہ (aankh ka tara)
- Apple of one's eye, a cherished person
- ہاتھ پاؤں ٹوٹ جانا (haath pao tod jana)
- To be devastated or extremely upset
- دل ٹوٹ جانا (dil tod jana)
- To have one's heart broken, to be heartbroken
- زبان کاتیز ہونا (zaban ka teez hona)
- To be sharp-tongued, to speak harshly
- دماغ خراب ہونا (dimaagh kharab hona)
- To go mad, to lose one's mind
- پیسوں کی بوچھاڑ کرنا (paison ki bochhad karna)
- To throw money around, to spend wastefully
- ناک کاٹنا (nak katna)
- To insult or humiliate someone
- کان کاٹو تو خون نہیں (kan kato to khoon nahi)
- So crowded there is not enough space to move
- سر کے اوپر ہاتھ رکھنا (sir ke upar haath rakhna)
- To protect, to bless, to show affection
- پیٹھ پیچھے چھری مارنا (peeth peeche chhri marna)
- To backstab, to betray someone
- زبان بند کرنا (zaban band karna)
- To silence someone, to make someone stop speaking
- آگ لگانا (aag lagana)
- To instigate trouble or conflict
- ہاتھوں ہاتھ لینا (hatho haath lena)
- To accept or receive something readily
- رات دن ایک کرنا (raat din ek karna)
- To work day and night, to work continuously
- سینہ کھول کر کہنا (seena khol kar kehna)
- To speak frankly or openly from the heart
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