Thursday, 19 June 2014

IMPORTANT ENGLISH WORD AND THEIR MEANINGS


  • LABYRINTH =( BHUL                                                            BHULAIYA)  ENTANGLE                              ,MAZE,

  •  RAIL = [ NINDA KARNA ]           ABUSE        ,EXPRESS                              OBJECTION                 ,HARSH




  •  REVERENCE = [ SHRADHA ] ,      DEEP  RESPECT FOR                                         SOMEONE


  •  Scamper = to run quickly,to run playfull

A mouse scampered across the floor


  • .Ginormous =  extremely large

  •  exasperate = to make very angry 
The child insistence on not getting out of the bath  exasperated his mother


  • Gluttonous = greedy

  • Visage = appearance ,aspect
the bleak visage of winter

  • Winsome = Charming
You have winsome smile

  • Guile =craftiness, clever











Sunday, 25 May 2014

PHOBIA [ DAR ]

PHOBIA [ DAR ] 

1. Fear of air or airoplane - AEROPHOBIA
 Air or airoplane se dar  , kahtata  he - aerophobia

2. Fear of books - BIBLIOPHOBIA
 Book or pustak se dar  ,kahlata he - bibliophobia

3. Fear of water - HYDROPHOBIA
 Pani se dar  ,kahlata he-hydrophobia

4. Fear of fire -PYROPHOBIA
Aag se dar ,kahlata he - pyrophobia

5.Fear of darkness - NYCTOPHOBIA
Andhere se dar  ,kahlata he - nyctophobia


                                                      Aur vo insan jinhe ye sab dar hota he use phobic kahte he eg.
hydrophobic,pyrophobic

Rahul has hydrophobia because he is hydrophobic

[ Rahul ko hydrophiobia he kyunki vah hydrophobic he ] 

@  mania and  phobia ek dusre ke opposite hote he eg.

hydromania - excessive love of water

[pani se bahut jyada  pyar - hydromania ] 

and person who loved water is called - hydromanic
[ aur jise pani se pyar he vah insan kahala he - hydromanic ]



6. Fear of death - Thanatophobia

7. Fear of god - Theophobia

8. Fear of study - Logo phobia

9. Fear of knowledge - Gnosiophobia

10. Fear of depth - Bathophobia

11.Fear of doctors - Iatrophobia

12. Fear of dog - Cynophobia

13. Fear of men - Androphobia

14. Fear of women - Gynaephobia

15. Fear of ugliness - Cacophobia



















Saturday, 24 May 2014


ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION


@ Present everywhere ---------------Ubiquitous

@ A stanza of  six lines----------------Sestet

@ A office with salary and no work is -----------sinecure

@ One who damages public property----------Vandal

@One who can throw his voice --------------Ventriloquist


vah jiske pas paise na ho kahlata he- DARIDRA


@. A place where dead body are kept - MORTUARY  [murdaghar]
@. One who hate marriage -MISOGAMIST  [vivah dveshi]
@. Fear of height is - ACROPHOBIA 
@. Extreme fear from stranger - XENO PHOBIA
@. A lover of mankind - Altruist
@. A woman who flirts - Coquette
@. One who helps needy person - Samartian
@. A place for wild animals and birds - Menagerie
@. Expressions,no longer in current use is: Archaic [ prachin ]
@. A talk between two person is : dialogue
@. A long speech by one person is called : monologue
@. The study of inscriptions :Epigraph
@. The study and practice of making maps :Cartography
@. Decorative handwriting or the art of producing decorative handwriting :Calligraphy
@. Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissue : Succulent 
@.  Who oppose official policy : Dissident
@. Study of language : Philology   
@. Study of mountain : Orography
@. The art of writing words :Orthography
@. A newly coined word :Neologism
@.The first speech made by person : Maiden
@. Goddess of learning,  arts : Muse
@. A person whose build is compact and muscular : Mesomorph
@ A strong desire to take liquor : Dipsomania 
A man who has too much of enthusiasm of his own religion : Fanatic
Free somebody from blame :Exonerate 
Child brought by persons ,who are not his parents : Foster child
@ Falsification of document :Forgery 

@One who has no money -PAUPER [garib ,daridra]

@. A cage for rabbits - Hutch

@Process of thought --------Cerebration


@ A passage of soul after death from one body to another -------Transmigration


@ Last part of speech -------Peroration 


@ A person who readily believes others-----Credulous


@ A hater of learning and knowledge --------Misologist


@ Government by priest ------Theocracy


@ Inflammation of gum is called ---------Gingivitis


@ Child of unusal talent is ---------------Prodigy


@ Government runs its administration through departments staffed by civil servants --------------- Bureaucracy


@ A drug  or other substance that induces sleep --------Sedative 


@ Present everywhere ---------------Ubiquitous


@ A stanza of  six lines----------------Sestet


@ A large no. of fish swimming together is called -------------Shoal


@ A room or building for preservation of plant is called ---------------Green house


@ A office with salary and no work is -----------sinecure


@ One who damages public property----------Vandal


@One who can throw his voice --------------Ventiloquist

@. One who helps needy person - ---------Samartian


@. A place for wild animals and birds - Menagerie


@. A cage for rabbits - Hutch


@. Expressions,no longer in current use is: Archaic 


@. A talk between two person is : dialogue


@. A long speech by one person is called : monologue


@. The study of inscriptions :Epigraph


@. The study and practice of making maps :Cartography


@. Decorative handwriting or the art of producing decorative 
handwriting :Calligraphy


@. Having juicy or fleshy and thick tissue : Succulent 


@.  Who oppose official policy : Dissident


@. Study of language : Philology   


@. Study of mountain : Orography


@. The art of writing words :Orthography


@. A newly coined word :Neologism


@.The first speech made by person : Maiden


@. Goddess of learning,  arts : Muse


@. A person whose build is compact and muscular : Mesomorph

@ A strong desire to take liquor : Dipsomania 


A man who has too much of enthusiasm of his own religion : Fanatic


Free somebody from blame :Exonerate 


Child brought by persons ,who are not his parents : Foster child


@ Falsification of document :Forgery


@.One who has no money -PAUPER [garib ,daridra]


@. A place where dead body are kept - MORTUARY  [murdaghar]


@. One who hate marriage -MISOGAMIST  


@. Fear of height is - ACROPHOBIA [uchai se dar]


@. Extreme fear from stranger - XENO PHOBIA



@. A lover of mankind - Altruist 



@. A woman who flirts - Coquette

Friday, 23 May 2014

Idiom or muhavara

  •  Chicken feed = Small amount of money 

I got a job during the  holiday but the pay was chicken feed 


  •  spring chicken = young person 

All old Indian actors think themselves spring chicken 


  •  Like a headless chicken = to act without thinking

As soon as garden  opened , my brother started running  like a headless chicken


  •   Horse sense = ability to take good descisions, common sense

Don't worry Sourya has good horse sense  and he will not involve in the project


  •  Eat crow = publically admit that you were worng in something 

Sagar has done wrong and he is going to have to  eat crow


  •  Fat cat = a powerful person , politician ,a businessman

The place was full of fat cats on their big yatchs


  •  Cat's whisker = to be better than every one else

I thought I was the cat's whiskers in my dress


  •  Around the clock = all day and night 

The departmental store is open around the clock


  •  In dutch = in trouble 

The boy was in dutch with his friends 



  •  A big gun = an important person 

She is a big gun in Indian politics 



  •  Other fish to fry = to have something more important to do 

Please be as brief as you can ,I have other fish to fry



  •  Afraid of her own shadow = easily frightened

On hearing of the news of kidnapping ,she became afraid of her own shadow


@ Pink slip = A letter to inform that she had lost her job 

The minute she arrived at office ,she has given the pink slip


@ Forty winks = Short sleep 

She just needs Forty winks in order to be able to work all night


@ To be fair and square = Honest .completely fair

She won the game Fair and Square


@ Picks on = salect, to harass,bother someone

Chetan is very upset because the new manager always picks on him


@ Teething problem = Problems that happen in early stages of doing something new { when baby is teething she is often in pain and cry}

I have recently changed my job and I am going to have teething problem


@ Jaundice eye = Prejudice ,pre conception not based on rason and experience

You must not judge anything with jaundice eye


@ Feather in his nest = to take advantage of the opportunity to enrich himself 

Whatever Meena works  is just for feather in his nest not for office progress



@ A close fisted man = miser ,stingy ,very careful with money
My uncle is close fisted man   




Don't go out please  because its raining cat and dog.
[ kripa karke bahar mat jaye kyuki bahut tej barish ho rhi he ]


@ Cat nap = short sleep [ jhhapki lena ,thoda aram karna ]

I feel better after a cat nap 
[ Thoda jhhapki lene ke bad  mai achha mahsus karta hu ]





@ Piece of cake = easy task [ aasan kam ]

cooking is a piece of cake for me
[ khana banana mere liye aasan kam he ]





@ Bag of bones = weak ,thin [ kamjor,patli dubli,haddiyon ka dhancha ]

After long time of illness she became bag of bones
 [  lambi bimari ke bad vah bahut kamjor ho gayi he ]




@ Feel blue =feeling sad [ dhukhi hona ]

I am feeling blue because he has rejected my praposal
[ usne mera shadi ka prastav thukra diya isliye mai bahut dhukhi hun ]



@ Spill the bean = reveal the truth [ sachchai bata dena ]

I am going  to spill the bean on monday
[ mai somvar ko sari sachhai bata dungi ]


@ Cheesy = silly [ murkh ]

Do you want to hear cheesy joke
[ kya aap murkhta purn majak sunna pasand karenge ]


@ Full of bean = have a lot of energy [ urja se bharpur ]

When i eat banana I feel full of bean
[ jab me kela khati hu mujhe bahut energy mahsus hota he ]


@Pig out = eat a lot and quickly [ bhut khana ]

I am going to pig out this night 
[ mai aaj rat bhut khana khane vali hu ]



@ Between jobs = unemployed [ berojgar ]


She refused my proposal now she is between jobs 
[ usne mera prastav thukra diya ab vah berojgar he ]



@ Black sheep = bad member of group [ samuh me se  bura insan ]

My brother is black sheep of my family

@ Horse around = play roughly

my mother told me if you are going to horse around, go outside

@ Smell a rat = suspicious [ shak, sandeh,dal me kuchh kala ]

I started to smell a rat when he said he was working late in office.


@ Pipe dream = a wish that cant be true [ vah sapana jo kabhi pura na ho ]

Going to america is pipe dream for us because we do not have enough money to buy pizza now.


@ A snake in the grass = a hidden enemy[ aastin ka sanp ]

After long time I realized my best friend is a snake in the grass.






@ Cream of crop = the best of group [ group me sabse achha ]

I want cream of crop at birthday party


@ Set people by ears = to incite people [uksana]

few people set people  by ear for their own benefits


@ Palmy days = days of happiness [ khushiyo ke din ]

Every one want to remember his palmy days


@ Oily tongue = flattering words [ mohit karne vali bate ]

Anyone can impress  with your oily tongue


@ Out of woods = out of danger [ khatre se bahar ]

He was hospitalized but now he is out of woods




@ Bird brain = stupid ,lack of intlligence [ murkh ]

Hey! bird brain ,come here 



@ Have mixed feelings = having doubt , confused 

I have mixed feeling about Rani because sometimes she behave like a good girl and other time she incite people.



@ Cold feet = nervous

Kaim said I should drive a car but I had cold feet



@ Have a second thought = having doubts 

I want to become a doctor but I have a second thought about it.



@ Hold your horse = Wait for sometimes

Hold your horse ,I am coming








@ Apple pie order = in perfect order

Please put everything in apple pie order




@ Die in harness = Die while working

His father died in harness



@ Eat humble pie = Make an apology

you have to eat humble pie for being rude



@ Give a long rope = allow someone to get in to trouble

Don't  give your child a long rope 



@ Under the rose = secretly

He helps poor under the rose


@ In a pickle = be in trouble

He is in pickle because he has so much debt


@ In a nutshell = briefly

I don't have time please tell me this description in a nutshell


@ Small fry  = un- important

I was thinking that he is business man but I got him a small fry

@ Fall flat = flop [ asafal hona ]
He tried hard to cook pulav but all his effort was fall flat


@ Have your heart in your mouth = scared [ dar jana ]

whenever I see snake I get my heart in my mouth


@ Wear your heart on your sleeve = emotional people tells their feeling and their thinking easily

 I can trust Veena because she wears her heart on her sleeve 


@ A stone's throw =  short distance ,very near

My house is just stone's throw away from the Forum mall


@ Keep at arm's length = keep a distance, [dur se hi namaste ]

Jyoti always speaks about vulgarity so I keep her at arm's length


@ Foam at mouth = to be very angry

when he argued with me  I was almost foaming at mouth


@ Show your teeth = to show your anger

I showed my teeth to the shopkeeper when he was not replacing his broken chair.


@ French leave = leave without permission 

students are not allowed to take french leaves in schools

@Hanky panky = devious, mischief ,dubious ,romantic action

There was hanky panky going on under the table.


@ Closed book = to be  a mystery 

maths subject  is closed book for me.


@ Month of Sundays = a very long time

 You can not learn English ,it will take month of Sundays


@Back to square one = to return to the starting point

I did so many mistakes in letter  so  Ria its back to square one 

@ Wet his whistle = have a drink
He stopped at the bar to wet his whistle

@ thick and thin = in spite of all difficulties 

Over the years, we remained loyal through  thick and thin

@ Live wire = energetic 

My 9 year old son is an incredible live wire


@ Cool his heel = keep waiting 

He had to cool his heels before he could get an appointment with the doctor

@ Bury the hatchet = make peace
Our captains of rival teams should try to bury the hatchet

@ Bored to death(bored  silly, bored to tears,bored to distraction) = very bore 

 I am bored to death .Let's do something 

@ Throw in the towel ( throw in the sponge)  = to quit 

There is no chance for me to win so I am ready to throw in the towel










@  Go dutch =  to share the cost of something especially meal

I actually prefer going dutch so you don't have to pay for me 
go dutch


@ Chicken = Coward 

Stop being a chicken , just go and ask mohani on a date 

@ Couch potato = Addicted to television watching, lazy

My husband is couch potato ,he sits in front of the tv all day long 
couch potato










goose bumps
@ Goose bumps (goose pimples) = Excitement,prickling,tingling sensation 
When he told me that he loved me ,I got goose bumps 

@ Rain or shine = Regardless of weather ,or circumstance

No matter what the circumstances, as in we promised we would finished the project tomorrow,rain or shine

@The early bird catches the worm = hard work will result in success

If you see a job that interests you ,apply as soon as possible the early bird catches the worm

@Whole nine yards = everything ,all of it 

I bought the TV, the home theater system... The whole nine yard





@ Say uncle = to admit failture

Its time that you will say uncle because Ana is better than you


@Shake a leg = tell people to hurry up

sheg a leg or we'll miss the party!


@Shape up(ship out) = to develope 

After his many serious mistakes ,the boss warned him that he had to shape u


@ Shotgun marriage = marriage into which one or both partners are forced, usually because the bride is pregnant

It was shotgun marriage because Nancy was pregnant


@Spring chicken = not young anymore

I am spring chicken but i lie about my age 


@Sweat blood = to work very hard 
She sweats blood everyday just to bring washing machine at home 














I hope friends you will like it 

Monday, 24 March 2014

My first post

Today we'll learn how to ask a person "What's your name?"

what - kya
is - hai
your - tumhara
name - naam

Now, we have to rearrange the words and ask like this: -
Tumhara naam kya hai?