- At the eleventh hour-आख़िरी वक्त में
Meaning: be too late.
Example: She always turned her term papers in at the eleventh hour.
- A queer fish-सनकी व्यक्ति
Meaning: a strange person
Example: I knew his father and he was a queer fish too.
Meaning: having very little knowledge about something
Example: The novel provides us with a worm's eye view of society.
Meaning: close behind or soon after something
Example: As in Mom's birthday comes on the heels of Mother's Day
- Apple of someone's eyes-आँखों का तारा
Meaning: someone loved very much.
Example: His youngest son was the apple of his eye.
Meaning: to ask for too much.
Example: There's no point hoping for a permanent peace in the area. It's like asking for the moon.
Meaning: not to be alert on opportunity
Example: Health experts were asleep at the switch when the disease began to spread rapidly again.
Meaning: to be lost and bewildered
Example: Riya is at sixes and sevens since the death of her husband.
- At someone's beck and call
Meaning: to be always ready to serve
Example: Imagine what it's like to have a cook and a maid at your beck and call.
At an arm's length
Meaning: to keep at a distance
Example: Ram always keeps his friends at arm's length, so that no one gets close enough to hurt his feelings.
Meaning: an important day
Example: A special occasion, as in When Ram comes home from his tour of duty, that'll be a red-letter day
Meaning: pleasure for a short time
Example: His music was derided by an older generation convinced that he was a nine-day wonder.
Meaning: vulnerable spot, a small fault or weakness in a person or system that can result in its failure.
Example: The corrupt minister is regarded as the government’s Achilles heel and is expected to resign.
- A bone of contention- झगड़े की जड़
Meaning: if there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments
Example: A bone of contention between the husband and wife is that the husband always spends too much money.
Meaning: An argument or law not followed by anyone.
Example: The blue laws here are a dead letter; all the stores open on Sundays and holidays
