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khisyaanii billii khambaa noche
an embarrassed or ashamed person tends to vent his/her feeling by quarrelling
be-niyaaz
without want, free from want, wanting nothing, not in need, able to dispense, independent, carefree
Indian Idioms and Proverbs
This is a Dictionary of Indian Proverbs, an initiative of the Rekhta Foundation. It contains a valuable collection of traditional sayings and idioms spanning centuries that reflect the culture, society, and everyday life of the Indian subcontinent. This dictionary serves as a highly useful and reliable reference source for critics, researchers, students, and enthusiasts of language and literature.
Popular Proverbs
lutrii kaan kutrii
Meaning
اس عورت کے متعلق کہتے ہیں، جو ادھر کی بات ادھر لگائے کہ وہ اس قابل ہے کہ اس کے کان کاٹ دئے جائیں
yeh merii sikshaa maan re biiraa, kapTii sa.ng na raakho siiraa
Meaning
دغا بازوں کے ساتھ میل جول نہیں رکھنا چاہئے
phaT pa.De vo sonaa jas se TuuTe.n kaan
Meaning
curse on the gold that causes pain, it's no use having something harmful even though beneficial apparently
kaam kaa na kaaj kaa dushman anaaj kaa
Meaning
utterly worthless person who does no work and whose only interest is to eat
sub.h kaa bhuulaa shaam ko aa.e to use bhuulaa nahii.n kahte
Meaning
it is not lost that comes at last, the prodigal deserves no reproach after his return
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a.De da.De qaazii ke sar pa.De
the sins of parents visit their children, one does the harm another gets the blame
a.Dhaa.ii bakaayan miyaa.n baaG me.n , kaanii haram mahal KHaane me.n
کم ظرف ہے، اوجھا ہے، زمین پر پانو نہیں رکھتا (بے حقیقت آدمی کے شیخی مارنے کے موقعے پر مستعمل)
a.Dhaa.ii din saqqe ne bhii baadshaahat kii hai
it is never too late to be great, it is never too late to be who you might have been
a.Dhaa.ii haath kii kak.Dii nau haath kaa biij
the child is more mischievous than the parents
a.Dii d.Dii sab qaazii ke sar pa.Dii
allusion to a situation in which a person is unjustly held responsible for others' mistakes
a.Dii da.Dii qaazii ke sar pa.Dii
مصیبت کس کی کس کو اٹھانا پڑا
a.Dii dha.Dii sab qaazii ke sar pa.Dii
allusion to a situation in which a person is unjustly held responsible for other's mistakes
a.Dte se a.D jaa.iye aur chalte se chal duur
جو لڑنے پر ہی مصر ہو اس سے دو دو ہاتھ ہو کر فارغ ہو جانا چاہیئے اور جو راستہ جا رہا ہو اسے چھیڑنا نہیں چاہیئے
a.ndhere ghar me.n Dhii.ngar naachai
ویران گھر کے لئے بھی یہ کہاوت کہتے ہیں
a.ndhiyaarii ga.ii ki chor
جسے جس کام کی عادت پڑ جاتی ہے موقع ملتے ہی وہ اسے بہرحال کرے گا
a.nguuThe ke baa'd chha.nguliyaa hii aatii hai
juniors naturally follow seniors
a.nt.Dii me.n ruup aur buqchii me.n chhab
food gives you beauty and dress gives you decoration
aa ba.De baap kii beTii hai to panja kar le
عورتیں کوئی لاف زنی کریں تو کہتے ہیں
aa bail mujhe bhakos nahii.n to mai.n tujhe bhakosuu.n
show red rag to a bull, invite troubles, incite dispute
aa bail mujhe maar
show red rag to a bull, invite troubles
aa balaa gale lag
to invite a trouble, to invite a quarrel
aa balaa gale pa.D
to invite a trouble, to invite a quarrel, allusion to inviting unnecessary trouble
aa balaa mujhe maar
to invite a trouble, to invite a quarrel
aa banii sar par aapne chho.D paraa.ii aas
cope with your problems on your own, do not expect help from others
aa be so.nTe terii baarii kaan chho.D kanpaTii maarii
Resort to desperate measures after successive failures.
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