'A' idioms and phrases with urdu meaning

Idioms and Phrases beginning with 'A'

Idioms and Phrases With Urdu Meaning

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1	ABACK
	Taken aback	حیران ہو جانا	Aslam was taken aback to see me on his boat.
2	ABANDON
	Abandon oneself	رغبت ہونا	I cannot abandon myself to drive.
3	ABC
	ABC	ابتدائی علم	She is still learning the ABC of higher life.
4	ABIDE
	Abide by	پابندی کرنا	He shall abide by the rules of the school.
5	ABLE
	Able bodied	مضبوط /قوی	There is a need for able- bodied youth in the defence services.
6	ABLOOM
	Abloom	کھل جانا کھلے ہونا	Nature is abloom in spring.
7	ABORTIVE
	Abortive effort	ناکام کوشش	It’s useful to be successful in one game than making abortive efforts in all games.
8	ABOUND
	Abound	کثرت میں	The river aboundes in fish.
9	ABOUT
	About ship	مخالف سمت میں	Quaid about-Shipped the British Empire.
	To be about	کچھ کرنے لگنا، وجہ بننا	The policeman caught the man when he was about to pick a pocket.
	Come about	ہونا {کچھ بھیَ}	Whatever may come about, I must have this project.
	Out and about	نارمل ہونا	After a long illness my father is at last out and about.
	Go about	تیار ہونا	Please go about your business instead of passing your time.
10	ABOVE
	Above board	صاف ستھرا	Your actions should be above board.
	Above ali	بڑھ کر {سب سے}	He is very gentle and honest, but above all, he is very hard-working.
	Above criticism	تنقید سے بالا تر	No human being is above criticism.
	Above one’s station	اوقات سے بڑھ کر	He may try his best but the post is de-finitely above his station.
	Above ground	زندگی میں	Everybody want something to live by while he is above ground.
	Above mentioned	پیشگی تذکرہ	Please onside the above-mentioned questions immediately.
	To live above one’s means	چادر سے زیادہ پاؤں پھیلانا	Only the foolish live above their means.
	Above one s under standing	سمجھ سے بالا تر	His talk is always above one’s under standing.
	Over and above	اضافی طور پر	Over and above this issue I want to discuss some other issues too.
	Above oneself	مفرور ہونا	She was above herself when got the news that she topped the list in the CSS competition.
11	ABRA CADABRA
	Abracadabra	بے معنی عقل سے بالا تر	The talk between two scientific experts was all abracadabra to me.
12	ABREAST
	Abreast	پہلو بہ پہلو	The youth much march abreast with ideas.
13	ABROAD
	Abroad	کافی آگے/دور	Monsoon is too abroad.
14	ABSENCE
	Absence of mind	غائب دماغی	She could not do well in history paper because of absence of mind.
15	ABSENT
	Absent-minded	غائب دماغ/غیر متوجہ	An absent- minded person is never successful in his Life.
	Out of sight out of mind	آنکھ اوجھل پہاڑ اوجھل	Please write me as soon as you reach Lahore do not be out of sight, out of mind.
16	ABSEY
	Absey book	تھوڑا سا علم ہونا	The IB is still in the absey book about Murtaza’s Murder.
17	ABSOLUTE
	Absolute alcohol	مکمل ناکافی	Absolute alcohol is dangerous for your body.
	Absolute zero	خود سر	For millions of people in the world success is an absolute zero.
18	ABSORB
	Absorb	ڈوبا ہوا	When I reached home I found my brother absorbed in studies.
19	ABSTAIN
	Abstain from	پرہیز کرنا	You should abstain from smoking.
20	ABSTRACT
	To abstract a thing from	نکال لینا	I have abstracted every coin from my bank account.
21	ABUNDANCE
	Abundance of the heart	کھلے دل سے	People supported the cause of CBN with abundance of the heart.
22	ABUZZ
	Abuzz	حرکت میں	The hall was abuzz in the concert.
23	ACCEDE
	Accede to	قبول کرنا	After much persuasion the boss acceded to my request.
24	ACCEPT
	Accept one’s hand of friendship	دوستی کا ہاتھ بڑھانا/قبول کرنا	Pakistan has always accepted a hand of friendship from every country.
	Acceptable to	قابل قبول	The amount of discount demanded you is not acceptable to me.
25	ACCEPTANCE
	Acceptance	تصدیق	The acceptance of our proposals from Messrs Parry & Co. has duly been received.
26	ACCESS
	Access to	رسائی	Do you have any access to the minister?
27	ACCOMPLISH
	Accomplished in	ماہر ہونا	Raju is accomplished in singing.
	Accomplished	ماہر	Our professor is an accomplished scholar.
28	ACCORD
	With one accord	مکمل اتحاد سے	Election of Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan’s Prime Minister was one accord of the PPP.
	Of one’s own accord	اپنے زور بازو سے	One should try everything of his own accord.
29	ACCORDANCE
	In accordance with	مطابق	To perform in accordance with law is always a safe thing.
30	ACCORDING
	According as	منحصر	The success in the examination depends according as the student prepares for the same.
	According to	مطابق	I completed he assignment according to the professors instructions.
31	ACCOUNT
	Call to/bring to account	وضاحت طلب کرنا	The National Assembly called Zardari to account for the import licenses scandal.
	To find one’s account	فائدہ لینا	An officer finds his account in whatever he does for you in his routine.
	Go to one’s long account	مرجانا	The Railway minister has gone to his long account.
	Hold to account	ذمے دار ہونا	Opposition is held to account for all troubles in the country.
	Account with, in	کاروباری تعلق	The Rahman Publishers are in account with most of the booksellers in the country.
	Make account of	اہمیت دینا	A saint can’t make account of wordly possessions.
	Account of, on	وجہ سے	She was fined on account of his absence from the college.
	On no account	بغیر وجہ	A teacher should not beat the student on no account.
	Take into account	سوچنا	The judge must take into account the nature of the crime before taking into task.
	Take no account of	نظر انداز کرنا	A modern teacher takes no account of boyish pranks in the class.
	To turn to good account	فائدہ اٹھانا	You must turn to good account any opportunity that comes your way.
	Account for	وضاحت دینا	You will have to account for your negligence.
	On account	پیشگی رقم	A cheque for RS.2000/- from S.A salam & Co. is received on account, the balance will be received in due course.
	To turn to account	سود مند بنانا	Wise men turn to account even their misfortunes.
	To be account	محترم	Zardari was accounted high in the Court of Zaman.
	To close an account with	مالی تعلق ختم کرنا	We have closed an account with the MCB.
	To open an account with	مالی تعلق شروع کرنا	We have opened an account wigh the Habib Bank Ltd.
	On one’s account	اپنی ذمہ داری پر	I may remind you once again that everything you are doing as entirely on your own account.
	To square on account	برابر کرنا {اکاؤنٹ}	By payment of Rs.600/- to us your accounts will be squared up fully.
32	ACE
	Ace	ممتاز کامیابی والے	Many ace pilots die in this war.
	With an ace of	بال بال	After the motor accident he had to escape with an ace of death.
33	ACID
	Acid	چبھتا ہوا	He made an acid remark. He is a man of acid nature. This is the acid test of your character.
	Acid test	تنقیدی امتحان	The trials, troubles and tribulations are the acid test of your character.
34	ACOCK
	Acock	بدسلوکی / سر مزاجی	The prime Minister finds the opposition acock in the parliament.
35	ACQUAINT
	To be acquainted with	شناسا ہونا	He is acquainted with all the details of the problem.
	Acquired character	حقیقت میں اچھا ہونا	True greatness in an acquired character.
36	ACQUIT
	Acquit oneself of	فرض سے فارغ ہونا	He acquitted himself of marrying daughter.
	Acquit oneself	ثابت کرنا	The soldier acquitted himself in the battle.
37	ACROSS
	Come across	ملنا	I came across an old friend in the bazar.
	Get across	لوگوں پر اثر کرنا	His speech did not get across in the parliament.
	Put it or get is across	قابل قبول کرنا/منانا	The bridegroom was unwilling to marry; but his uncle got it across to him.
38	ACT
	Act of God	خدائی کام	Ranning is an act of God.
	To act	رویہ رکھنا/سلوک کرنا	Students are taught to act properly in schools.
	Act of grace	معافی سے	He was saved from death by an act of grace.
	Act on	عمل کرنا	We have acted on your advice.
	Act up to	انجام دینا/پورا کرنا	The soldiers die acting up to higher sense of patriotism.
	To act upon	ماننا/عمل کرنا	Always act upon the advice of elders.
39	ACTION
	To put action	عمل میں رہنا	If the Pakistani Plans were put in action to the extent they are on paper, the economy of Pakistan would have improved to a great extent.
	Man of action	عملی آدمی	Quaid was a man of action.
40	ACTIVE
	Active service	میدان جنگ میں	Many soldiers die on active service.
41	ADAM
	Old as Adam	پرانے قصوں سے	There are a lorge number of historical places in Pakistan which are as old as Adam.
	Not known from Adam	علم نہ دینا	I have not known from Adam your friend Mr. Kamran.
42	ADD
	To add fuel to the fire	جلتی پر تیل ڈالنا	Samuel's way of speech always adds fuel to the fire.
	To add insult to injury	زخموں پر نمک چھڑکنا	An abuse always adds insult to injury.
43	ADDICT
	Addict to	عادی ہونا	My friend is addicted to liquor.
44	ADDLE
	Addle brained, addle-headed addle pated	خالی الذہن	Many addle- headed people manage to get into the Parliament.
	Addle egg	مفرور	My father-in-law is an addle-egg.
45	ADHERE
	Adhere to	چپک جانا	One should adhere to one’s principles.
46	AD HOC
	Ad hoc	خاص مقصد کے لئے	From time to time ad hoc committees are formed to examine the cost of living in the country.
47	ADIEU
	To bid adieu	خدا حافظ کہنا	As the train whistled out, I bade him adieu.
48	ADO
	Ado about nothing	خواہ مخواہ برھانا	It is a systematic policy of the opposition in Parliament everywhere in the world to make much ado about nothing to pull a feather or two from the cap of the party in power.
49	ADONAIS
	Adonais	خوبصورت نوجوان نسل	Many an adonais glitters on the campus.
50	ADVANCE
	Advance copy	اشاعت سے پہلے	This is an advance copy of our Dictionary of idioms and phrases.
	Advance in	پیشگی/پہلے ہی	Please let me have a copy of your speech in advance. The soldiers fought in advance.
	Advance in life	بڑھتی عمر	As a man advances in life he becomes more serious and conscious.
51	ADVANTAGE
	To take advantage of	فائدہ اٹھانا	You can take advantage of my influence for getting a job in S.A. Salam Publications.
	To have advantage over	برتری ہونا	An employer has always many advantages over his employees.
	Advantage ground	اچھی پوزیشن میں	Once a man gets popular, he is at advantage ground to go ahead with his schemes at a quick pace.
	To take a person at an advantage	حیران کرنا	The Russians took the Americans at an advantage at the Geneva Conference.
52	AD VERBUM
	ad verhum	من وعن/لفظ بہ لفظ	The school girl crammed the poem ad verbum.
53	ADVISE
	advise	آگاہ کرنا	I have advised him telegraphically that I am leaving by Night Coach.
54	AEGIS
	under the aegis of	سرپرستی میں	A great function was held under the aegis of the Government of Pakistan to honour King Faisal.
55	AFFETTUOSO
	Affettuoso	نرمی سے	As he parted from his beloved friend, he kissed her affettuoso.
56	AFFILIATE
	affiliate with	الحاق ہونا	Boston College is affiliated with Punjab University.
	affiliate to	رکن بننا	I an affiliated to the Muslim League.
57	AFFRONT
	To Offer an affront to	بے عزتی کرنا	Mokaram offered an affront to his father.
58	AFIELD
	far afield	فاصلے پر/دور	The economic regeneration of Pakistan is still far afield.
59	AFOREHAND
	afore hand	وقت سے پہلے	One often knows of one’s death aforehand.
60	AFTER
	To look after	دیکھ بھال	The women should always look after the house and men should work in offices.
	After all	آخر کار	After all he is your brother, you must not behave like that.
	Hanker after	تلاش کرنا	An intelligent person should not hanker after a clerical job.
	Look before and after	سوچنا	A wise man always looks before and after while doing anything.
61	AFTERMATH
	aftermath	برے نتائج	Kashmir is still suffering from the aftermath of war between India and Pakistan.
62	AGAIN
	Now and again	کبھی کبھی	I visit Sahiwal now and again.
	As much again	دوگنی	I cannot sell this book for two rupees; even if you pay as much again, it will still be below my cost price.
	Time and again; over and over again; again and again	بار بار	The teacher explained the problem again and again till every student understook it.
63	AGAPE
	Agape	دھچکا پہنچانا	Yahya Khan’s action in Bangla Desh left the people agape.
64	AGAINST
	Against a rainy day	برے وقت کے لئے	It is wise to keep some money against a rainy day.
	To work against time	جلدی کام کرنا	We are asking all the laboures of our factory to work against time for completing that Government’s contract before the end of this month.
	To run against	اچانک ملنا	I ran against Sonia in Hotel during my last visit.
65	AGE
	A golden age	اچھا وقت	Years 1972 was a golden age for my brother’s business.
	To come of age	بالغ ہونا	Salma god married when she came to age.
	For ages	کافی عرصہ سے	My brother has not written me for ages.
	Over-age	بوڑھا	The man is over-age for government employment.
	Under-age	بہت چھوٹا	The is under-age for military service.
66	AGENCY
	By the agency of	مدد سے	By the agency of God, we completed our expedition to the Himalayas.
67	AGITATO
	agitato	جوش سے	You cannot win a point by speaking agitato.
68	AGO
	Long, long ago	بہت عرصہ پہلے	Long, long ago, there was a king named Shiraz, who sacrificed everything for the well being of his nation.
69	AGONY
	agony column	اخبار کا کالم {موت ، گمشدگی وغیرہ سے متعلق	One day I found the name of my friend in the agony column.
70	AGREE
	agree with	ماننا	I fully agree with you.
	agree to	اتفاق کرنا	The whole family agreed to the suggestion of Naeem.
	Agree on	متفق ہونا	At last the family agreed on to carry on the business jointly.
	Agreeable
	Agreeable to	موافق	The climate is agreeable to me.
71	AGOG
	To be all agog	مشتاق	The whole nation was all agog to have a glimpse of Clinton.
72	AHEAD
	to go ahead	آگے بڑھنا	Go ahead with your plans.
73	AHORES
	Ahorse back	گھوڑے کی پیٹھ پر	Napoleon often slept ahorse back.
	Aide-de-camp	ساتھی/مددگار	Mr. Shahid was an aide-de-camp to the prime Minister.
74	AIL
	Ail at	اعتراض	What ails him at?
75	AIM
	Take aim	دانستہ مقصد	She took aim at her boy friend.
	Aim at	متوجہ	He aims at becoming a pilot one day.
76	AIR
	In the air	نا مکمل	Many schemes are in the air.
	Take air	ہوا کھانا	Let us go out and take the air.
	Take air	مشہور ہونا	Let your secrets not take air.
	On the air	نشر کرنا	The morning news is now on the air.
	To give a person	معطل کرنا	A dishonest person is given the air in no time.
	The air an air of absurdity	بے وقوفانہ	He is always having an air of absurdity.
	Airy	ہلکے دل کی	Many women are airy and hence cannot be depended upon.
77	AJAR
	To be ajar	آدھ کھلا	When we reached home, we found the door ajar.
78	ALARM
	To raise an alarm	شور مچانا/خطرے سے آگاہ کرنا	when the fire broke out in Sadar Bazar, the people of the locality raised an alarm.
	To take alarm	خوفزدہ ہونا	A person who always takes alarm cannot prosper in life.
79	ALAS
	Alas the day	بدقسمت دن	Alas the day when Quaid lost his life.
80	ALERT
	On the alert	ہوشیار	A constable should be always on the alert.
81	ALIVE
	Alive with	بھرا ہونا	The room is alive with mosquitoes.
	Be alive	جلدی	Be alive to catch the train.
82	ALL
	All cheering	خوشیوں سے بھرا	It was an all cheering function.
	All fired	دوزخی	It was an all-fired battle.
	All in all	کرتا دھرتا	The Principal is all in all in the college.
	All at once	اچانک	All at once, a robber attacked me.
	All in	کلی طور پر	All in, we were five people against fifty.
	All out	پوری رفتار /قوت	I rode all out to catch the train in time.
	All Over	ہر جگہ	When entered the valley, I found water all over.
	All over with	ختم ہونا	In five minutes it was all over with him.
	All’s one	فرق نہ ہونا	It’s all one, whether you go asfray.
	All to one	اکھٹے	All to one, there were a hundred souls.
	All there	ہوشیار	Till the end he was all there.
	All the same	تاہم	The doctor did his best for the patient; all the same he died.
	All up with	امید سے باہر ہونا	The patient was sinking every minute. So it ‘as all up with him.
	At all	بالکل/قطعی طور پر	He did not make any effort at all to help himself.
	For all	سب کے باجود	He failed for all the effort he made and money he spent.
	AU and sundry	خاص و عام	The law applause to all and sundry.
	All-rounder	ہرفن مولا	He is an all-rounder, well up both in studies and in games.
	All through	ہر لطف سے	The mechanic has looked all through his scooter.
	All of a sudden	اچانک	His mother expired all of a sudden.
	For good and all	ہمیشہ کے لئے آخر کار	I intend leaving Lahore for good and all.
	Once for all	صرف ایک بار	Once for all, I request you to leave this place.
	Alla breve	جلد از جلد	You must achieve your goal alla breve.
83	ALLOT
	Allot	ملکیت	This house is allotted to me.
84	ALLOW
	Allow for	خیال کرنا	While marking the papers an examiner allowed allowa for cleanliness.
85	ALLOWANVE
	To make allowance for	خیال دینا	In offering this job, we should make allowance for family background.
86	ALMIGHTY
	Almighty dollar	پیسہ	The almighty dollar rules the world today.
87	ALONG
	All along	پہلے	All along you had been saying that you want to go to Karachi and now when the opportunity has arisen; you decline to do so.
	Along with	ساتھ	Next time when I go abroad I shall take my wife along with me.
88	ALOOF
	Keep aloof	دور رہنا	Keep aloof from all selfish friends.
89	ALPHA
	Alpha and omega	شروع و آخر	Money is alpha and omega of modern man. Truth is alpha and omega of education.
90	ALTAR
	To lead to altar	شادی	Jamil led Maria to altar.
91	AMAZON
	Amazon	مضبوط و بہادر عورت	She was Amazon in police and cowed down criminals.
92	AMBROSIA
	Ambrosia	دیوی دیوتاؤں کی خوراک	Modern food is no ambrosia.
93	AMEND
	To make amends	تلافی کرنا	The teacher advised Salman to make amends for his conduct.
94	AMISS
	To take amiss	غلط سمجھنا	You may tell me whatever you want, I will not take amiss.
	Not amiss	غلط نہ ہونا	To reprimand an erring child sometimes is not amiss.
95	AMUCK
	Run amuck	پاگل ہو جانا	The constable ran amuck and shot down two fellow policemen.
96	ANCHOR
	At anchor	بادبان پر	The ship is at anchor in the harbour. The wife is anchor at home.
	To cast anchor	بادبان گرانا	The ship cast the anchor in the Port.
	Weigh anchor	بادبان باندھنا	The ship weighed anchor and sailed away.
97	ANCIENT
	The ancient of days	خدا	A man who trusts in the ancient of days, generally succeeds in life.
98	ANGEL
	Angel of death	موت کا پیامبر	Cholera is the angel of death.
	Visits like angels	بہت کم آنا	Now—a—days your visits are like angels.
99	ANIMAL
	Animal spirits	خوش باش زندگی سے بھرپور	This voting boy is full Of animal spirits.
100	ANON
	Ever and anon	کبھی کبھار	He comes to my place ever and anon.
101	ANSWER
	Answer the call of nature	رفع حاجت کاجانا	Everyday we have to answer the call of nature.
	Answer to	جواب دینا	Our parrot answers to Javed.
	To answer	کامیاب	I am afraid his efforts will not answer.
102	ANT
	Ant-hill	زمین	We are denizens of the ant-hill.
103	ANTE
	Ante bellum	جنگ سے پہلے	Bangladesh was a Pakistani colony anti bellum.
104	ANTIDOTE
	To act as antidote	تریاق کا کام کرنا	Truth acts as an antidote to falsehood.
105	ANY
	At any rate	ہر صورت میں	At any rate, I must get first class in the examination.
	Anyone	کوئی بھی	The question is so simple that anyone can solve it.
106	APART
	To set apart	وقف کرنا	Some time must be set apart for daily prayers.
107	APE
	God’s ape	پیدائشی بے وقوف	He is a God’s ape.
	To put an ape in one’s hood	بے وقوف بنانا	Don’t put an apein your hood.
108	A-PER-SE
	Aper-se	غیر معمولی	Taj Mahal is a-per-sc.
	Apostle of peace	امن کا پیامبر	Quaid was an apostle of peace.
	Appeal to the country	الیکشن سے جیتنا	A democratic government appeals to the country for the confirmation of its policies.
	Appeal	مؤثر توت	Beauty has its own appeal.
	To appeal	مسحور کرنا	A beautiful girl always appeals to the eye.
109	APPEARANCE
	Keep up appearances	ظاہری شان	Every body is trying to keep up appearances these days.
	Put in an appearance	بذات خود	He put in an appearance at the marriage.
	To all appearances	ہر لحاظ سے	To all appearances, she was a brave lady.
110	APPLE
	Apple of discord	فساد کی جڑ	Money is the greatest apple of discord in families. Israel is an apple of discord in the Middle East.
	Apple of sodom ro dead sea apple	قدما کے مطابق ایک پھل جو دیکھنے میں خوبصورت گھر چھونے پر جل جاتا ہے	Politics is an apple of sodom. “Ideal state”, theory of the Plato is dead sea apple.
	Apple of the eye	لاڈلا	Shahid is an apple of his mother’s eye.
	Apple-pie order	زبر دست تنظیم	You will find everything in our house in all apple-pie order.
	Upset the apple cart	منصوبے کو مذکر دینا	Elections will upset apple-cart of the ruling party.
111	APPLY
	Apply for	درخواست دینا	He has applied for a clerical post.
	To apply oneself to	وقف کرنا	The teacher advised the students to apply themselves to studies.
112	APPOINTMENT
	To fix up an appointment	وقت لینا	Please fix up an appointment with the manager, before you can see M.r.
	To keep an appointment	وقت پر پہنچنا	He always keeps his appointment.
113	APPRENTICESHIP
	To serve apprentices hip	شاگردی کرنا	You must serve apprenticeship with a guru to learn yoga.
114	APPROACH
	Approach stroke or approach shot	بااثر لوگوں سے رابطہ کا ذریعہ	Brite is an approach shot anywhere. He enjoys an approach stroke to the minister.
115	A PRIORI
	A priori		Gook ends must be achieved by gook means, a priori.
116	APRON
	Apron-strings, tied to a woman’s	بچے کی طرح محکوم ہونا	A minister is tied to the apron strings of the Prime Minister.
117	ARAB
	Street-Arab	بے گھر بچے	Modern world is full of street-arabs.
118	ARCHITECT
	To be the architect of	بنانے والا	A truly great man is the architect of his destiny.
	To argue it away	تدبیر کے ساتھ نجات پانا	Unemployment in the country cannot be argued away.
119	ARM
	Arm in arm	پانیوں میں پلنیں والے	The friends walked arm in arm.
	At arm’s length	دور رکھنا/اوقات میں رکھنا	Keep your enemies at arm’s length.
	In arms	بانہوں میں	The mother carried the child in arms.
	Right arm	دایاں ہاتھ	He was the right arm of his father.
	With open arms	دل سے کھلے	They received us with open arms.
	Arms race	اسلحہ کا مقابلہ	There is an arms race between U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R.
	Bear arms	فوجی بن کر خدمت کرنا	When war is on, all patriots bear arms.
	In arms	مسلح	India is in arms against Pakistan.
	Lay down one’s arms	ہتھیار پھینکنا	Japan and Germany laid down arms in the Second World War.
	To take up arms	لڑائی شروع کرنا	They took up arms against the king.
	Under arms	مسلح	Vietnamese are under arms.
	Up in arms	مزاحمت پر راضی	Israelis are always up in arms.
	King of arms	بادشاہ	Quaid was the king of arms in politics.
120	ART
	Art and part	حصہ دار	The student community is art and part of the political movement.
	Black art	جادو	Gogies earns their living through black art.
121	ARTICLE
	In the articles of death	قریب المرگ	He found his beloved friend in the articles of death.
	Of great article	بڑا وہم	This is a book of great article. This is a man of great article.
122	ARTISTIC
	Artistic temperament	شکارانہ مزاج	You cannot depend on a man of artistic temperament to keep his promises.
123	AS
	As it were	کہنے کے مطابق	He was a great man; as it were, a lork of the assembly.
	As yet	اب تک	He has not arrived home as yet.
124	ASHES
	Sackcloth and ashes	پچھتاوا	The defeated nations do not wear sackcloth and ashes.
	To lay in ashes	جل جانا	The whole factory lay in ashes.
	To brig back the ashes	شکست ختم کرنا	Pakistani cricketers did their best to bring back the Ashes from Australia.
125	ASIDE
	Aside from	علاوہ	He has a big balance, aside from his landeed properties.
	Aside to set	اتک رکھنا	The Supreme Court set aside the Presidential Ordinance.
126	AT
	At the bottom of	ذریعہ سے	Ramzan was at the bottom of the conspiracy against the President.
	At daggers Drawn	خون کے پیاسے	Shahid and Waqar are at daggers drawn now-a-days.
	At home in	شناسا	He is at home in English.
	At the tope of	پوری قوت سے	He shouted at the tope of his voice.
	At a loss	پریشان ہونا	I am at a loss to understand what made you to go to javed’s house.
	At liberty	آزادی	He is at liberty now-a-days.
	At a standstill	ساکت ہونا	The talks of professors for M.A.O. College are again at a standstill.
	At fault	غلط ہونا/غلطی پر ہونا	When you say you are not familiar with the problem, you are at fault.
127	ATOMIC
	Atomic warfare	ایٹمی جنگ	There is always a danger of atomic warfare while the atomic pile rises in the world.
128	ATTEND
	Attend to	توجہ دینا	You must attend to your duties.
	Attend on	خدمت کرنا	A hundred ministers attended on the king.
129	ATTENDANCE
	To dance attendance of	سہولت اٹھانا	Clerks dance attendance of the Superintendent.
130	AVAIL
	To avail oneself of	فائدہ اٹھانا	I will avail myself of this golden chance.
131	AVANT
	Avant-garde	آگاہ ہونا	Today we do not have any avant-garde in arts, letters or politics.
132	AWAY
	Do away with	ختم کرنا	The Parliament did away with the British laws.
	Explain away	واضح کرنا	The Government is trying to explain away the assassination of Mr. Nasir.
	Fall away	جوش رکھنا	When Buddha gave up austerities, many of his followers fell away.
	Fire away	پیش کرنا بلا توقف	Please fire away the work assigned to you.
	Make away with	قتل کرنا	The police made away with the criminal.
	Once and away	اکثر	He comes to Sec me once and away.
133	AWE
	Awe-inspiring	دہشت ناک	The personality of a king is awe-in spiring.
134	AWRY
	Look awry	کن انکھیوں سے دیکھنا	When l asked for his help, he looked awry.
	Walk awry	غلط سمت لے جانا	Many things are likely to walk awry in life.
	To go awry	بھٹک جانا	Many a young man goes awry.
135	AXE
	Axe to grind	اپنا فائدہ دیکھنا	I do not like Shahid, he is always in the habit of grinding his own axe.