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1	CAESARIAN
	Caesarian operation	بچے کی پیدائش آپریشن کے بعد	Junaid was born through a Caesarian operation.
2	CAKE
	Cakes and ale	زندگی کی اچھی چیزیں	A few men have cakes and ale in the world while many do not have even dry bread and water.
	Eat one’s cake and have ft too	دو چیزوں کا فائدہ لینا	A lot of rich people eat the cake and have it too.
	Take the cake	عزت دار	Mr. Faheem has taken the cake.
	Apiece of cake	بہت آسان	Life these days is not a piece of cake.
3	CALF
	Golden calf	دولت کی پوجا	Many people to-day worship the golden calf.
4	CALL
	At call	ہر وقت موجود	For fortunate notable people money is at call.
	Call attention	یادکرنا یا کروانا	Let me call attention to your childhood days when your condition was miserable.
	Call cousins	دعویٰ	Let us call cousins.
	Call down	گالی گلوچ	I do not call down my friend.
	Call for	پکارنا/دعویٰ کرنا	He called for his old debts.
	Call forth	جگانا/ابھارنا	Let us call forth the help of gods.
	Call in	مدد کے لئے پکارنا	Let us call in the Police.
	Call in question	شک کرنا	People have called in question the robbery of MCB.
	Call off	نکلوانا	The strike was hastily called off by the port labour unions.
	Call on	ملنے جانا	Let us call on the chief Minister for help.
	Call out	چیلنج کرنا	The Frenchman called out the English cavalier.
	Call over	اونچا پڑھنا	He called over the register of rolls.
	Call to mind	یاد کرنا	Let us call to mind the olden and golden days.
	Call to order	اثر کرنا	The Speaker called the Assembly to order.
	Call up	بلانا	All retired soldiers were called up because of war.
	Within call	تھوڑے فاصلے پر	If you are sincere, you will always find me within call wherever I am.
	To call bad names	گالی دینا	It is not good to call him bad names.
	To call away	تبدیل کرنا/ہونا	His attention was called away by the appearance of a young girl.
	To call into being	تخلیق	God has called the whole world into being.
5	CANDLE
	Burn the candle at both ends	دونوں ہاتھوں سے دولت اڑانا	Please don’t burn the candle at both ends.
	Not fit to hold a candle	مقابلے کے قابل	Mrs. Bhutto is not fit to hold a candle to Bhutto, although she bears his name.
	Candle power	روشنی ناپنے کا پیمانہ	This is 20- candle power lamp.
	Canine appetite	بہت زیادہ بھوک	The have-nots suffer from canine appetite.
6	CANVAS
	Under canvas	خیموں میں رہنا	For years the refugees lived under canvas.
7	CAP
	Feather in one’s cap	قابل فخر	Atomic tests are feather in the cap of Pervez Musharaf.
	cap and bells	پیشہ ور مسخرے	He bears cap and bells.
	Cap in hand	عاجزانہ	She has set her cap in hand.
	Set one’s cap at	ڈورے ڈالنا	She has set her cap at him.
	The cap fits	حوالہ کا مناسب ہونا	When Professor Wajid talks of dictatorship, the cap fits him.
	Throw uo one’s cap	خوشی کا اظہار	When they won the game the children threw up their caps.
	Cap-a-pie	سر تا پاؤں	He was a gentleman, cap-a-pie.
8	CAPITAL
	Capital error	سخت غلطی	By giving employment to that fellow you have made a capital error.
	A capital sentence	سزائے موت	At last the court decided to bive a capital sentence to Ghazanfar for the murder of his wife.
	Make capital out of	فائدہ لینا	A shrewd beggar makes capital out of his misfortunes.
9	CAPTAIN
	Captain of industry	صنعتی ملازم {بڑا}	Don’t expect a Fovour from me, because I am not a captain of industry.
10	CARD
	Cards in one’s hands	قابو میں	Shrewd business folk keep the cards in their hands.
	Cards on the table	ذرائع وغیرہ کھلے ہونا	Quaid kept his cards on the table.
	Knowing card	مکمل شناسا	A successful businessman is a knowing card.
	Play one’s cards well	اچھا کام کرنا	You must play your cards well to win success.
	Show one’s cards	راز کھولنا	Never show your cards to your competitors.
	Speak by the card	مطلب کی بات کرنا	A great leader speaks by the card.
	Sure card	کامیابی کا پکا ذریعہ	Money is a sure card in the world now-a-days.
	House of cards	کمزور منصوبہ	If you work on a house of cards, you will never be successful.
	Throw up the cards	شکست قبول کرنا	You have no way out now except to throw up your cards.
11	CARE
	Take care	احتیاط کرنا	Take care lest you should fall.
	Take care of	حفاظت / خیال کرنا	Please take care of the baby.
12	CARPET		Many national problems are on the carpet in Parliament.
	On the carpet	زیر بحث	Don’t expect a Fovour from me, because I am not a captain of industry.
13	CARRY
	Cary all before one	رکاوٹیں برداشت کرنا	She carries all before him.
	Carry away	جوشیلا کرنا	Mr. Jinnah carried away the Muslims of India.
	Carry off	موت کی وجہ بننا	Heart trouble carried off my brother.
	Carry on	جاری رکھنا	Who is carrying on your business? How do you carry on these days?
	Carry one’s point	اعتراض ختم کرنا	The minister knows how to carry his point.
	Carry out	پورا کرنا	He carried out the plan of his life.
	Carry the day	کامیاب ہونا	It is not easy to carry day in elections.
	Carry too far	حد سے بڑھنا	Don’t carry quarrels too far.
	Carry Through	مشکل میں ساتھ دینا	Stamina will carry you through all obstacles.
	Carry up	اونچی منزلیں بنانا	They intend to carry up skyscrapers in Karachi.
	Carry weight	اثر کرنا	My advice carries no weight with the Prime Minister.
	Put the cart before the horse	قانون فطرت کے مخالف چلنا	Don’t try to teach your father, son. That is putting cart before the horse.
	Carte blanche	عمل کی آزادی	Do not give too much carte blanche to your subordinates.
	Carte de visite	کارڈ پر چپکا ہوا چھوٹا پورٹریٹ	Carte de visite is not common now-a-days.
14	CASE
	In any case	ہر قیمت پر	I will fight for my right in any case.
	In case	بالفرض	Call me in case you need my help. Go slow, in case you fall.
	In case to	صحیح حالت	He is in case to go home.
	Make Out One's case	کسی پوزیشن کے لئے وجہ بننا	The advocate made out a good case for the client.
	Put the case	مثال کے طور	How revolutions are born? Let us take the case of Quit India Movement.
15	CASH
	In cash	پیسے والا	I am in cash now-a-days.
	Out of cash	پیسے کے بغیر	I was out of cash yesterday.
	hard cash	موجود پیسہ	How much hard cash do you have?
16	CAST
	Cast a horoscope	زائچہ بنانا	The pundits have cast my horoscope in vain.
	Cast abut	نظر دوڑانا	I am casting about for some money to tide over the emergency.
	Cast anchor	بادبان ڈالنا	The ship cast anchor in Karachi.
	Cast an eye	دیکھنا	Don’t cast an eye on beauties.
	Cast a spell on	سحر کرنا	Asad cast a spell on the listeners.
	Cast a vote	ووٹ دینا	Whom are you casting your vote for?
	Cast back	واپس موڑنا	A second revolution will cast back our history since 1947.
	Cast down	اداس	Why are you feeling cast down?
	Cast lots	لاٹری نکالنا	Lots are cast by the Lahore Development Authority for allotment of houses.
	Cast off	ٹھکرائے ہوئے	Shahid is wearing cast off clothes.
	To castaglance at	دیکھنا	The whole college cast a glance at Sumaira.
	Cast away	ضائع کرنا	I cannot afford to cast away any more money.
17	CARVE
	Carve out	اپنی محنت سے حاصل کرنا	You must carve Out a nice career.
	Cut and curve	بہتر کرنا	You must cut and carve your style.
18	CAT
	Bell the cat	نا ممکن کام	Everybody wants to remove a tyrant but nobody is willing to bell the cat.
	Catted and fished	محفوظ	After marriage a girl is catted and fished.
	Enough to make a cat laugh	مزاحیہ	Your statement is enough to make a cat laugh.
	Rain cats and dogs	زور کی بارش	It is raining cats and clogs outside.
	Room to swing a cat	تھوڑی جگہ	There is not room enough to swing a cat in my house.
	See which way the cat jumps	اونٹ کر کروٹ بیٹھتا ہے	Let us see which way the cat jumps in this matter.
	Cat and dog life	لڑائی جھگڑا والی	All these four years, I had been living a cat and dog life with my wife.
	To let the cat out of the bag	بھانڈا پھوڑنا	Women generally let the cat out of the bag.
	Cat’s paw	کسی کا آلہ کار ہونا	One cannot be successful for long working on cat’s paw.
19	CATCH
	Catch at	جھپٹنا	The cat caught at the rat.
	Catch fire	آگ پکڑنا	Petroleum soon catches fire.
	Catch hold of	دبوچنا	The constable caught hold of the thief.
	Catch on	سمجھنا	Loose pant bottoms have catch on for boys.
	Catch out	غلطی کرنا	The accountant was caught out.
	Catch sight of	دیکھنا	I could not catch sight of my friend in crowd.
	Catch up	پیچھے چھوڑنا	The car will catch up the cart.
	To catch one’s breath	اچانک پکڑنا چیک کرنا	When the candidate was copying, the examiner caught his breath.
20	CAUSE
	First cause	بنیادی وجہ	I spend most of my time in contemplating on the first cause of the universe.
	The final cause	مقصد	Nobody knows the first or the final cause of why we are born and why we die.
	Formal cause	کسی چیز کی وجہ	What is the bosic cause of your formal invitation?.
	Hour of cause	کوشش کا وقت	Death is the highest hour of cause.
	Make common cause with	مقصد کے لئےاکھٹے ہونا	The GDA had made a common cause with the Muslim League.
	Material cause	حادثے کی وجہ	What is the martial cause of Ali murder? Nobody yet knows.
	Show cause	وجہ	When he filed a case, he was asked to show cause.
21	CAVE
	Cave in	پھسلنا	When the mine caved in many labourers died.
	A lady of a certain age	عمر رسیدہ لیکن مناسب	A lady of a certain age dined with me last night.
	In a certain condition	حاملہ	When I met her, she was in a certain condition.
22	CHALK
	By a long chalk	بہت زیادہ فاصلہ	You cannot catch me by a long chalk.
	Chalk out	ٹریس	I will chalk Out your career.
	Not to know chalk from cheese	کچھ علم نہ ہونا{معاملہ کا}	So far as science is concerned, I do not know chalk from cheese.
23	CHANCE
	Chance upon	اتفاق سے ملنا	How did you chance upon my address?
	By chance	اتفاقا	I met by chance on the road.
	Even chance	امکان ہونا	You have even chance of getting into CSS.
	Stand a good chance	اچھ امید	You stand a good chance of winning the prize.
	Take one’s chance	رسک لینا	When you are in trouble, you have to take a chance to get out of it.
	To main chance	بڑا مقصد	Election is the main chance of politician.
	An eye to the main chance	اپنا فائدہ سوچنا	A modern man never forgets to keep an eye to the main chance.
24	CHANGE
	Change colour	پھیکا پڑنا، شرمانا	When you talk of marriage, the girl changes colour.
	Change oneself	کپڑے بدلنا	Change yourself quickly for marriage.
	Change one’s mind	رائے بدلنا ارادہ بدلنا	Strong men do not change their mind easily.
	Change one’s tune	خوشی سے غم میں بدلنا	When there is a grief in the family, your expressions have to change your tune.
	Put the change on	بھگانا	Please do not try to put the change on me.
	Small change	سکے	Can you give me small change for a thousand rupee.
25	CHAPTER
	to the end of the chapter	مکمل	I will be true to my principles to the end of the chapter.
26	CHARGE
	Give in charge	پولیس کے حوالے کرنا	He wants to give you in charge.
27	CHASE
	Wild goose chase	تلاش	Life today is a wild goose chase.
28	CHEAP
	Cheap and nasty	گھٹیا اور گندہ	The birthday card she sent me was cheap and nasty.
	Cheap jack	سستا سامان	The days of cheap jacks are over.
	Dirt cheap	مضحکہ خیز حد تک گھٹیا	Nothing is dirt cheap now-a-days.
	Feel cheap	بے عزتی محسوس کرنا	I feel cheap in this matter.
	On the cheap	سستی کم قیمت پر	If you are in police, you can get everything on the cheap.
29	CHEAT
	To put a cheat upon	دھوکا دینا	You cannot put a cheat upon a man of God.
30	CHECK
	To keep in check	قابو میں رکھنا	Keep your children in check.
31	CHEEK
	Cheek by jowl	پہلو بہ پہلو	The lovers walked cheek by jowl.
32	CHEER
	Cheer up	خوشی ہونا	Cheer up! For your life is not long.
33	CHEF
	Chef Oeuvre	شاہکار	This book is going to be my chef Oeuvre.
	Chew the rag, the fat	مسئلے پر بحث کرتے رہنا	Please stop chewing the rag. Let us take dinner and go to bed now.
34	CHICKEN
	Chicken-hearted	بزدل	Danish is a chicken-hearted fellow.
35	CHILD
	Child’s play	آسان	CSS examination is not a Childs play.
	From a child	بچپن سے	I know you from a child.
	Second childhood	بڑھاپے کا بچپن	Can’t forget that we in old age pass through second childhood.
	With child	حاملہ	The woman is with child.
	Child wife	چھوٹی عمر کی بیوی	Nadeem was married to a child wife.
36	CHILL
	Take the chill off	ہلکا گرم کرنا	Take the chill off the water, please.
37	CHIP
	Chip of the old block	باپ جیسا	Your son is a chip of the old block.
	Chip of one’s shoulders	چیلنج والا	Minister ship is a chip in your shoulders.
	Chitty-faced	بچوں جیسا	Remember that chitty- faced girl.
38	CHOICE
	For choice	ترجیح	I am an author for choice.
	Make choice of	چننا	Make choice of the book you want.
	Take one’s choice	اپنی خواہش حاصل کرنا	You can take your chouce here.
39	CHOKE
	Choke down	کچلنا	You cannot choke down people’s difficulties.
	Choke off	چھٹکارا پانا	You cannot choke off rising prices through punitive action.
	Choke up	بھرا ہونا	Her heart was choked up with sorrow.
40	CHOOSE
	Cannot choose	متبادل ہونا	Beggars cannot choose.
	Not much to choose between	اچھا یا برا برابر ہونا	There is not much to choose between unemployment and cheap employment.
	Pick and choose	بہت احتیاط سے چلنا	You cannot pick and choose your destiny.
41	CHOP
	Chop in	مداخلت	Please don’t chop in when I am talking.
	Chop up	چھوٹے ٹکڑے کرنا	Please chop up these vegetables.
	Chop and change	خریدنا و بیچنا	Every successful man passes through chop and change before he comes to his own.
42	CHUCK
	Chuck it	روکنا	Please chuck it talking and do something.
	Chuck up	ہمت ہارنا	When tou face a stronger for, chuck up.
	To give one the chuck	معطل کرنا	The manager gave the peon the chock.
43	CINDERELLA
	Cinderella dance	آدھی رات کو ختم ہونے والی ڈانس پارٹی	Let us have Cinderella dance in the moonlight.
	Vicious circle	شیطانی چکر	Money is an evil and yet one cannot live without money. It is all a vicious circle.
44	CITY
	Eternal city	روم	Karachi is as well an eternal city as Lahore.
45	CLAP
	lap- trap	واہ واہ حاصل کرنے کا طریقہ	Politics is a clap-trap.
	Clap eyes on	نظر پڑنا	He clapped his eye on the girls.
	Clap hands	معاہدہ کرنا	Anwar and Saqib have clapped hands.
	Clap hold on	سختی سے پکڑنا	The constable clapped hold on the ruffians.
	Clap up	اچانک نتیجہ نکالنا	Quaid clapped up.
	Clap on the back	ہمت بندھانا	When Qasim passed his matric examination, his father clapped him on the back.
46	CLEAN
	Clean hands	جرم وغیرہ سے پاک	No rich man has clean hands these days.
	Clean slate	آغاز کرنا	Write your life on a clean slate from tomorrow.
	Come clean	غلطی ماننا	She came clean in court and was Stuck.
	To make a clean breast of	فراخدلی سے اعتراف کرنا	I am ready to make a clean breast of my mistake.
47	CLEAR
	Clear off	چھٹکارا پانا	Clear off stolen property.
	Clear out	خالی، چھٹکارا	Clear out bad characters.
	Clear the air	صورت حال کو بہتر بنا کر ٹینشن ختم کرنا	The lB must clear the air about the bomb explosion incident.
	Clear the way	رستہ کھولنا	Clear the way for the Royal procession.
	Clear tip	صاف ہونا/کرنا	Please clear up the mystery of the murder.
48	CLISH
	Clish-clash	گپ شپ	Please stop this dish-clash and let us talk factually.
49	CLOCK
	Clock in	آنے کا وقت {رجسٹرڈ}	The employees are expected to clock in.
	Clock out	جانے کا وقت {رجسٹرڈ}	Please clock out when you leave office.
	Like clock work	مسلسل	He takes his exercise like clock work.
50	CLOSE
	Close call	بال بال بچنا	The brother of Ahmad had a close call.
	Close a bargain	انتظام کرنا	He closed a bargain on this matter.
	Close down	جمود پر آنا	The trade unions closed down the factories.
	Close shop	ایسی جگہ جہاں ایک فرقے سے تعلق رکھنے والے رہیں یا نوکری کریں	Many Christian houses are a close shop. All Parsi institutions are a closed shop.
	Close in upon	گھیرنا اور گرفتار کرنا	The policemen closed in upon the gang of shoplifters.
	Close with	رہنمائی	I will close with you for sale of your goods.
	With closed doors	جب پرائیوٹ لوگوں کا داخلہ ممنوع ہو	Officer was holding a meeting with closed doors.
51	CLOTH
	Clothe in words	لفظوں میں اظہار	I cannot clothe my gratitude in words.
	To cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth	چادر کے مطابق پاؤں پھیلانا	Wise is one who cuts his coat according to his cloth.
52	CLOUD
	Under a cloud	مصیبت میں	Mr. Sadiq was long under a cloud.
	In the clouds	تصورات میں	He lost his career in the clouds.
	Cloud on one’s brow	پریشان ہونا	He could not easily see a cloud on Ali’s brow.
	Cloud-castle	دن کا خواب	Haris passes her time in cloud-castle.
	Live in clover	عیش میں زندگی گزارنا	The rich live in clover.
53	COAL
	Blow the coals	ابھارنا	Please do not blow the coals in the meeting.
	Carry coal to Newcastle	ایسی چیز لینا جو کثرت میں ہو	To bring Yoga from the West to the East is like carrying coal to Newcastle.
	Heap coals of fire on the head	برائی کا بدلہ اچھائی سے دینا	Hazrat Muhammad(PBUH) heaped coals of fire on the head of the non-believers who teased him.
54	COAST
	The coast is clear	رستے میں کوئی رکاوٹ نہیں	The army was ordered to proceed as the coast was clear.
55	COAT
	Turn coat	ابن الوقت	A person in the habit of turning coat never succeeds in life.
56	COCK
	Knock into a cocked hat	ظاہر شکست	The thief was knocked into a cocked hat.
	Cocky cow	ڈیری فارمر	Milk Pak Milk Scheme is our cocky cow.
	A cock and bull story	ناقابل یقین	We are not going to work on your cock and bull story.
	To live like a fighting cock	اچھی خوراک پر رہنا	The whole family is living like a fighting cock now-a-days.
	That cock won’t fight	یہ منصوبہ نہیں چلے گا	That cock of yours will not fight.
57	COFFIN
	Drive a nail in ones coffin	تابوت میں کیل لگانا	Doctor’s injection drove a nail in the patient’s coffin.
58	COIN
	Coin money	تیزی سے پیسہ بنانا	A trader is always coining money.
	Pay a man in his own coin	ادلے کا بدلہ	While I wait and see, I let God pay my enemies in their own coin.
59	COLD
	Cold-blooded	بہ حس	It was a cold-blooded murder at Dublin.
	To catch cold	سردی لگنا	Every body is likely to catch cold in winter.
	To bive the cold shoulder to	بے عزتی کرنا	The boss gave cold shoulder to his employees.
	In cold blood	دانستہ	The man was murdered in cold blood.
	Leave one cold	متاثر کرنے میں ناکام	The actor’s performance left us cold.
	Leave out in the cold	نظر انداز	Don’t leave your friends in the cold.
	Throw cold water on	ہمت توڑنا	Do not throw cold water on youthful ambitions.
	To have cold feet	لڑائی نہ کرنا	The general had cold feet in the last war.
	Cold comfort	بدمزہ	The whole day was a cold comfort.
60	COLUMN
	Fifth columnist	جو ملک کے مفاد کے خلاف کام کرے	There are many fifth-columnists in every country of the world.
61	COLOUR
	Come off with flying colours	فتح حاصل کرنا	Pakistan Test team came off with flying colour.
	Come out in one’s true colours	اصل کردار دکھانا	When a man loses temper, he comes out in his true colours.
	Fear no colours	خوف نہ ہونا	I tear no colours except God.
	Give colour	دلچسپ بنانا	You must give colour to your story.
	High colour	رنگ کالا ہونا	She bears high colour.
	Join the colour	بھرتی ہونا	Major Mustaq joined the colours in 1939.
	Lose colour	اچھی شکل کھونا	I wish you will never lose your colour.
	Off colour	مرجھایا/بیمار	The boss is quite often off colour.
62	COME
	Come about	واقعہ ہونا	Great things have come about since independence.
	Come across	ملنا	I came across an old friend in the bazar.
	Come and go	عمل کی آزادی	Every body enjoys to come and go in our house.
	Come at	پہنچایا	Newton came at the Law of Gravitation.
	Come back	شہرت واپس ملنا	Nadir has indeed come back.
	Come by	حاصل کرنا	He came by a big job through his friend.
	Come down	اترنا	When are you coming down the ivory tower into the rose garden?
	Come down with	تنخواہ ملنا	He came down with full payment.
	Come high	مہنگی	Food comes high now-a-days.
	Come low	سستی	Even death is not coming low these days.
	Come in	داخل ہونا	Please come in.
	Come in for	حصہ لینا	He came in for large property.
	Come of	متعلق ہونا	He comes of a respectable family.
	Come of age	بالغ ہونا	The youth has come of age and demands voting rights.
	Come off	بچنا	He could not come off the death trap.
	Come out	چھپنا	No newspaper came out today.
	Come out with	کہنا	The murderer came out with truth.
	Come round	دوران واقعہ ہونا	Great events come round in the year.
	Come short	ناکام	He came short of success.
	Come short of	حاصل کرنے میں ناکام	He came short of his mission.
	Come to grief	پریشان ہونا	Men driven by curiosity often come to grief.
	Come to oneself	صحیح ذہنی حالت میں آنا	A drunkard takes time to come to himself.
	Come to pass	واقعہ	Great things have come to pass since 1974.
	Come to stay	مستقل ہونا	Inflation has come to stay.
	Come true	سچ ثابت ہونا	May tour mother’s prayer come true.
	Come upon	حملہ کرنا	Babar came upon the enemy with full force.
	Come up with	پکڑنا	The police came up with the robbers.
	To Come to blows	لڑنا	After their heated discussion, leaders of both the groups came to blows.
	To Come to light	منکشف ہونا	Many things have come to light now.
	To come down with	پیسے دینا	Wait, I will come down with ten rupees.
	To come up to	پہنچنا	The train has come up to the outer signal.
	To come to a standstill	رکنا	The train has come to a standstill.
63	COMFORT
	Cold comfort	تھوڑا سا	The death of Nasir has given only cold comfort to the Opposition.
	Comfort station	باتھ روم	There is no comfort station in this street.
64	COMMAND
	Command me to	یاد کرنا/سلام پہنچانا	Please command me to the president.
	Commit to memory	دل سے سیکھنا	In ancient times all knowledge was committed to memory.
	Common people	زیادہ تعداد میں {عام لوگ}	Abraham Lincoln said, “God must have loved the common people because He made so many of them.”
65	COMPANY
	Keep company	منسلک ہونا	Keep company with the good only.
	Know a man by his company	ساتھیوں سے پہچانے جانا	You can know Dr. Ahmad by his company.
66	COMPARE
	Beyond compare	مخالف کے بغیر	Mrs. Bhutto is beyond compare to-day, having pulled down all the giants round her.
67	COMPLIMENT
	Compliment of the season	وقت کے مطابق ریمارک	Please do not send me your compliments of the season. I take them granted.
	Left-handed compliment	طنزیہ ریمارک	Thanks even for your left-handed compliment.
	Pay or present one’s compliments	سلام لکھنا	Pay my compliments to your friend.
68	CON
	Pros and cons	اونچ نیچ	You must study the pros and cons of the shole situation.
69	COSCIENCE
	In all conscience	یقینا	In all conscience I will, get first class in the examination.
70	CONSENT
	Age of consent	والدین کی اجاز کے بغیر شادی کی عمر	Tariq has reached the age of consent.
71	CONSEQUENCE
	In consequence	یقینا	He died in consequence of a car accident.
72	CONTACT
	To be in contact with	تعلق ہونا	We were in contact with Babar till we were at Karachi.
73	CONEMPT
	To hold in contempt	نفرت	He is held in contempt by his colleagues.
	Contempt of Court	توہین عدالت	The Minister of state was found guilty of contempt of court.
74	CONTEND
	Contend against	جھگڑا	You cannot contend against destiny.
75	CONTRARY
	In contrary to	خلاف	He spoke in contrary to the ruling party.
	On the contrary	دوسری طرف/ساتھ ساتھ	Qaesar is not a rich man. On the contrary, he is a poor villager.
	To the contrary	متضاد	The result was to the contrary.
76	COOK
	Cook one’s goose	قتل کرنا	Don’t cook your friend’s goose.
77	COOL
	Cool one’s heels	انتظار کرنا	He has to cool his heels in the ministerial office.
78	COPY
	Copy-cat	نقل کرنا	It is the age of copy-cats.
79	CORNER
	Turn the corner	درمیانی راہ لینا	Pakistan must turn the corner these days in foreign affairs.
	To put in the corner	سزا دینا	The baby was put in the corner by his father.
	All the corners of the earth	ہر جگہ	We have searched all the corners of the earth but have not been able to find Nasir anywhere.
	With the four corners of	چار دیواری میں	Women must live within the four corners of the house.
80	COST
	At the cost of	دوسرے کے خرچے پر	You cannot succeed at the cost of others.
	To count the COST	رسک کے متعلق سوچنا	Please count the cost of working Of this plan.
81	COUNT
	To count upon	انحصار	How long can one count upon one’s Parents?
82	COUNTRY
	Go to the country	قوم سے درخواست {الیکشن کے دوران}	Ministers might go to the country.
83	COURAGE
	Pluck up courage	ہمت کرنا	You must pluck up courage to face dangers.
	Dutch courage	شراب پینے کے بعد طاقت دکھانا	Qamar showed Dutch courage by pulling out a knife unnecessarily.
84	COURT
	Out of court	عدالت کے بغیر	They decided the matter out of Court.
85	CRACK
	Crack a bottle	بوتل پینا	Sana can crack a bottle.
	Crack a joke	مذاق	Please do not crack a joke with me.
	Crack a crib	عمارت میں نقب لگانا	The rioters crack a crib.
	Crack credit	قرض معاف کروانا	Sadiq has cracked his credit.
	Crack up	ناکام ہونا	The whole plan cracked up for want of money.
	In a crack	ایک لمحہ میں	I shall be there in a crack.
86	CRADLE
	From the cradle	پیدائش سے	He is good from the cradle.
87	CRAVEN
	Craven	شکست ماننا	They cried craven and went down.
88	CREAM
	Cream of the society	امراء	The cream of the society was present in the marriage.
89	CREATURE
	Creature comforts	مادی سہولیات	Men are dying for creature comforts.
90	CRISS
	Criss-cross	بار بار آنا	A dream has criss-crossed me.
91	CROP
	To crop up	غیر متوقع واقعہ	Since he has declined to study further, the problem of finding a job for him has cropped up now.
92	CROPPER
	Come a cropper	گرنا/ناکام ہونا	The ruling party will one day come a cropper.
93	CROSS
	Cross one’s mind	ذہن میں آنا	It crossed my mind to see you.
	Cross one’ palm	سکہ ہتھیلی پر رکھنا	If you want anything done, you must cross the authority’s palm.
	Cross one’s path	رستے میں آنا	As she crossed my path, I won her.
94	CROW
	As the crow flies	سیدھی سیدھ میں	My house is from here as the crow flies.
	Eat crow	نا پسندیدہ کام پر مجبور کرنا	The principal has forced many students to eat the crow.
95	CROWN
	Crown of the cuaseway	عملی کے درمیان میں	My shop is crown of the causeway.
96	CRY
	A far cry	کافی فاصلہ	Truth in India is a far cry.
	Cry against	احتجاج	You must cry against corruption.
	Cry down	رد کرنا	You must not cry down what you cannot live without.
	Cry off	معاہدے سے پھرنا/نکالنا	The CPI will cry off from the Congress.
	Cry out	حمل کے دوران	The lady is crying out.
	Cry over spilt milk	بعد میں پچھتانا	There is no use crying over spilt milk.
	Cry quits	برابرا قرار دینا	Let us cry quits.
	Cry up	تعریف	People cry up the rising quits.
	Cry your mercy	معافی چاہنا	I beg your pardon.
	Hue and cry	شور	There is much hue and cry in the market.
	Within cry of	تھوڑے فاصلے پر	He lives within cry of my house.
97	CRYSTAL
	Crystal clear	بالکل	The policies of Mrs. Bhutto are crystal clear to everybody.
98	CUCUMBER
	Cool as cucumber	پرسکون	It is best to be cool as cucumber in a time of trouble.
99	CRUSH
	Crush a cup	کپ کا خالی کرنا	Come, crush a cup.
100	CRUTCHES
	To walk upon crutches	دوسروں پر انحصار کرنا	You cannot walk always on crutches.
101	CUP
	Cry cupboard	روئے کےلئے رونا	The children cry cupboard.
	In one’s cups	نشے کی حالت میں	I found him in his cups.
102	CURLIE
	Curlie-wurlie	زبر دست گول زیورات	Some ladies are found of curlie-wurlie.
103	CURRY
	To curry favour	چاپلوسی	Clerks generally try to curry favour with their officers.
104	CURTAIN
	Behind the curtain	پردے کے پیچھے	Most of our leaders live behind the curtain.
105	CUT
	Cut above	خصوصیت کے لحاظ اچھا ہونا	Mild is a Cut above any other drink.
	Cut and come again	کھلی فراہمی	There is no cut and come again of water in our city.
	Cut and dried	بنی بنائی	She delivered a cut-and-dried food.
	Cut and run	تیزی سے بھاگ جانا	Please cut and run to your office.
	Cut dead	پہچاننے سے انکار	When she talked to him, he cut her dead.
	Cut in	مداخلت	Please don’t cut in when I am talking.
	Cut it out	چھوڑنا	If you have no time to attend a party, cut it out.
	Cut it too fat	بحث زیادہ کرنا	When you have to flatter somebody, don’t cut it too fat.
	Cut off with shilling	کچھ نہیں/ خالی	His father cut him off with a shilling.
	Cut one’s losses	نقصان کم کرنا	A good trader must cut his losses.
	Cut one’s stick	رخصتی	It is time to cut our stick.
	Cut out for	مناسب	He is cut out for a minister.
	Cut short	کم کرنا	You must cut short your speech.
	Cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth	چادر کے مطابق پاؤں پھیلانا	You must cut your coat according to your cloth.
	To cut down	کم کرنا	In the interest of the country the Government must cut down its expenditure on defence.
	To cut to the heart	احساس مجروح کرنا	By saying that he is thief, he cut him to the heart.
106	CYCLOPS
	Cyclops	ایک آنکھ والا بلا	Every materialist is a kind of Cyclops.
107	CYNIC
	Lay the cynic	ہر چیز پر تنقید	For god’s sake don’t play the cynic.