'D' idioms and phrases with urdu meaning

Idioms and Phrases beginning with 'D'

Idioms and Phrases With Urdu Meaning

1DAGGER
At dagger’s drawnخون کے پیاسےIraq and USA are at dagger’s drawn.
Look daggersکھاجانے والی نظروں سےShe looked daggers at her stepson.
2DAMOCLES
Sword of Damoclesخطرے کی تلوارThe Pakistan- China alliance is a sword of Damocles hanging over India.
3DAMP
To strike a damp intoحوصلہ توڑناI don’t know why some parents strike a damp into the heart of their children in doing some initiative work.
To damp the enthusiasmہمت پست کرناYour working have damped the enthusiasm of the whole society.
4DANCE
Dance a bearریچھ کا ناچThe circus master danced a bear.
Dance attendance onچاپلوسیPlease dance attendance on ministers.
Dance upon nothingپھانسی لگناKing Charles danced upon nothing.
Lead one a danceغلط راہ پر لگاناHe led the detective a dance.
5DANDY
Handy Pandy jack-a-Dandyبے وقوف دوستEvery university student is a Handy Pandy jack-a-Dandy.
6DANGER
Danger lineخطرے کا نشانThe more ambitious a person is the quicker he reaches the danger line.
7DARE
I dare sayکہہ سکتا ہوںI dare say he is a good boy.
8DARK
Dark horseایسا گھوڑا جس کی صلاحیتوں کا علم نہ ہوThere are many a dark horse in the ruling party.
Dark continentافریقہThere is much light in the Dark Continent.
Darken one’s doorملاقات کرناPlease do darken my door.
Keep darkخاموش ہوناIt is best to keep dark about political conspiracies.
Keep it darkچھپاناPlease keep it dark.
Prince of darknessکوئی علم نہ ہوناLet not the prince of darkness take you.
A leap in the darkنا معلوم خطرہChina’s attack on India was a leap in the dark.
The dark agesتاریخ کا ابتدائی زمانہDuring the dark ages, a man had very limited wants.
9DASH
Dash offجلدی سے تیار کرناI can dash of a sonnet.
Dash outشکست دے دیناShe has dashed out her enemies one by one.
To dash one’s hopesلسی کو مکمل نا امید کر دیناYou own action is responsible for dashing your hopes.
Dash of good bloodاچھی خصوصیات ہوناMajid does not have dash of good blood in him.
To cut a dashاہم کار کردگیPasha cut a dash in his last performance in Lahore.
10DATE
Out of dateپراناMy type writer is out of date now.
Up to dateجدیدNewspapers keep you up to date.
11DAY
Call it a dayروانہ ہوناLet us call it a day and go home now.
Day by dayروزانہPrices are rising day by day.
Day in and day outلمبے عرصے سےI have been writing books day in and day out.
Day offایک کی چھٹیPlease take a days off and have some rest.
Day outملازم کی چھٹی کا دنIt is a day out for our cook.
Days of graceبلوں کی ادائیگی کےلئے مخصوص دنDo pay your bills in the days of grace.
One of these daysمستقبل قریب کسی وقتWe are going to meet one of these days.
See daylightمشکل مسئلہ کو سمجھناI have just begun to see daylight about Pakistan’s problems.
Win the dayفتحNapoleon won the day.
Day of doomروز قیامتA thief should never forget the day of doom.
To lose the dayجنگ ہار جاناAt last India lost its day to China.
D-dayقیامت کا دنJuly 4th is a D-day for Englishmen in America.
12DEAD
Dead as a door- nailبالکل پردہI found him dead-as a door nail.
Deak languageمتروک زبانSanskrit is not a dead language.
Deadly sinگناہ عظیمThere is no deadly sin now-a-days.
Sead set againstکے بالکل مخالفJaved is dead set against Shahid.
Put the dead wood onفائدہ حاصل کرناHe put the dead wood on his closest friends.
Dead drunkنشے میں دھتHe came dead drunk before his wife.
Dead lossمکمل نقصانThe books soiled in rain are a dead loss to us.
At dead of nightآدھی راتThe thieves stole away the whole cash at dead of night.
A dead- letterمتروک قانونWhy do you rely on what is a dead letter now.
13DEAF
To be deaf toتوجہ نہ دیناHe is a deaf to my suggestions.
Deaf-nutبے موجI can assure you, the business you have started is going to be beaf-nut.
To give a deaf ear toبے قدری کرناHe gave a deaf ear to the professor’s lecture.
14DEAL
Deal inکاروبار کرناHe deals in cloth.
Deal outتقسیم کرناPlease deal out the cards properly.
15DEATH
At death’s doorموت کے قریبI found him at death’s door.
Death onمہلکLiquor was death on him.
Put to deathقتل کر دیناThe minister put his king to death.
Jaes of deathموت کی دہلیز پرI found her in the jaws of death.
To deathآخر تکThey delayed to death.
At death’s doorمزے کے قریبHe was at death’s door last Sunday.
To be sick unto deathتھکا ہواI am quite sick unto death for any more service.
16DEBT
Debt of honourواجب قرضEvery debt of honour must be paid.
In one’s debtممنون ہوناIt is best to be not in anyone’s debt.
Floating debtعوامی قرضہPakistan is under heavy floating debt.
Debt of natureموتEverybody has to pay the debt of nature.
17DECLARE
Declare offدستبردار ہوناHe declared off early in the game.
18DECOY
Decoy duckدوسروں کو دھوکہ دینے میں مصروفPolice employ decoy ducks to entice criminals.
19DEEP
In deep watersمشکلات میںGood men are in deep waters but all men in deep waters are not good.
20DEFAULT
Judgment by defaultبحث کے فقدان کے باعث غلط فیصلہIt was a judgment by default that ruined him.
21DEFECT
Defects of one’s qualitiesخوبیوں کے باوجود نقائصOnly morally strong men can be non-violent and cowardice is certainly not a defect of their quality.
22DEFENCE
Stand on the defensiveاپنا تحفظ کرناIn arguing the import licence scandal the Prime Minister stood on the defensive in the National Assembly.
In defence ofکی حمایت میںWe are in defence of Kashif to select him as our leader.
23DEFICIENCY
Deficiency deseaseاہم عنصر کا فقدانPakistan’s economy is a victim of deficiency disease.
24DEGREE
By degreeآہستہ آہستہYou can reach the top of the ladder in your career degree.
Forbidden degressخونی رشتے میں شادی جائز نہیںThe marriage of brother’s son and sister’s daughter is not forbidden degrees.
Third degreeجسمانی اذیت سے جرم کا اعتراف کراناThird degree methods are customary rather than exceptional with police all over the world.
Third degreeبڑی حد تکThe Peoples Party has failed to deliver the goods to a degree; and hence frustration dules supreme in the nation.
25DELIVER
Deliver the goodsوعدہ پورا کرناAfter her “Ghurbat Metaoo” manifesto which won her sweeping elections? Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto could not succeed in delivering the goods.
26DEMAND
In great demandبہت قید ہوناWherever a minister or a millionaire goes, he is in great demand.
27DEMARCATION
Line of demarcationسرحدN.E.F.A is a is a line of demarcation between India and Pakistan.
28DEMOCRAT
Democrat wagonمشہور کھیلEvery leader fights for a seat in the democrat wagon.
29DENY
Deny oneselfرشوت سے انکارGreat leaders must deny themselves comforts and luxuries to set a right example before the masses.
30DEPART
The departedمرحومMay God the departed soul resting peace!.
31DEPTH
The depth bombپانی کے سطح کے نیچے پھٹنے والا طاقتور بمThe loss of every by-election is a depth bomb for the ruling party, because it makes its position precarious.
32DESCEND
To descend uponجملہ کرناIndia is on the lood-out descend upon Pakistan.
33DESTINATION
Destination moonبہت مشکل میںTo become a minister or millionaire is a destination moon for millions of people.
34DEVIL
Between the deli and the deep seaدونوں طرف سے مشکل میںQuite often, even a successful politician finds himself between the devil and the deep sea.
Devil a bit, one, thingبالکل نہیںIf you don’t come, I don’t care devil a bit.
Devil of a messبہت بڑی الجھنWorld currency today is devil of a mess. One who glorifies corruption is a devil’s advocate.
Devil’s advocateبرے کام کا حمایتیOne who glorifies corruption is a devil’s advocate.
Devil’s dozenتیرہGive me a devil’s dozen of your best books.
Devil to payچھپائی کی غلطیIf we do not rectify our economy we have a devil to pay.
The devil ofنا پسندیدہ شخصHe is the devil of director.
The devil amongپریشانI knew there was the devil among the gathering.
35DEW
With the des onبالکل تازہShe bought vegetables with the dew on.
36DIAMOND
Diamond cut diamondلوہا لوہے کو کاٹتا ہےThe Peoples Party and the Muslim League are diamond cut diamond in Pakistan.
Black diamondکوئلہBlack diamond is available in abundance in America.
37DEVOID
To be devoid of reasonبے وقوف ہوناAre you devoid of all reason?
38DEVOUR
To devour the wayتیزی سے جاناThe camels devoured the way quickly.
39DIE
Die backبتدریج مرناMy brother was dying back for a year before the end came.
Die awayآہستہ آہستہ غائب ہو جاناThe noise died away in the distance. Many events of history just die away.
Die downAll agitation die down in the course of time.
Die gameآخر تک ہمت قائم رکھناAll great men die game.
Die hardموت سے لڑناPakistan’s economic ills will die hard.
Die offتیزی سے یا بڑی تعداد میں مرناWith large doses of DDT, mosquitoes die off.
Die outمعدوم ہو جاناHonesty is dying out in the world. With large-scale building activities in the cities, vegetation is dying Out.
To die with oneختم ہو جاناNazi secrets died with Hitler.
To die hardبہت مشکل سے ختم ہوناOld habits die hard.
To die in harnessکام کرتے ہوئے مرناQuaid-e-Azam died in harness.
To die dailyروحانی موت مرناHe dies daily
40DIFFER
To agree to diffarایک دوسرے کو قائل کرنے کی کوشش ترک کر دیناNadeem and Bilal agreed to differ.
Mazhar and his son agreed to differ.
50DIFFERENCE
Make difference betweenفرق رکھناLet us not make a difference between the poor and the rich.
51DIG
Dig inسخت محنت کرناThe deal was dug in.
You must dig in to win success.
After long battle the army dug in.
Dig upکھود کر نکالناLet us not dig up old differences.
To dig atکے خلاف بیان دیناIt does not pay to dig at your elders.
52ILEMMA
On the horns of a dilemmaدونوں طرف سے شکار میں ہوناUnable to resign or justify his position, the president found himselfonthe horns ofa dilemna.
53DINT
By dint ofکی طاقت کے ذریعےSohail was able to get that job by dint of his uncle’s influence.
54DIP
Dip intoاچھی طرح چھان بین کرناDip into thoroughly and then start a suitable business.
To dip into the futureآنے والے واقعات کے بارے میں سوچناOn completing his education career, he has dip into the future for service.
55DIRT
To eat dirtبے عزتی برداشت کرناAn honourable man never eats dirt.
To throw dirt atگالی دیناDo not throw dirt at others.
56DISCARD
Throw into the discardکوڑے کے ڈھیر پر پھینکناOld men with energy, knowledge and experience cannot be easily thrown into the discard.
57DISCORD
Apple of discordوجہ نزاعMoney was the apple of discord among brothers.
58DISCOVERY
A voyage of discoveryنئے خیالات کا اجتماعAyub Khan’s visit to China was voyage of descovery.
Be at one’s discretionمکمل طور پر کسی کے کنٹرول میں ہوناThe President can declare emergency in the country at his discretion.
At discretionکسی سے اندازے کے مطابقThe magistrate decided the matter at discretion.
At the discretion ofکی مرضی سےAt ihe discretion of God, they have been blessed with a son.
59DISGUISE
A blessing in disguiseچھپی ہوئی نعمتAn employer’s harsh treatment sometimes proves blessing in disguise to an employee.
60DISMAL
Dismal scienceسیاسی معاشیاتYou find many leaders sunk in the dismal science.
61DISPUTE
Beyond, without, disputeیقیناThe leadership of the Prime Minister is beyond dispute.
62DISSOLVE
Dossplved in tearsبے تحاشا روناThe boy was dissolved in tears.
63DISTANCE
Keep one at a distanceاپنے سے دور رکھناMrs. Bhutto keeps most of her supporters at a distance.
Within striking distanceبہت نزدیکBoth the enemies were standing within striking distance.
64KISTINCTION
Kistinction without differenceبہت تھوڑا فرقIt is hardly a distinction without difference for me whether you stay here in the night or not.
65DIVINE
Divine serviceعوامی خدمتMy father is devoting his major time in divine service.
66DIZZY
To make dizzyحیران کر دیناSalma made the whole audience dizzy.
67DO
Be doneختم ہوناThe marriage is done.
Do away withتباہ کر دینا، ختم کر دیناLet us do away with dowry. Evils must be clone away with.
Do inدھوکہ دینا ، تھکا دینا،قتل کرناYou cannot do me in by clever talk. The man was done in by his friends. The work has not yet been done in.
Do to deathقتل کرناThe doctors did my brother to death.
Do withکا استعمال کرناCan you do with this pencil? Nothing doing with my business. I’ll manage to do on with anybody.
Have to do withکسی بھی طرح کا تعلق ہوناI have nothing to do with you. What have you to do with her?
To do in the eyeدھوکہ دیناThe quality of a thief lies in doing in the eye.
To do as the RO mans doما حال کے موافق بناناWhen the Rome do as the Romans do.
68DOG
Dog’s ageلمبا عرصہWe have not met since a dog’s age.
Go to the dogsبرباد ہو جاناSince the achievement of independence in 1947, India has gone to the dogs.
To lead a dog’s lifeذلت آمیز زندگی گزارناMillions in India today are leading a dog’s Life.
Dog of warترک کر دیناThe plague has left the dog of war.
To throw to dogsقربان کر دیناAllama Iqbal threw his whole life to the dogs.
Dog cheapبہت سستاMangoes are dog cheap in Pakistan.
69DOLLAR
Almighty dollarدولت کی طاقتAlmighty dollar rules the world.
70DONE
Done for, out, upسخت تھکا ہواI completely done up with my routine of writing books.
71KONKEY
Donkey workمشقت محنتAll life is a donkey work.
Donkey’s yearsلمبا عرصہIt is strange that we have not met a donkey’s years.
72DOOMSDAY
Dooms dayروز قیامت ہمیشہ کے لئےHis habits are not going to change till doomsday.
73DOOR
Next door toقریبThe feverish patient was next door to Lunack
Out of doorکھلی ہوا میںMen who work out of doors enjoy good health.
Show one the doorگھر سے نکالناIf the servant does not work faithfully, show him the door.
At death’s doorمرنے کے قریبHe is at the death’s door now-a-days.
74DOUBLE
Double dealerدھوکہ باز شخصHe is a double dealer.
Double-mindedغیر فیصلہ کنYou are always double-minded in selecting your career.
Double-facedجھوٹاI am not going to agree to your this double-faced argument.
75DOWN
Down and Outوسائل ختم ہونے کے قریب ہوناI was down and out when he came to my help.
Down in the mouthمایوس ہوناThe Indian soldiers in Kashmir are down in the mouth.
Down on one’s luckبد قسمتNobody helps when one is down on one’s luck.
Down to the groundمکمل طور پرThe house was burnt down to the ground.
Down underمخالف مقامات پرMany men are flourishing down under.
Up and downادھر ادھرI walked the whole day up and down.
Ups and downsبد قسمتی There are many ups and downs in the life of a man.
To hiss downخاموشیI request you to hiss down.
To send downسزا دیناThe thief has been sent down.
Down-heartedمایوس/پست ہمتHe is bound to be down-hearted after losing his job.
To grind downطاقت سے امن قائم کرناThe days of grinding down have gone.
76DRAG
To drag inتعارف کراناThe company is going to drag in a new cigarette in the market next month.
77DRAUGHT
To suffer the draughtبد ترین حالات کا سامنا کرناHis bad behaviour will make him suffer the draught one day.
78DRAW
At daggers drawnکھلم کھلا دشمنIndia and Pakistan are at daggers drawn with each other.
Draw a blankکوئی فائدہ حاصل نہ ہوناIn his struggle for higher life, the modern man quite often draws blank.
Draw inکم کرنا/چھوٹا کرناThe cotton cloth draws in after washing.
Draw it fineبہت نفیس ہوناFew folk draw it fine now-a-days.
Draw nearنزدیک ہوناMy birthday is drawing near.
Draw onکھینچنا / پہنچاناThey drew on the quilt.
Draw on one’s imaginationتصوراتی یا جھوٹی بات کرناA good historian does not draw on his imagination.
Draw on one’s memoryیاد کرنے کی کوشش کرناDraw upon your memory and let us know where you were born.
Draw the cloth, board, tableکھانے کے بعد جگہ صاف کرناWhen the guests left, the hostess drew the cloth.
Draw the long bowشیخی بگھارنا/بڑھا کر بات بیان کرناIn police company do not draw the long bow.
Draw the lineحد ڈھونڈناBefore you open a bottle of Liquor, draw the line.
Draw to a headباقائدہ ترتیب دینا/مخصوص شکل میں کاٹناNo deal of Dr. Ars had has yet drawn to the head.
In drawingصحیح بنی ہوئیThe contract agreement is in drawing.
Out of drawingغلط بنی ہوئیThis portrait is out of drawing.
Out of the top drawerاعلیٰ درجے کاThis fruit is out of the top drawer.
79DREAMLAND
Dreamlandکسی کے خابوں کی حد Managership in a big hotel is my dreamland.
80DRESS
Dressed dayتین روزہ دورے کا دوسرا دنHe went to see his aunt on the dressed day.
Dress upخاص طور پر تیار ہوناThe bridegroom was dressed up.
Evening dress, Full dressرات کے کھانے پر پہنا جانے والا لباسMost hotels permit clients only in evening dress.
81DRIPPING
Dripping roastمسلسل اور آسان نفع کا ذریعہLet Salma Restaurant be a dripping roast.
82DROP
A drop in the bucketبہت کم مقدارAmerican help to Pakistan is a drop in the bucket.
Drop outغائب ہو جاناMany students who do not do well at studies drop out.
Drop downدور تک بہری سفر کرناAll the friends dropped down in a ship.
Drop inکبھی کبھار آناPlease drop in when you arein the town.
Drop offسوجاناMany passengers drop off in the bus.
Get the drop on oneگولی مارنے کے لئے تیار ہوناThey get the drop on the lamb rather than a lion.
To drop a hintاشارہ دیناI have dropped a hint that they are going to dismiss you from service.
To drop on one’s kneesعاجز ہوناOne must drop on one’s knee before God.
To drop are markکبھی کبھی بولناThey are only dropping a remark now-a-days.
To take a dropپانی پینا/مشروب پیناLet us take a drop.
83DROWN
Drown outسیلاب سےThe whole village has been drowned out.
84DRY
To dry upمکمل خشک کرناDry up the fruit before packing.
High and dryتنہا / اکیلاThe USA wants to leave India high and dry.
Dry factsغیر دلچسپ خیالاتPlease do not bore me with your dry in India now-a-days.
To go dryپانی کے بغیرMany cities have gone dry in India now-a-days.
Dry as dustفضولThe picture was absolutery dry as dust.
Dry beatاچھی طرح پیٹنا لیکن خون نہ نکلناThe thief was given a dry beat.
85DUCK
Duck diamondمحبوبہI can give up everything for my duck diamond.
To break one’s duckکر کٹ میں رنزThe young cricketer has Just brokent his duck.
Lame duckناقابلA dismissed minister is a lame duck.
Like a dying duckدیوالیہPakistani economy is like a dying duck.
86DUE
Give the devil his dueبرے شخص کو بھی اس کا حق دوThe Prime Minister of Pakistan knows to give the devil his due.
87DUEL
Hail the duelکھیل میں گول کرناThe Indian team failed to hail the duel.
88DULL
Dull brainedبیوقوف آدمیDo not talk to him, he is dull brained.
89DUST
Bite the dustخود داری کو صدمہ پہنچناShe made him bite the dust.
Dust one’s jacketتشدد سے اپنا نظریہ منواناA good teacher quite often dusts the jackets of his pupils.
90DUTCH
Dutch comfortاللہ کا شکر ہے اتنا ہی کافی ہےMany men in misery still cling on dutch comfort.
Talk like a dutch uncleجھڑکناPlease don’t talk to me like a Dutch uncle.

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