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Idioms and Phrases beginning with 'D'

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1	DAGGER
	At dagger’s drawn	خون کے پیاسے	Iraq and USA are at dagger’s drawn.
	Look daggers	کھاجانے والی نظروں سے	She looked daggers at her stepson.
2	DAMOCLES
	Sword of Damocles	خطرے کی تلوار	The Pakistan- China alliance is a sword of Damocles hanging over India.
3	DAMP
	To strike a damp into	حوصلہ توڑنا	I don’t know why some parents strike a damp into the heart of their children in doing some initiative work.
	To damp the enthusiasm	ہمت پست کرنا	Your working have damped the enthusiasm of the whole society.
4	DANCE
	Dance a bear	ریچھ کا ناچ	The circus master danced a bear.
	Dance attendance on	چاپلوسی	Please dance attendance on ministers.
	Dance upon nothing	پھانسی لگنا	King Charles danced upon nothing.
	Lead one a dance	غلط راہ پر لگانا	He led the detective a dance.
5	DANDY
	Handy Pandy jack-a-Dandy	بے وقوف دوست	Every university student is a Handy Pandy jack-a-Dandy.
6	DANGER
	Danger line	خطرے کا نشان	The more ambitious a person is the quicker he reaches the danger line.
7	DARE
	I dare say	کہہ سکتا ہوں	I dare say he is a good boy.
8	DARK
	Dark horse	ایسا گھوڑا جس کی صلاحیتوں کا علم نہ ہو	There are many a dark horse in the ruling party.
	Dark continent	افریقہ	There is much light in the Dark Continent.
	Darken one’s door	ملاقات کرنا	Please do darken my door.
	Keep dark	خاموش ہونا	It is best to keep dark about political conspiracies.
	Keep it dark	چھپانا	Please keep it dark.
	Prince of darkness	کوئی علم نہ ہونا	Let not the prince of darkness take you.
	A leap in the dark	نا معلوم خطرہ	China’s attack on India was a leap in the dark.
	The dark ages	تاریخ کا ابتدائی زمانہ	During the dark ages, a man had very limited wants.
9	DASH
	Dash off	جلدی سے تیار کرنا	I can dash of a sonnet.
	Dash out	شکست دے دینا	She has dashed out her enemies one by one.
	To dash one’s hopes	لسی کو مکمل نا امید کر دینا	You own action is responsible for dashing your hopes.
	Dash of good blood	اچھی خصوصیات ہونا	Majid does not have dash of good blood in him.
	To cut a dash	اہم کار کردگی	Pasha cut a dash in his last performance in Lahore.
10	DATE
	Out of date	پرانا	My type writer is out of date now.
	Up to date	جدید	Newspapers keep you up to date.
11	DAY
	Call it a day	روانہ ہونا	Let us call it a day and go home now.
	Day by day	روزانہ	Prices are rising day by day.
	Day in and day out	لمبے عرصے سے	I have been writing books day in and day out.
	Day off	ایک کی چھٹی	Please take a days off and have some rest.
	Day out	ملازم کی چھٹی کا دن	It is a day out for our cook.
	Days of grace	بلوں کی ادائیگی کےلئے مخصوص دن	Do pay your bills in the days of grace.
	One of these days	مستقبل قریب کسی وقت	We are going to meet one of these days.
	See daylight	مشکل مسئلہ کو سمجھنا	I have just begun to see daylight about Pakistan’s problems.
	Win the day	فتح	Napoleon won the day.
	Day of doom	روز قیامت	A thief should never forget the day of doom.
	To lose the day	جنگ ہار جانا	At last India lost its day to China.
	D-day	قیامت کا دن	July 4th is a D-day for Englishmen in America.
12	DEAD
	Dead as a door- nail	بالکل پردہ	I found him dead-as a door nail.
	Deak language	متروک زبان	Sanskrit is not a dead language.
	Deadly sin	گناہ عظیم	There is no deadly sin now-a-days.
	Sead set against	کے بالکل مخالف	Javed is dead set against Shahid.
	Put the dead wood on	فائدہ حاصل کرنا	He put the dead wood on his closest friends.
	Dead drunk	نشے میں دھت	He came dead drunk before his wife.
	Dead loss	مکمل نقصان	The books soiled in rain are a dead loss to us.
	At dead of night	آدھی رات	The thieves stole away the whole cash at dead of night.
	A dead- letter	متروک قانون	Why do you rely on what is a dead letter now.
13	DEAF
	To be deaf to	توجہ نہ دینا	He is a deaf to my suggestions.
	Deaf-nut	بے موج	I can assure you, the business you have started is going to be beaf-nut.
	To give a deaf ear to	بے قدری کرنا	He gave a deaf ear to the professor’s lecture.
14	DEAL
	Deal in	کاروبار کرنا	He deals in cloth.
	Deal out	تقسیم کرنا	Please deal out the cards properly.
15	DEATH
	At death’s door	موت کے قریب	I found him at death’s door.
	Death on	مہلک	Liquor was death on him.
	Put to death	قتل کر دینا	The minister put his king to death.
	Jaes of death	موت کی دہلیز پر	I found her in the jaws of death.
	To death	آخر تک	They delayed to death.
	At death’s door	مزے کے قریب	He was at death’s door last Sunday.
	To be sick unto death	تھکا ہوا	I am quite sick unto death for any more service.
16	DEBT
	Debt of honour	واجب قرض	Every debt of honour must be paid.
	In one’s debt	ممنون ہونا	It is best to be not in anyone’s debt.
	Floating debt	عوامی قرضہ	Pakistan is under heavy floating debt.
	Debt of nature	موت	Everybody has to pay the debt of nature.
17	DECLARE
	Declare off	دستبردار ہونا	He declared off early in the game.
18	DECOY
	Decoy duck	دوسروں کو دھوکہ دینے میں مصروف	Police employ decoy ducks to entice criminals.
19	DEEP
	In deep waters	مشکلات میں	Good men are in deep waters but all men in deep waters are not good.
20	DEFAULT
	Judgment by default	بحث کے فقدان کے باعث غلط فیصلہ	It was a judgment by default that ruined him.
21	DEFECT
	Defects of one’s qualities	خوبیوں کے باوجود نقائص	Only morally strong men can be non-violent and cowardice is certainly not a defect of their quality.
22	DEFENCE
	Stand on the defensive	اپنا تحفظ کرنا	In arguing the import licence scandal the Prime Minister stood on the defensive in the National Assembly.
	In defence of	کی حمایت میں	We are in defence of Kashif to select him as our leader.
23	DEFICIENCY
	Deficiency desease	اہم عنصر کا فقدان	Pakistan’s economy is a victim of deficiency disease.
24	DEGREE
	By degree	آہستہ آہستہ	You can reach the top of the ladder in your career degree.
	Forbidden degress	خونی رشتے میں شادی جائز نہیں	The marriage of brother’s son and sister’s daughter is not forbidden degrees.
	Third degree	جسمانی اذیت سے جرم کا اعتراف کرانا	Third degree methods are customary rather than exceptional with police all over the world.
	Third degree	بڑی حد تک	The Peoples Party has failed to deliver the goods to a degree; and hence frustration dules supreme in the nation.
25	DELIVER
	Deliver the goods	وعدہ پورا کرنا	After her “Ghurbat Metaoo” manifesto which won her sweeping elections? Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto could not succeed in delivering the goods.
26	DEMAND
	In great demand	بہت قید ہونا	Wherever a minister or a millionaire goes, he is in great demand.
27	DEMARCATION
	Line of demarcation	سرحد	N.E.F.A is a is a line of demarcation between India and Pakistan.
28	DEMOCRAT
	Democrat wagon	مشہور کھیل	Every leader fights for a seat in the democrat wagon.
29	DENY
	Deny oneself	رشوت سے انکار	Great leaders must deny themselves comforts and luxuries to set a right example before the masses.
30	DEPART
	The departed	مرحوم	May God the departed soul resting peace!.
31	DEPTH
	The depth bomb	پانی کے سطح کے نیچے پھٹنے والا طاقتور بم	The loss of every by-election is a depth bomb for the ruling party, because it makes its position precarious.
32	DESCEND
	To descend upon	جملہ کرنا	India is on the lood-out descend upon Pakistan.
33	DESTINATION
	Destination moon	بہت مشکل میں	To become a minister or millionaire is a destination moon for millions of people.
34	DEVIL
	Between the deli and the deep sea	دونوں طرف سے مشکل میں	Quite often, even a successful politician finds himself between the devil and the deep sea.
	Devil a bit, one, thing	بالکل نہیں	If you don’t come, I don’t care devil a bit.
	Devil of a mess	بہت بڑی الجھن	World currency today is devil of a mess. One who glorifies corruption is a devil’s advocate.
	Devil’s advocate	برے کام کا حمایتی	One who glorifies corruption is a devil’s advocate.
	Devil’s dozen	تیرہ	Give me a devil’s dozen of your best books.
	Devil to pay	چھپائی کی غلطی	If we do not rectify our economy we have a devil to pay.
	The devil of	نا پسندیدہ شخص	He is the devil of director.
	The devil among	پریشان	I knew there was the devil among the gathering.
35	DEW
	With the des on	بالکل تازہ	She bought vegetables with the dew on.
36	DIAMOND
	Diamond cut diamond	لوہا لوہے کو کاٹتا ہے	The Peoples Party and the Muslim League are diamond cut diamond in Pakistan.
	Black diamond	کوئلہ	Black diamond is available in abundance in America.
37	DEVOID
	To be devoid of reason	بے وقوف ہونا	Are you devoid of all reason?
38	DEVOUR
	To devour the way	تیزی سے جانا	The camels devoured the way quickly.
39	DIE
	Die back	بتدریج مرنا	My brother was dying back for a year before the end came.
	Die away	آہستہ آہستہ غائب ہو جانا	The noise died away in the distance. Many events of history just die away.
	Die down		All agitation die down in the course of time.
	Die game	آخر تک ہمت قائم رکھنا	All great men die game.
	Die hard	موت سے لڑنا	Pakistan’s economic ills will die hard.
	Die off	تیزی سے یا بڑی تعداد میں مرنا	With large doses of DDT, mosquitoes die off.
	Die out	معدوم ہو جانا	Honesty is dying out in the world. With large-scale building activities in the cities, vegetation is dying Out.
	To die with one	ختم ہو جانا	Nazi secrets died with Hitler.
	To die hard	بہت مشکل سے ختم ہونا	Old habits die hard.
	To die in harness	کام کرتے ہوئے مرنا	Quaid-e-Azam died in harness.
	To die daily	روحانی موت مرنا	He dies daily
40	DIFFER
	To agree to diffar	ایک دوسرے کو قائل کرنے کی کوشش ترک کر دینا	Nadeem and Bilal agreed to differ. Mazhar and his son agreed to differ.
50	DIFFERENCE
	Make difference between	فرق رکھنا	Let us not make a difference between the poor and the rich.
51	DIG
	Dig in	سخت محنت کرنا	The deal was dug in. You must dig in to win success. After long battle the army dug in.
	Dig up	کھود کر نکالنا	Let us not dig up old differences.
	To dig at	کے خلاف بیان دینا	It does not pay to dig at your elders.
52	ILEMMA
	On the horns of a dilemma	دونوں طرف سے شکار میں ہونا	Unable to resign or justify his position, the president found himselfonthe horns ofa dilemna.
53	DINT
	By dint of	کی طاقت کے ذریعے	Sohail was able to get that job by dint of his uncle’s influence.
54	DIP
	Dip into	اچھی طرح چھان بین کرنا	Dip into thoroughly and then start a suitable business.
	To dip into the future	آنے والے واقعات کے بارے میں سوچنا	On completing his education career, he has dip into the future for service.
55	DIRT
	To eat dirt	بے عزتی برداشت کرنا	An honourable man never eats dirt.
	To throw dirt at	گالی دینا	Do not throw dirt at others.
56	DISCARD
	Throw into the discard	کوڑے کے ڈھیر پر پھینکنا	Old men with energy, knowledge and experience cannot be easily thrown into the discard.
57	DISCORD
	Apple of discord	وجہ نزاع	Money was the apple of discord among brothers.
58	DISCOVERY
	A voyage of discovery	نئے خیالات کا اجتماع	Ayub Khan’s visit to China was voyage of descovery.
	Be at one’s discretion	مکمل طور پر کسی کے کنٹرول میں ہونا	The President can declare emergency in the country at his discretion.
	At discretion	کسی سے اندازے کے مطابق	The magistrate decided the matter at discretion.
	At the discretion of	کی مرضی سے	At ihe discretion of God, they have been blessed with a son.
59	DISGUISE
	A blessing in disguise	چھپی ہوئی نعمت	An employer’s harsh treatment sometimes proves blessing in disguise to an employee.
60	DISMAL
	Dismal science	سیاسی معاشیات	You find many leaders sunk in the dismal science.
61	DISPUTE
	Beyond, without, dispute	یقینا	The leadership of the Prime Minister is beyond dispute.
62	DISSOLVE
	Dossplved in tears	بے تحاشا رونا	The boy was dissolved in tears.
63	DISTANCE
	Keep one at a distance	اپنے سے دور رکھنا	Mrs. Bhutto keeps most of her supporters at a distance.
	Within striking distance	بہت نزدیک	Both the enemies were standing within striking distance.
64	KISTINCTION
	Kistinction without difference	بہت تھوڑا فرق	It is hardly a distinction without difference for me whether you stay here in the night or not.
65	DIVINE
	Divine service	عوامی خدمت	My father is devoting his major time in divine service.
66	DIZZY
	To make dizzy	حیران کر دینا	Salma made the whole audience dizzy.
67	DO
	Be done	ختم ہونا	The marriage is done.
	Do away with	تباہ کر دینا، ختم کر دینا	Let us do away with dowry. Evils must be clone away with.
	Do in	دھوکہ دینا ، تھکا دینا،قتل کرنا	You 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 death	قتل کرنا	The doctors did my brother to death.
	Do with	کا استعمال کرنا	Can you do with this pencil? Nothing doing with my business. I’ll manage to do on with anybody.
	Have to do with	کسی بھی طرح کا تعلق ہونا	I have nothing to do with you. What have you to do with her?
	To do in the eye	دھوکہ دینا	The quality of a thief lies in doing in the eye.
	To do as the RO mans do	ما حال کے موافق بنانا	When the Rome do as the Romans do.
68	DOG
	Dog’s age	لمبا عرصہ	We have not met since a dog’s age.
	Go to the dogs	برباد ہو جانا	Since the achievement of independence in 1947, India has gone to the dogs.
	To lead a dog’s life	ذلت آمیز زندگی گزارنا	Millions in India today are leading a dog’s Life.
	Dog of war	ترک کر دینا	The plague has left the dog of war.
	To throw to dogs	قربان کر دینا	Allama Iqbal threw his whole life to the dogs.
	Dog cheap	بہت سستا	Mangoes are dog cheap in Pakistan.
69	DOLLAR
	Almighty dollar	دولت کی طاقت	Almighty dollar rules the world.
70	DONE
	Done for, out, up	سخت تھکا ہوا	I completely done up with my routine of writing books.
71	KONKEY
	Donkey work	مشقت محنت	All life is a donkey work.
	Donkey’s years	لمبا عرصہ	It is strange that we have not met a donkey’s years.
72	DOOMSDAY
	Dooms day	روز قیامت ہمیشہ کے لئے	His habits are not going to change till doomsday.
73	DOOR
	Next door to	قریب	The feverish patient was next door to Lunack
	Out of door	کھلی ہوا میں	Men who work out of doors enjoy good health.
	Show one the door	گھر سے نکالنا	If the servant does not work faithfully, show him the door.
	At death’s door	مرنے کے قریب	He is at the death’s door now-a-days.
74	DOUBLE
	Double dealer	دھوکہ باز شخص	He is a double dealer.
	Double-minded	غیر فیصلہ کن	You are always double-minded in selecting your career.
	Double-faced	جھوٹا	I am not going to agree to your this double-faced argument.
75	DOWN
	Down and Out	وسائل ختم ہونے کے قریب ہونا	I was down and out when he came to my help.
	Down in the mouth	مایوس ہونا	The Indian soldiers in Kashmir are down in the mouth.
	Down on one’s luck	بد قسمت	Nobody helps when one is down on one’s luck.
	Down to the ground	مکمل طور پر	The house was burnt down to the ground.
	Down under	مخالف مقامات پر	Many men are flourishing down under.
	Up and down	ادھر ادھر	I walked the whole day up and down.
	Ups and downs	بد قسمتی	There are many ups and downs in the life of a man.
	To hiss down	خاموشی	I request you to hiss down.
	To send down	سزا دینا	The thief has been sent down.
	Down-hearted	مایوس/پست ہمت	He is bound to be down-hearted after losing his job.
	To grind down	طاقت سے امن قائم کرنا	The days of grinding down have gone.
76	DRAG
	To drag in	تعارف کرانا	The company is going to drag in a new cigarette in the market next month.
77	DRAUGHT
	To suffer the draught	بد ترین حالات کا سامنا کرنا	His bad behaviour will make him suffer the draught one day.
78	DRAW
	At daggers drawn	کھلم کھلا دشمن	India and Pakistan are at daggers drawn with each other.
	Draw a blank	کوئی فائدہ حاصل نہ ہونا	In his struggle for higher life, the modern man quite often draws blank.
	Draw in	کم کرنا/چھوٹا کرنا	The cotton cloth draws in after washing.
	Draw it fine	بہت نفیس ہونا	Few folk draw it fine now-a-days.
	Draw near	نزدیک ہونا	My birthday is drawing near.
	Draw on	کھینچنا / پہنچانا	They drew on the quilt.
	Draw on one’s imagination	تصوراتی یا جھوٹی بات کرنا	A good historian does not draw on his imagination.
	Draw on one’s memory	یاد کرنے کی کوشش کرنا	Draw upon your memory and let us know where you were born.
	Draw the cloth, board, table	کھانے کے بعد جگہ صاف کرنا	When the guests left, the hostess drew the cloth.
	Draw the long bow	شیخی بگھارنا/بڑھا کر بات بیان کرنا	In police company do not draw the long bow.
	Draw the line	حد ڈھونڈنا	Before you open a bottle of Liquor, draw the line.
	Draw to a head	باقائدہ ترتیب دینا/مخصوص شکل میں کاٹنا	No deal of Dr. Ars had has yet drawn to the head.
	In drawing	صحیح بنی ہوئی	The contract agreement is in drawing.
	Out of drawing	غلط بنی ہوئی	This portrait is out of drawing.
	Out of the top drawer	اعلیٰ درجے کا	This fruit is out of the top drawer.
79	DREAMLAND
	Dreamland	کسی کے خابوں کی حد	Managership in a big hotel is my dreamland.
80	DRESS
	Dressed day	تین روزہ دورے کا دوسرا دن	He went to see his aunt on the dressed day.
	Dress up	خاص طور پر تیار ہونا	The bridegroom was dressed up.
	Evening dress, Full dress	رات کے کھانے پر پہنا جانے والا لباس	Most hotels permit clients only in evening dress.
81	DRIPPING
	Dripping roast	مسلسل اور آسان نفع کا ذریعہ	Let Salma Restaurant be a dripping roast.
82	DROP
	A drop in the bucket	بہت کم مقدار	American help to Pakistan is a drop in the bucket.
	Drop out	غائب ہو جانا	Many students who do not do well at studies drop out.
	Drop down	دور تک بہری سفر کرنا	All the friends dropped down in a ship.
	Drop in	کبھی کبھار آنا	Please drop in when you arein the town.
	Drop off	سوجانا	Many passengers drop off in the bus.
	Get the drop on one	گولی مارنے کے لئے تیار ہونا	They get the drop on the lamb rather than a lion.
	To drop a hint	اشارہ دینا	I have dropped a hint that they are going to dismiss you from service.
	To drop on one’s knees	عاجز ہونا	One must drop on one’s knee before God.
	To drop are mark	کبھی کبھی بولنا	They are only dropping a remark now-a-days.
	To take a drop	پانی پینا/مشروب پینا	Let us take a drop.
83	DROWN
	Drown out	سیلاب سے	The whole village has been drowned out.
84	DRY
	To dry up	مکمل خشک کرنا	Dry up the fruit before packing.
	High and dry	تنہا / اکیلا	The USA wants to leave India high and dry.
	Dry facts	غیر دلچسپ خیالات	Please do not bore me with your dry in India now-a-days.
	To go dry	پانی کے بغیر	Many cities have gone dry in India now-a-days.
	Dry as dust	فضول	The picture was absolutery dry as dust.
	Dry beat	اچھی طرح پیٹنا لیکن خون نہ نکلنا	The thief was given a dry beat.
85	DUCK
	Duck diamond	محبوبہ	I can give up everything for my duck diamond.
	To break one’s duck	کر کٹ میں رنز	The young cricketer has Just brokent his duck.
	Lame duck	ناقابل	A dismissed minister is a lame duck.
	Like a dying duck	دیوالیہ	Pakistani economy is like a dying duck.
86	DUE
	Give the devil his due	برے شخص کو بھی اس کا حق دو	The Prime Minister of Pakistan knows to give the devil his due.
87	DUEL
	Hail the duel	کھیل میں گول کرنا	The Indian team failed to hail the duel.
88	DULL
	Dull brained	بیوقوف آدمی	Do not talk to him, he is dull brained.
89	DUST
	Bite the dust	خود داری کو صدمہ پہنچنا	She made him bite the dust.
	Dust one’s jacket	تشدد سے اپنا نظریہ منوانا	A good teacher quite often dusts the jackets of his pupils.
90	DUTCH
	Dutch comfort	اللہ کا شکر ہے اتنا ہی کافی ہے	Many men in misery still cling on dutch comfort.
	Talk like a dutch uncle	جھڑکنا	Please don’t talk to me like a Dutch uncle.