PHRASAL VERBS WITH ‘ASK’ English By

Binod Sharma

5. Ask in
Meaning:
To invite someone to come inside.

Example:
I asked him in for a cup of tea.

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1. GIFT OF THE GAB (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (बोलने की कला)

The ability to speak eloquently

Example:
If you have the gift of gab, you can become a good politician.

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2. A HARD NUT TO CRACK (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (लोहे के चने चबाना)

A problem or a person that is
very difficult to deal with

Example:
The police are trying to solve this case, but it is a hard nut to crack.

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3. UNDER THE WEATHER (14) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अस्वस्थ)
To feel unwell / sick

Example:
I am feeling under the weather, so I will not go to school today.

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4. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON (13) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (बहुत कम)

Very rarely, almost never

Example:
Once in a blue moon I go to the cinema.

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5. A RED LETTER DAY (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (स्मरणीय दिवस)

An important or memorable day

Example:
15th August is a red letter day in the history of India.

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6. TO SMELL A RAT (14) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (िाल में काला होना)

• To suspect that something is wrong
• To suspect trickery or deception

Example:
I smelled a rat when I was being asked for the OTP.

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7. BEAT AROUND THE BUSH (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (घुमा फिरा के बात करना)

To avoid getting to the main point

Example:
Don't beat around the bush,
come straight to the point.

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8. BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (बहुत तेजी से)

Very quickly / rapidly / swiftly

Example:
His business is growing by leaps and bounds.

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9. FACE THE MUSIC (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (फकये का पररणाम भुगतना)

• To get reprimanded
• To be punished
• To bear the consequences
• To accept the blame
Example:
You will have to face the music for what you have done.

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10. SPILL THE BEANS (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अनजाने में भेि खोल िे ना)

• To leak the secret
• To reveal a secret
• To give away a secret

Example:
He spilled the beans about the surprise party.

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11. A WILD GOOSE CHASE (12) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (ननरथथक खोज)

• Futile search
• Unprofitable adventure
• Useless search

Example:
The police had been sent on a wild goose chase.

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12. BURY THE HATCHET (11) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (झगडा ख़त्म करना)

• To end a quarrel
• To become friendly again
• To Make peace

Example:
The two countries decided to finally bury the hatchet.

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13. THROUGH THICK AND THIN (11) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (सुख िुःु ख में )

• To support under all circumstances
• In times of good and bad fortune

Example:
My best friend has supported me through thick and thin.

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14. TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES (11) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (छुपी हुई बात समझना)

To understand the hidden meaning

Example:
My best friend has supported me through thick and thin.

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15. A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अचानक घटना)

• Something unexpected and unpleasant
• A complete surprise
• A sudden disaster

Example:
The earthquake was like a bolt from the blue.

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16. A SNAKE IN THE SNAKE (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (आस्तीन का साप)

• A secret enemy
• A treacherous person
• A deceitful person

Example:
He looks honest but he is a snake in the grass.

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17. AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (ऐन मौके पर)

• At the very last moment
• Just before the deadline

Example:
He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.

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18. BLOW ONE’S OWN TRUMPET (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अपनी बडाई करना)

• To boast about one’s
achievements
• To praise oneself

Example:
He has a habit of blowing his own trumpet.

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19. BREAK THE ICE (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (बातचीत शरू ु करना, बात छे डना)

• To initiate something
• To start a conversation
• To make someone
comfortable
Example:
I tried to break the ice by talking to the people.

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20. COST AN ARM AND A LEG (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (महँगा पडना)

• To be extremely expensive
• Very costly

Example:
This dress is lovely, but it cost me an arm and a leg.

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21. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED (10) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (कोई कसर न छोडना)

To make every possible effort

Example:
The police will leave no stone unturned
in their search for the robbers.

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22. A FISH OUT OF WATER (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (असहज वातावरण या स्स्थनत)

• An uncomfortable position
• Unfamiliar circumstances

Example:
I felt like a fish out of water in my new school.

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23. A STONE’S THROW AWAY (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (थोडी िरू पर)

• At a short distance

Example:
The airport is a stone’s throw away from here.

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24. AT THE DROP OF A HAT/DIME (9)
English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (तुरंत या बबना फकसी दहचफकचाहट)

• Immediately
• Without any hesitation
• Without planning

Example:
These days, people start fighting at the drop of a hat.

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25. BE ALL EARS (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (ध्यान पूवकथ सुनना)

• To be attentive
• To be listening eagerly

Example:
Tell me what you want to say, I am all ears.

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26. BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अपनी क्षमता से अधिक कायथ करने का प्रयास करना)

• To take more than one can deal with
• To try to do something that is too
difficult for you

Example:
By accepting two part-time jobs, he is clearly
biting off more than he can chew.
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27. BY FITS AND STARTS (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अननयममत रूप से)

• Unsteady / irregularly

Example:
If you work by fits and starts, you will never achieve much.

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28. COCK AND BULL STORY (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (झूठी कहानी)

• Improbable story presented as the truth
• An absurd or false story

Example:
Her excuse for being late was a cock and bull story.

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29. FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (सुख का साथी)

• Friends in good times
• Friends not reliable in difficult times
• Selfish friends

Example:
A fair weather friend can't stand by you all the time.

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30. GET OUT OF HAND (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (ननयंत्रण से बाहर हो जाना)

• To become uncontrollable
• To get out of control

Example:
Your children are getting out of hand.
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31. IN THE SAME BOAT (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (एक ही जैसी मुसीबत में होना)

• To be in the same difficult
circumstances as others

Example:
Everyone's got too much work—we're all in the same boat.

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32. ON CLOUD NINE (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (बहुत ज्यािा खुश)

• Extremely happy and excited

Example:
He was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
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33. PULL SOMEONE’S LEG (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (फकसी की टांग खींचना)

• To make a fool of someone
• To tease someone
• To play a joke with someone

Example:
Don’t worry about what he said. He is just pulling your leg.

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34. SIT ON THE FENCE (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (तटस्थ रहना)

• Not to take sides in a dispute
• To remain neutral
• To remain undecided

Example:
You can't sit on the fence any longer - you
have to decide whose side you are on.

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35. FLOG A DEAD HORSE (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (गडे मि
ु े उखाडना / असम्भव काम करना)
• To attempt to do the impossible
• To waste time and effort
impossible things

Example:
It is useless to flog a dead horse.

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36. TURN A DEAF EAR (9) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अनसन ु ी करना, ध्यान न िे ना)

• To refuse to listen
• To ignore what someone says

Example:
If you turn a deaf ear to my warnings,
you'll land in trouble.
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37. A BLESSING IN DISGUISE (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (िुःु ख के भेस में सख

ु )
• A misfortune that unexpectedly turns
into good fortune
• Something that at first appears to be
bad or unlucky but is actually good
Example:
Positive people try to see problems as blessings in disguise.

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38. A DARK HORSE (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (छुपा रुस्तम)

• An unexpected winner
• A little known, unexpectedly
successful entrant
Example:
Everyone underestimated him but
he turned out to be a dark horse.
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39. A PIECE OF CAKE (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (बच्चों का खेल)

• A very easy task

Example:
They said the test would be difficult,
but it was a piece of cake.

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40. CRY OVER SPILT MILK (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (व्यथथ पछताना)

• To waste time feeling sorry about a past mistake
or problem that cannot be changed

Example:
It is now too late to cry over spilt milk.

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41. FULL OF BEANS (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (जोश से भरा हुआ)

• Full of energy
• Lively and energetic

Example:
I felt full of beans after a good sleep.

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42. HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (स्वाथथ)
• To have a private reason for doing
or getting involved in something
• A selfish aim or motive

Example:
He genuinely has no axe to grind for joining the politics.

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43. IN A NUTSHELL (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (संक्षेप में )

• Briefly and concisely
• Very briefly
• In the fewest possible words.

Example:
Mary told me about the plan in a nutshell.

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44. SEE EYE TO EYE (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (एकमत होना)

• Be in full agreement
• Agree with each other

Example:
They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.

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45. EAT A HUMBLE PIE (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (नाक रगडना / हार मानना)

• To accept defeat
• To apologise humbly
• To admit that you are wrong
• To suffer humiliation
Example:
The lawyer had to eat humble pie in the court
because the facts he presented were wrong.

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46. GET INTO HOT WATER (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (मस
ु ीबत में पडना)
• To get into trouble
• To be in a difficult situation

Example:
If you break the traffic rules, you will get into hot water.

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47. A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (जैसा बाप वैसा बेटा)

• Someone whose character or personality
resembles that of their parents

Example:
He is a real chip of the old block – he is a good singer like his father.

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48. AT ONE’S WIT’S END (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (अक्ल का काम न करना)

• To be puzzled / confused
• Not knowing what to do

Example:
I am at my wit’s end. I don't know how to help him.

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49. BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (गलतफ़हमी में होना)

• To waste one's efforts by pursuing
the wrong thing or path
• Looking for solutions in the
wrong direction
Example:
She thinks it'll solve the problem, but I think
she's barking up the wrong tree.

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50. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS (8) English By
Binod Sharma

Meaning: (िोनों हाथों में लड्डू)

• A situation wherein one can enjoy the
benefit of two different opportunities
• A win-win situation / all the advantages

Example:
You can't have the best of both worlds. You have to choose.

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TOP 200 IDIOMS & PHRASES English By
Binod Sharma

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TOP 200 IDIOMS & PHRASES English By
Binod Sharma

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