Important Idioms and Phrases

Idiom	Meaning	Phrase
Century	صدی	This century will make our life modern and easier.
Conquest	فتح	The conquest of Makkah is an important event in history of Islam.
Influential	موثر	Quaid-e-Azam was an influential political leader.
Determination	عزم	Saad has succeeded by his determination.
Delegation	وفد	Our country sent an industrial delegation to Turkey.
Quietly	خاموشی سے	I slipped quietly out of the back door.
Urge	خواہش	I have a pressing urge to become a doctor.
Ignorance	جہالت	We should eliminate ignorance from our society.
Unparalleled	بے مثال	The love that we receive from our parents is unparalleled.
Beauty	خوبصورتی	Beauty needs no ornaments.
Sacrifice	قربانی	We should sacrifice our lives for the country.
Commendable	قابل تعریف	His performance is commendable.
Prosperity	خوشحالی	We should work hard for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan.
Invasion	حملہ	We should always be ready to defend foreign invasion.
Motherland	مادر وطن	I live in my motherland.
Responsible	ذمہ دار	Everyone is responsible for his own deeds.
Nationalism	قومیت پرستی	The Muslims believe in Islamic brotherhood not in nationalism
Geared up	تیار/ مشتاق	All the students were geared up to listen their teacher.
Global village	عالمی گاؤں	The world has become a global village due to fastest electronic media.
A click away	ایک اشارہ پر	Buying and selling is just a click away through Internet.
Constructive role	تعمیری کردار	Media plays a very constructive role in our society.
Raise awareness	شعور پیدا کرنا	Media raises awareness about many social issues like corruption.
To keep an eye	نظر رکھنا	We should keep an eye over enemy.
A mouth piece of the downtrodden	غریبوں کی جگہ پر بولنے والا	Media has also become a mouth piece of the downtrodden
Mad with anger	غصے سے پاگل	Fozia was made with anger when her son broke the glass.
Reveal the secret	راز بتانا	We should not reveal the secrets of our country
Resolute	پکا	I have a resolute faith in Allah
Migration	ہجرت	The migration of the Holy Prophet (SAW) from Makkah to Madina was a great significance.
Companion	ساتھی	Ahmad was my companion on journey.
Refuge	پناہ گاہ	She took refuge in a cottage.
Gave Away	دے دی	He gave away all his money to poor’s.
Determined	پر عزم	I am determined to become a doctor.
Bits and pieces	بکھر جانا	We should not divide into bit and pieces.
Man in the street	عام آدمی	The government does not understand the problems of the man in the street.
Raising sprit	جزبہ بڑھانا	We should get lesson from Quaid’s raising sprit.
Pass Through	میں سے گزرنا	Pakistan is now passing through difficult times.
Fall a prey	شکار ہونا	He fell a prey to T.B. and died.
Impressive	متاثر کن	She is very impressive.
Dexterously	مہارت سے	She works dexterously at knitting work.
Spacious	وسیع	We live in a very spacious house.
Humility	عاجزی	Hazrat Asma (RA) was a model of humility.
Flamboyant	شاندار/زرق برق	She wears flamboyant dress.
In Vain	بے فائدہ	I tried to bring him round but all in vain.
Fight a lost battle	ہاری ہوئی جنگ	America is fighting a lost battle in Asia.
Shock at	جھٹکا لگا	He was shocked at his friend’s death.
Ironic smile	طنزیہ مسکراہٹ	His ironic smile broke my heart.
Attend to	متوجہ ہونا	Attend to the announcement of departure time of new flight.
Made up mind	ذہن بنانا	I made up my mind to help her.
Look for	کی تلاش	Who are you looking for?
Bear fruit	فائدہ مند ہونا	My efforts bore fruit at last.
Pollution	آلودگی	Pollution is a big problem of the modern world.
Pollutant	آلودہ کرنے والا	Careless use of technology has made it pollutant.
Construct	تعمیر کرنا	Mason is constructing a new building.
Develop	بڑھانا	We should try to develop civic sense.
Development	ترقی	The government is encouraging the development of small business.