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English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Idioms and Phrases related to STONE


1. Leave no stone unturned: To make every possible effort (कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ना)
She left no stone unturned to prepare for her exam.

2. A rolling stone gathers no moss: A person who does not settle in one place rarely prospers (जो स्थिर नहीं रहता, वह कुछ नाम नहीं कर पाता)
He keeps changing jobs; a rolling stone gathers no moss.

3. Cast the first stone: To be the first to criticize or blame (सबसे पहले दोष लगाना)
Before you cast the first stone, remember your own mistakes.

4. Stone-cold: Completely cold or emotionless (पूरी तरह ठंडा या भावहीन)
His hands were stone-cold in the freezing weather.

5. Heart of stone: A person who is very cold or cruel (कठोर दिल वाला व्यक्ति)
He didn’t even flinch at her tears—he has a heart of stone.

6. Stone deaf: Completely unable to hear anything: (पूरी तरह बहरा)
She has been stone-deaf since birth.

7. Turn to stone: To be frozen with fear or shock (डर या सदमे से जम जाना)
When he saw the lion, he turned to stone.

8. Stone-faced silence: Silence with no visible emotion (बिना किसी भाव के चुप्पी)
He listened with a stone-faced silence.

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The world of Palindrome


A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, with spaces, punctuation, and capitalization usually ignored.

kayak
level
madam
radar
rotor
refer
civic
pop
eye
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Never odd or even
Step on no pets

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Important Contractions


Kind + of = kinda
Don't + you = Doncha
Give + me = Gimme
Let + me = Lemme
Want + to = Wanna
Got + to = Gotta
Going + to = Gonna
What + have you = Watcha

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Foreign Words and Phrases


IPSO FACTO
Origin: Latin
by that fact or act (स्वतः)

QUID PRO QUO
Origin: Latin
something that is given to a person in return for something they have done (बदले में)

HASTA LA VISTA
Origin: Spanish
goodbye; see you later (विदा लेना)

ERGO
Origin: Latin
therefore (इसलिए)

MI CASA, SU CASA
Origin: Spanish
my house is your house (मेरा घर आपका घर है)

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Love idioms


Head over heels: Deeply and madly in love
Love at first sight: Falling in love immediately upon meeting
Tie the knot: To get married
Apple of my eye: Someone who is cherished above all others
Match made in heaven: Two people who are perfect for each other
Pop the question: To propose marriage
Wear your heart on your sleeve: Making your emotions and feelings very obvious
Love is blind: When you cannot see the faults of the person you love

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