HinKhoj Dictionary

English Hindi Dictionary | अंग्रेज़ी हिन्दी शब्दकोश

Know the meaning of these idioms


Apples and oranges
Meaning: To be different from each other (एक दूसरे से बिलकुल अलग होना)
My mom and my mother-in-law are just apples and oranges. मेरी माँ और मेरी सास एक दूसरे से बिलकुल अलग हैं।

Go pear-shaped
Meaning: To fail; to be unsuccessful (असफल होना)
What are we going to do this weekend if our plans go pear-shaped? अगर हमारी योजना असफल हो जाती है तो इस सप्ताह के अंत में हम क्या करने जा रहे हैं?

A plum job
Meaning: Very good job (बहुत अच्छी नौकरी)
He got a plum job in an insurance company. (उसे insurance company में बहुत अच्छी नौकरी मिली।)

Top banana
Meaning: the leader/ the most important person in an organization or activity (सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति/ नेता)
You’ll have to ask the top banana. (आपको संस्था के सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति से पूछना पड़ेगा।)

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इन Proverbs का हिंदी में meaning जानें


A Figure among cyphers. – अंधों में काना राजा
All is well that ends well. – अंत भला सो भला
He that is warm thinks all are so. – आप सुखी तो जग सुखी
Out of the frying pan into the fire. – आम से टपका बगल में अटका
Self praise is no recommendation. – अपने मुहं मियां मिट्ठू मत बनो
Necessity is the mother of invention. – आवश्यकता अविष्कार की जननी है

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Important words for competitive exams


Lackadaisical(Adjective) : उदासीन/ उत्साह और दृढ़ संकल्प की कमी/ लापरवाही से आलसी

Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

SKIRMISH (noun) : झड़प

Meaning: a brief clash between enemies or rivals.

RECALCITRANT (adjective) : आज्ञा न माननेवाला

Meaning: having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

WARY (adjective) : सावधान

Meaning: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

INHABITANT(Noun) : निवासी

Meaning: a person or animal that lives in a particular place

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Know the meaning of these words


Martinet - a person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian. (कठोर अनुशासक)
Sycophant - someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them (चापलूस)
Dilettante - a person who is or seems to be interested in a subject, but whose understanding of it is not very deep or serious (शौक़ीन/ कलाप्रेमी)
Virtuoso - a person who is extremely skilful at something, especially playing a musical instrument (किसी कला में (विशेषतः वाद्य यंत्र संगीत कला में) अति दक्ष)
Diaphanous - substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it (आर-पार दिखलानेवाला/ पारदर्शी)
Tyro - a beginner or novice (आरंभ करनेवाला/ नौसिखिया)

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Quote of the week


All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within.
उस व्यक्ति के लिए सभी परिस्थितियां अच्छी हैं जो अपने भीतर खुशी संजो कर रखता है।

                                                                - Horace Friess

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