Ablutomanina: Mania for washing oneselfAnthomania: Obsession with flowersArithmomania: Obsessive preoccupation with numbersBruxomania: Compulsion for grinding teethChoreomania: Dancing mania or frenzyDacnomania: Obsession with killingDemonomania: Pathological belief that one is possessed demonsDipsomania: Abnormal craving for alcohol
Apples and orangesMeaning: 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-shapedMeaning: 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 jobMeaning: Very good job (बहुत अच्छी नौकरी)He got a plum job in an insurance company. (उसे insurance company में बहुत अच्छी नौकरी मिली।)
Top bananaMeaning: 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।)
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
Lackadaisical(Adjective) : उदासीन/ उत्साह और दृढ़ संकल्प की कमी/ लापरवाही से आलसीMeaning: 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
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)