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IMPORTANT IDIOMS AND PHRASES |
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GROUP - L |
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1. Lame excuse جھوٹا بہا نا |
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Your illness is a lame excuse for leave. |
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2. Lay by/aside بچا کر رکھنا |
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I am trying to lay by some money for rainy day. |
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3. Lay aside/ put asideبچت کر نا |
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He has laid some money aside for old age. |
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4. Look after نگہداشت کرنا |
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A mother looks after her children. |
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5. Leave no stone unturned پوری کوشش کرنا |
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I will leave no stone unturned to get the job. |
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6. Look into تفتیش کرنا |
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The police will soon look into the crime. |
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7. Look for تلاش کر نا |
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She is looking for her lost child. |
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8. Lick the dust ذلت اٹھانا |
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The enemy had to lick the dust in the war. |
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9. Lion`s share بڑا حصہ |
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He got the lion`s share from his father`s property. |
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He saved a lion`s share of his income. |
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10.Leave in lurch مشکل میں ساتھ چھوڑ جانا |
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All his friends left him in the lurch. |
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11.Look down upon /on حقارت سے دیکھنا |
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Do not look down upon the poor. |
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12.Let the cat out of the bag راز فاش کرنا |
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Hid this matter as they may let the cat out of the bag. |
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13.Lead by nose اپنی خواہش کے مطابق کرنے پر مجبور کر دینا |
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Do not lead a foolish man by the nose. |
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14.Leave no stone unturned پوری کوشش کرنا |
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I will leave no stone unturned to get the job. |
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15.Look sharp جلدی کرنا |
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Look sharp, the train is coming. |
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16.Long and the short قصہ مختصر |
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The long and the short of it is that they are backward. |
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17.Laughing stock مذاق کا نشانہ |
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He is the laughing stock of our office. |
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18.Let in اندر آنے دینا |
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Windows let in light and air. |