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IMPORTANT IDIOMS AND PHRASES |
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GROUP - S |
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See off الوداع کہنا |
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I went to the station to see off my brother. |
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Set in شروع ہونا |
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The rainy season has set in. |
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Stand by ساتھ دینا |
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We should stand by the poor. |
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Smell a rat دال میں کچھ کالا ہونا |
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I smell a rat in your proposal. |
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Snake in the grass چھپا دشمن |
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Aslam is a snake in the grass. |
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Storm in a tea cup فضول سی بات پر ہنگامہ |
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Their protest is only a storm in a teacup. |
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Set up لگانا |
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Do you know how to set up a tent? |
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Scot – free سزا سے بچ جانا |
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Others were punished, while he got scot free. |
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Spick and span چست / صاف وشفاف |
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He looks spick and span in his new dress. |
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They keep their room spick and span. |
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Small talk گپ شپ |
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They pass their spare time in small talk. |
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Safe and sound صحیح سلامت |
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They reached their destination safe and sound. |
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Set by کچھ بچا کر رکھنا |
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Set by some money for the rainy days. |
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See through بھانپ لینا |
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They saw through my plan. |
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Sum and substance خلا صہ |
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Give me sum and substance of the story. |
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Send for بلا بھیجنا |
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Please send for the doctor as mother is ill. |
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Set asideمنسوخ / مسترد کرنا |
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The judge has set aside his bail. |
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Set off /out روانہ ہونا |
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They set off (out) for Lahore. |