Out of the wood
Meaning: कठिनाइयों और खतरे से मुक्त
Usage: Pine martens could be out of the woods, albeit in limited areas, and may they flourish.
Under his thumb
Meaning: किसी अन्य के नियन्त्रण में
Usage: Manish guides his team in the best way. All the teammates are under his thumb.
Between the devil and the deep sea
Meaning: दोनों तरफ खाई या खतरा
Usage: Until I got this job I was between the devil and the deep blue sea—borrowing from one credit card to make the minimum payment for several others.
Call a spade a spade
Meaning:खुलकर और सीधे तौर पर कुछ कहना
Usage: Why not call a spade a spade and say that she’s incompetent, if that what you’re thinking.
Hoping against hope
Meaning: बिना किसी उम्मीद के
Usage: One after another the aircraft came back and we would count them, hoping against hope that they would all return.
To play ducks and drakes
Meaning: मूर्खतापूर्ण और असंगत रूप से कार्य करना
Usage: He lost his job for playing ducks and drakes with the fund of a corporation.
Rain Cats and dog
Meaning: बहुत तेज बारिश होना
Usage: It’s raining cats and dogs I am worried about how my kids will reach home.
Like a cat on hot bricks
Meaning: बहुत नर्वस होना
Usage: No need to teeter along like a cat on hot bricks if you’ve got summat to foil the ice.
Cat and dog life
Meaning: झगड़ों से भरा जीवन
Usage: The man and his wife lead a cat-and-dog life, and both are miserable.
Show a clean pair of heels
Meaning: भाग जाना
Usage: As soon as chain snatcher saw a policeman, he showed a clean pair of heels
