The document contains idioms and their meanings in English and Urdu. Some of the idioms included are: - To be tied to someone's apron strings: To be under someone's control - To keep someone at arm's length: To avoid being too close or friendly with someone - To welcome someone with open arms: To greet someone with great affection or enthusiasm - An apple of discord: Something that causes conflict or contention - To add fuel to the fire: To make a conflict or situation worse through provocative comments - To add insult to injury: To make a bad situation even worse - The apple of someone's eye: Someone's most cherished or beloved person or thing -

1. broadcast
The Prime Minister will be on the air (will be
broadcasting) at 9-15 p.m.
The interview will be on the air tomorrow.
‫کرنا‬ ‫نشر‬

2. too much under the control of somebody
He is tied to his wife’s apron strings.
Are you tied to your manager’s apron
strings?
‫میں‬ ‫کنٹرول‬ ‫کے‬ ‫کسی‬

3. to avoid being very close to or
friendly with someone or something
 I always had the feelings that she was
keeping me at arm's length.
 He is a dangerous agitator. Keep him at
arm’s lengths.
‫کسی‬ ‫یا‬ ‫شخص‬ ‫کسی‬
‫رکھنا‬ ‫فاصلہ‬ ‫سے‬ ‫چیز‬

4. with great affection or
enthusiasm
 I shall welcome him with open arms.
 Schools have welcomed such
arrangements with open arms.
‫۔‬ ‫سے‬ ‫پن‬ ‫بڑے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫سے‬ ‫دلی‬ ‫فراخ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫سے‬ ‫دل‬ ‫کھلے‬

5. Cause of contention
 Property was an apple of discord between
two brothers.
 The “best employee” award has been an
apple of discord among the co-workers for
quite some time.
‫جڑ‬ ‫کی‬ ‫فساد‬

6. to make a situation or
conflict intensify, especially
via provocative comments.
 John only added fuel to the fire when he
accused the other team of cheating.
 I had plenty to say about the situation, but
I was afraid I would add fuel to the fire. So I
kept my mouth shut.
/ ‫ڈالنا‬ ‫تیل‬ ‫پر‬ ‫جلتی‬
‫بڑھانا‬ ‫کو‬ ‫صورتحال‬ ‫مشکل‬ ‫یا‬ ‫تنازعہ‬

7. act in a way that makes a
bad situation worse.
 First, she put her in trolley and then to add
insult to injury, She was dumped on the floor.
 I was already getting late for work stuck in
the traffic, and to add insult to injury, I was
stopped by the police for speeding.
‫چھڑکنا‬ ‫نمک‬ ‫پر‬ ‫زخموں‬

8. Done

9. Someone most cherished or
a person or thing that
someone loves very much
 She has three children, but her youngest son
is the apple of her eye.
 While my grandmother loved all of us very
much, my younger brother was the apple of
her eye.
‫الڈال‬ / ‫آنکھ‬
‫تارا‬ ‫کا‬ ‫کسی‬
‫کی‬

10. perfect order or
neatness.
 Classroom was in apple pie order when
I entered.
 They keep their house in apple pie
order.
‫ستھرا‬ ‫صاف‬