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Idiom & Proverb Translations (Urdu ↔ English)
Confirmed recurring idiom cram-list (English → Urdu)
| English idiom | Urdu equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Better late than never | دیر آید درست آید | 2026 Q18 — literally "better arriving late than arriving correct" |
| At one's beck and call | اشارے پر ہونا | 2025 — to be entirely at someone's command |
| Sum and substance | خلاصہ | 2025 — the summary/essence of a matter |
| Fight shy of | کسی سے دور بھاگ کر گھبرانا | 2025 — to avoid something out of nervousness |
| Nearer the church, farther from God | چراغ تلے اندھیرا | 2025 — literally "darkness beneath the lamp"; nearest Urdu equivalent, not a literal translation |
2027 prediction to add to your list now
| English idiom | Urdu equivalent | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A bird in hand is worth two in the bush | نو نقد نہ تیرہ ادھار | Predicted only — extends the confirmed idiom-translation cluster; not yet asked in 2022–2026 |
Common Urdu muhawaray (idioms/phrases) tested standalone
| Urdu muhawara | Meaning (English) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| تِتَربِتَر ہونا | to scatter / disperse | 2026 Q5 |
| قوت لایموت | bare subsistence — just enough food to sustain life | 2025 |
| روزمرہ | native speakers' own distinctive everyday speech/idiom | 2025 Q5 |
Note on office-Urdu phrases: some bureaucratic terms are really idiom-style set phrases rather than literal translations, e.g. "برائے تعمیل" → For Compliance — see Bureaucratic/Office Urdu Vocabulary for the full office-Urdu set.