ADVERBIAL & PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES USE AS IDIOMS

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Adverbial & Prepositional Phrases Use As Idiom)

A

• Above all:
  Meaning: (chiefly / اھم ترین)
  Sentence:
  * He is novelist and journalist and above all a great philosopher.
  * Above all he is honest.
  
  
• As far as:
  Meaning: ( /جہاں تک ممکن ہو)
  Sentence:
  * I shall help you as far as I can.
  
  
• As good as:
  Meaning: (ایک جیسا)
  Sentence:
  * Ali is as good as his word.
  
  
• As long as:
  Meaning: (جب تک)
  Sentence:
  * You may borrow the book as long as you want.
  
  
• As soon as:
  Meaning: (جیسے ہی)
  Sentence:
  * He started smiling as soon as he received his father's letter.
  
  
• As well as:
  Meaning: (اور بھی)
  Sentence:
  * They travelled by day as well as by night.
  
  
• At a deadlock:
  Meaning: (تعطل)
  Sentence:
  * Once again the political parties are at a deadlock.
  
  
• At a glance
  Meaning: (ایک نظر میں)
  Sentence:
  * He saw everything at a glance.
  
  
• At home in:
  Meaning: (ماہر)
  Sentence:
  * Amjad is at home in English.
  
  
• At large:
  Meaning: (At liberty / Free / آزاد)
  Sentence:
  * The escaped prisoner is still at large.
  * The citizen were suffering from severe anxiety because terrorist were at large.
  * The people were afraid because the murderer was at large.
  * The politician is popular at large.
  * People at large condemned the opening of wine shops in their locality.
  
  
• At a loss:
  Meaning: (Puzzled / Confused / Not knowing what to do / قاصر)
  Sentence:
  * I am at a loss to know what is wrong with the machine.
  * I was completely at a loss because I forgot what I was supposed to say in my convocation speech.
  * The news stunned him and he was at a loss for words.
  * I misplaced the book and I was at a loss how to manage it.
  * Someone stole by Physics book and I was at a loss ho to prepare for the Physics test.
  
  
• At an arm's length:
  Meaning: (دور)
  Sentence:
  * Keep him at an arm's length because he is very selfish.
  
  
• At the eleventh hour:
  Meaning: (آخری وقت پر)
  Sentence:
  * He reached the railway station at the eleventh hour.
  
  
• At the top of:
  Meaning: (زور سے)
  Sentence:
  * He shouted at the top of his voice.
  
  
• After all:
  Meaning: (بہر حال)
  Sentence:
  * He worked hard and he, after all, failed.
  
  

B

• By all means:
  Meaning: (ہر حال میں)
  Sentence:
  * I shall learn English by all means.
  
  
• By dint of:
  Meaning: (بذریعہ)
  Sentence:
  * He succeeded by dint of hard work.
  
  
• By way of:
  Meaning: (کے لۓ)
  Sentence:
  *He said a few words by way of apology.

F

• For good:
  Meaning: (ہمیشہ کے لۓ)
  Sentence:
  * He went to England and settled there for good.
  
  
• For the sake:
  Meaning: (کے لئے / کی خاطر )
  Sentence:
  * He argues for the sake of arguing.
  
  
• From time to time:
  Meaning: (وقتًافوقتا)
  Sentence:
  * I visit my relative from time to time.

H

• Hard up:
  Meaning: (تنگدست / تلاش)
  Sentence:
  * I am very hard up these days

I

• In a body:
  Meaning: (ایک ساتھ ملکر)
  Sentence:
  * The staff resigned in a body.
  
  
• In a bad way:
  Meaning: (تنگدستی کی حالت میں)
  Sentence:
  * As he was in a bad way I helped him.
  
  
• In a fix:
  Meaning: (الجھن میں)
  Sentence:
  * He is in a fix these days.
  
  
• In full swing:
  Meaning: (شباب پر)
  Sentence:
  * The class is now in full swing.
  
  
• In lieu of:
  Meaning: (کے بدلے میں)
  Sentence:
  * He took French in lieu of Spanish.
  
  
• In no time:
  Meaning: (بہت جلد)
  Sentence:
  * I shall learn English in no time.
  
  
• In order to:
  Meaning: (کے لۓ)
  Sentence:
  * He worked hard in order to pass the examination.
  
  
• In short:
  Meaning: ( مختصراً )
  Sentence:
  * In short, the Miller, Hugh exploited his friend L. Hans.
  
  
• In vain:
  Meaning: (بے کار، فضول)
  Sentence:
  * All our work was in vain.
  
  
• In vogue:
  Meaning: (رواج)
  Sentence:
  * That hat is in vogue.

M

• To make fun of:
  Meaning: (تمسخر اڑانا)
  Sentence:
  * Don't make fun of the poor.
  
  

O

• on the contrary:Meaning: (اس کے برعکس)Sentence:* 

W

• with flying colors:Meaning: (کامیابی سے)Sentence:* He passed his examination with flying colors. with open arms:Meaning: (گرم جوشی سے)Sentence:* We received him with open arms. without fail:Meaning: (یقیناً)Sentence:* I shall come to school without fail.

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