Sayings & proverbs
Proverbs, idioms and set sayings. 85 phrases.
- Aadha teeatar aadha baterNeither fish nor foul
- Aage kunwan peeche khayiBetween the devil and the deep sea
- Aam ke aam ghutliyon ke daamEarths joys and heaven combined
- Ab pachtawe kia hot jab churhia chug gayi khetNo use crying over spilt milk
- Aj ka kaam kal par mat chhorhoDon't put off till tomorrow what you can do today
- Andha kia chahe do aankhenA wish coming true
- Andhon men kana rajaA figure among ciphers / In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
- Angoor khatte hainSour grapes
- Ankh ojhal paharh ojhalOut of sight, out of mind
- Ant bhala tou sab bhalaAll is well that ends well
- Apna apna ghair ghairBlood is thicker than water
- Apne mun miyan mithuFool to others to himself a sage
- Aqalmand ko ishara kafi haiA word to the wise is enough
- Asman se gira khajoor men atkaOut of the frying pan into the fire
- Baghal men chhuri, mun men raam raamA honey tongue, a heart of gall / A wolf in sheep's clothing
- Bandar kia jaane adrak ka swaadCasting / laying pearls before swine
- Behti ganga men hath dho loMake hay while the sun shines
- Bhagte chor ki langoti hi sahiSomething is better than nothing
- Chor ki daarhi men tinkaGuilty conscience needs no accuser
- Dariya men rehna aur magarmach se berIt's hard to live in Rome and fight with the Pope
- Deewaron ke bhi kaan hote hainEven walls have ears
- Dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghaat kaA person try to be on two sides goes nowhere / A rolling stone gathers no moss
- Dil ko dil se rah hoti haiLove begets love
- Doodh ka jala chhaachh bhi phook-phook kar peeta haiA burnt child dreads the fire / Once bitten, twice shy
- Door ke dhol suhaneThe grass is always greener on the other side
- Dost wo jo museebat men kaam aayeA friend in need is a friend indeed
- Ek karela dosra neem charhaA pimple grown on an ulcer
- Ek miyaan men do talwar nahi reh saktiTwo of trade seldom agree
- Ek theli ke chatte batteBirds of a feather flock together
- Gareebi buri musibat haiPoverty is a curse
- Gaya waqt phir hath nahi aataTime once lost can not be regained
- Ghar ka bhedi, Lanka dhayeBeware of the Greeks bearing gifts / Division is the main reason for the damage
- Ghar ki murghi daal barabarNo one is hero in his house
- Har chamakti hui cheez sona nahi hotiAll that glitters, is not gold
- Har kaam ka ek waqt muqarrar haiThere is a time for everything
- Hath kangan ko aarsi kiaEvidence does not need proof
- Himmat-e-mardan madad-e-khudaGod help those who help themselves / Man tries, God provides
- Imandari behtreen hikmat-e-amli haiHonesty is the best policy
- Insan khata ka putla haiTo err is human
- Ittehad / ittefaq men barkat haiUnion / Union is strength
- Jaan hai tou jahan haiOnly if you are alive, things matter
- Jahan chaah, wahan raahWhere there is a will, there is a way۔
- Jaisi karni wesi bharniAs you sow so shall you reap
- Jaldi ka kaam shaitaan kaHaste makes waste
- Jale par namak mat chhirkoDon't rub salt in my wounds
- Jesa des, wesa bhesIn Rome do as the Romans do
- Jese ko tesa / Adle ka badlaTit for tat
- Jio aur jeene doLive and let live
- Jis ne kari sharam, usske phhootay karamFor one who is too shy loses it all
- Jiski lathi uski bhensMight is right
- Jisko takleef hoti hai, pata usay hota haiYou don't know where the shoe pinches
- Jitna masjid ke qarib, utna khuda se doorThe nearer the mosque, the farther from God
- Jitne mu utni baatenMore mouths will have more talks
- Jitnee lambi chadar ho utna hee pair phelana chahiyeCut your dress according to your cloth
- Jo garajte hain wo baraste nahiBarking dog seldom bites
- Jo muqaddar men likha hai wo hogaWhatever is destined to happen, will happen
- Kahan raja Bhooj kahan Gangu teliBig difference in status or class
- Khamoshi neem raza mandi haiSilence is half consent
- Kharbuze ko dekh ke kharbuza rang pakarhta haiSociety molds men
- Khayali pulao mat pakaoStop building castles in the air
- Lalach buri bala haiGreed is curse
- Laton ke bhoot baton se nahi maanteRod is logic of fools
- Lohay ko loha kat ta haiDiamond cuts diamond
- Maa ke qadmon talay jannat haiParadise lies under the feet of mother
- Maan na maan men tera mehmanGetting involved without having
- Meri billi mujh hi ko miaunMy foot, my tutor
- Naach na jaane aangan terhaA poor worker blames his tools
- Neem hakeem khatra-e-JaanA little knowledge is a dangerous thing
- Neki kar dariya men dalExpect no good in return
- No naqad tera udharA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush / Penny wise, pound foolish
- Oont ke mun men zeeraA drop into the ocean
- Parhez ilaj se behtar haiPrevention is better than cure
- Pehle tolo phir boloThink before you leap
- Qadar khodeta hai roz ka aana janaToo much familiarity breeds contempt
- Sach ka bol balaTruth is ever green
- Sach karhwa hota haiTruth is bitter
- Sar mundate hi olay parheA poor man's rain
- Taali ek hath se nahi bajtiIt takes two to quarrel / tango
- Tandurusti hazar nemat haiHealth is wealth
- Ulta chor kotwal ko daanteThe pot calling the kettle black
- Unchi dukan pheeka pakwan / Naam barhe darshan chhoteGreat boast little roast / Great cry little wool
- Waqt kisi ka intizar nahi kartaTime and tide wait for none
- Ye munh aur masoor ki daalYou're getting ideas above your station
- Zarurat ijad ki maa haiNecessity is the mother of invention
- Zillat ki zindagi se izzat ki maut behtar haiDeath is better than life of humiliation