(SOME ENGLISH PROVERBS WITH THEIR HINDUSTANI EQUIVALEENT)
A bad man is better than a bad name.
---------------------------- Bad achha badnaam bura.
A bad workman quarrles with his tools.
---------------------------- naach na ave aagan teda.
A blind man is no judge of
colours.---------------------- ----------andha kya jane basant ki
bahar.
A blind man sometimes hits the
mark.------------------------- ------khabi andhe ke hath main bhi bater
lag jati hain.
A burnt child dreads the
fire.------------------------- ------------doodh ka jala chhach ya
matha phook kar peeta hai
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
----------------------nau nagad na terha udharh
A cheating play never
thrives.---------------------- ---------------kath kee haandi ek bar
chadhti.
A closed mouth cathes no
fly.-------------------------- ------------bina roye maa bhi doodh nahi
deti.
A common horse is the worst shod.------------------------- ---------
A drop in the
bucket.----------------------- -----------------------oot ke muh me
jeera.
A drop in the ocean.------------------------ -----------
-----------oot ke muh me jeera
A drowning man will clutch at a
straw.------------------------ -----doobte ko tinke ka sahara.
A drowning man catches at a
straw.------------------------ ---------doobte ko tinke ka sahara
A empty vessel sounds
much.------------------------- ---------------adhjal gagari chhalkat
jai.
A fat purse never lacks
friends.---------------------- -------------hot ki jot.
A figure among
cyphers.---------------------- ----------------------andhan me kanva
raja(andho me kana raja
A fog cannot be dispelled by a
fan.-------------------------- ------os chate pyas nahhi bujhati.
A friend in need is a friend
indeed------------------------ --------mitra vahi jo samay par kaam
aaway.
A full purse never lacks
friends.---------------------- ------------bani ke sab mitra,bigdi ka
koi nahi.
A guilty mind or conscience is always
suspicious.------------------ chor ki dadhi me tinka
a guilty conscience needs no
accuser.---------------------- -------chor ki dadhi me tinka.
A hard nut to
crack.------------------------ ----------------------lohe ke chane
chabana.
A honey tongue, a heart of
gall.------------------------- ---------mukha me ram bagal me churi.
A lie has no legs to stand
upon.------------------------- ---------jhooth ke paon(leg) kahan.
A light purse is a heavy
curse.------------------------ -----------nirdhan ki joru sabki bhabhi.
A little knowledge is a dangerous
thing.------------------------ --neem hakeem khatre jaan.
A little pot is soon
hot.-------------------------- ---------------kamjor aadmi gussa jyada.
A man is know by the company he
keeps.------------------------ ----manusya apni sangar se pahchana jata
hai.
A nine days's wonder.----------------------- ----------------------
A old dog will learn no
tricks.----------------------- ------------kya boode tote bhi padte
hai.
A prophet is not honoured in his own
country---------------------- deepak tale andhera. ghar ka jogi jogna
aan gaon ka sidh.
A robber in the garb of a
saint.------------------------ ----------ram nam japna paraya maal
apna.bhed ke bhesh main lomdi.
A rolling stone gathers no
moss.------------------------- ---------bahta pani nirmal.
A rotten apple injures its
companions.------------------- ---------ek machhali sare talab to ganda
kar deti hai
A rotten sheep infects the whole
flock.------------------------ ---ek machhali sare talab to ganda kar
deti hai.
A stitch in time saves
nine.------------------------- -------------samay ka taka nau ka kam
dta hain.
A wolf in sheep's
clothing.--------------------- ------------------muh main ram bagal me
churi.
A word to the
wise-------------------------- ----------------------akalmand ko ishara
kaafi.
A word to the wise is
enough.----------------------- --------------akalmand ko ishara kaafi.
afetr death the
doctor.----------------------- --------------------mare par vaid.
All that glitters is not
gold.------------------------- -----------hathi ke dat khane ke
aurdikhane ke aur.
All is well that ends
well.------------------------- --------------ant bhala to so sab bhala.
AN ass went to ask for horns but lost his
ears--------------------chaobe hone gaye chhabe dube hokar laute.
an hungry man is an angry
man.-------------------------- ----------bhooka so rookha.
An idle mind is a devil's
workshop.--------------------- ----------khali man shitan ka ghar hota
hai.
An open door tempts even a
saint.------------------------ ---------muft ki sarab kaji ko bhi
halal.
As the king so are the subjects,like kinge, like subjects.--------
As long as there is life, there is
hope-------------------------- jab tak saas tab tak aas.
As you sow , so shall you
reap.------------------------- ----------jaisi karni vaisi bharni,jaisa
bauoge, vaisa katoge.
Avarice is the root of all
evils.------------------------ ---------lalach buri bala hai.
Bare words buy no barley.----------------------- ------------------
Barking dogs seldom
bite.------------------------- ----------------garajne vale kabhi
baraste nahi.garajte badal kabhi baraste nahi.
bear and forbear is
good.------------------------- ----------------santosh ka fal meetha
hota hain.
Beauty is nine days'
wonder.----------------------- ---------------char din ki chandani phir
andheri raat.
Beggers and borrowers can not be
choosers.--------------------- ---daan ki bachhia ke daat nahi dekhe
jate.
Beneath the rose lies thee thom.------------------------- --------
BETTER BE ALONE THAN IN BAD
COMPANY.---------------------- --------BURI SANGAT SE AKELA BHALA.
better give the wool than the whole
sheep------------------------- sari deekhe jaat aadhi leeje baat.
better late than never.------------------------ -------------------
Better wear out your shoes than your bed.-------------------------
Better wear out than to rust
out.-------------------------- -------bekar se begar bala.
better wear your shoes than your bed
clothes.--------------------- bethe se begar bhali.
Better wear out than rust out.-------------------------- ----------
between the devil and deep
sea.-------------------------- ---------idhar kuan udhar khai.
Between tow stools we come to the ground.----------------------- --
Birds of a feather flock
together.--------------------- -----------chor chor mausere bhai.
Black will take no other hue, crows are never the whiter for
washing.=soordas ki kali kamria chade na doojo rang.
Black takes no other
hue.-------------------------- ---------------soordas ki kali kamria
chade na doojo rang.
Blind of sight,called Mr
bright.----------------------- -----------ankho ka andha naam nainsukh.
bloold is thicker than
water.------------------------ -------------apna apna hota hain or
paraya paraya.
builds castles in the
air.-------------------------- --------------hawa me mahal banana.
but me no buts.------------------------- --------------------------mere
sath agar-mgar mat karo.
can the ethopian change his
skin?------------------------- --------kahi gadha goda ban sakta hain?
can you teach an old woman to
dance?------------------------ ------kahi bude tote bhi padte hain?
care kills the
cat.-------------------------- ---------------------chinta buri bala
hai.chinta chita ke saman hai.
cast in the same
mould.------------------------ --------------------ek hi thali ke chate
bate.
Casting perals before
swine.------------------------ ---------------andhe ke aage rona apne
nain khona.bandar kya jane adrak ka svad.
Catch time by the
forelock.--------------------- ------------------beeta huan samay hath
nahi aata.
Cattle do not die form crow's cursing.
Charity begins at
home.------------------------- ------------------andha bate revdi phir
phir apne ko de.
child is father of the
man.-------------------------- -------------aaj ka ladka kal ka pita.
chips of the same
block.------------------------ ------------------ek hi thali ke
chate-bate.
Coming events cast their shadows
before.----------------------- ---honhar virvan ke hot chikne paat.
Contentment is greatest
happiness.-------------------- ------------santosh hi param dhan hai.
contentment is more than a
kingdom.---------------------- ---------santosh hi param dhan hai.
cowards die many a time before their
death------------------------ dare so mare.
count not your chicken before they are
hatched.------------------- ghar me soot n kapas,julahe se lattham
latha.
Crying is wilderness.------------------- -------------------------- bhais
ke aage been bajana.
Cut your coat according to your
cloth.------------------------ ----utna paon pasariye jitni lambi saur.
death and a customer keep no calender.--------------------- ------
death's day is doom's
day.-------------------------- --------------aap mare jag parlaya.
Deep rivers move with silent majesty, shallow brooks are noisy.
devil hides under glittering
garments.--------------------- -------ram naam japna paraya maal apna.
Diamond cut
diamond.---------------------- ------------------------lohe ko loha
katta hain,
distant drums sound
well.------------------------- ----------------door ke dhol suhne lagte
hain.
Do evil and look for
like.------------------------- ---------------kar bura to ho bura.
Do good and cast it into the
river.------------------------ -------neki kar dariya me dal.
Do good and
forget.----------------------- ------------------------neki kar kuain
me dal.
Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do
today.---------------aaj ka kaam kal par mat chodo.
Early sow,early
mow.-------------------------- ---------------------ish haath le ush
haath de
Earth's joys and heaven's blessings
combined.--------------------- aam ke aam guthali ke daam.
East or west, home is the
best.------------------------- ----------jo sukh chhaju ke chobare so n
balakh n bukhare.
empty vessels make much
noise.------------------------ ------------thotha chana baje ghana.
"Errors like straws upon the surface flow
one in search of truth must dive below"
Even a good marks man may
miss.------------------------- ----------ghode ka savar hi girta hai.
Even death cannot be had for the
asking.----------------------- ---magne se maut bhee nahi milti.
Every cock fights best on his own
dung-hill.-------------------- --apni gali main kuta bhi sher hota
hain.
Every dark could has a silver
lining.----------------------- ------nirasha me bhi asha ki jhalak hoti
hain.
Every dog has his
day.-------------------------- ------------------har kute ka apna samay
ata hain.
Every potteer praises his
pot.-------------------------- ----------apni dahi ko koi khata nahi
batata.
Everything looks yellow to a jaundiced
eye.----------------------- saavan ke andhe ko hara hi hara deekhata
hain.
evil cannot thrive for
ever.------------------------- -------------100 din chor ke,ek din shah
ka.
Evil got, evil spent.------------------------ ---------------------
Evil pursuits bring evil
reputation.------------------- -----------koyle ki dalali main muha
kala.
Example is better than
percept.---------------------- -------------kathni se karni achchi.
familiaratiy breeeds
contempt.--------------------- ---------------kadar kho deta hai roj ka
aana jana.
First deserve then
desire.----------------------- -----------------pahle yogya(kabil) bano
phir maango.
first venture,first
loss.------------------------- ----------------sie mudate hi ole pade.
Fool to others, to himself a sage.------------------------- ------
Forbidden fruits are
sweet.------------------------ ---------------parai patal ka bhat bahut
meeta lagata hai.
Forced labour is better than
idleness.--------------------- -------bekar se begar bhala.
Fortune favours the
brave.------------------------ ----------------boya ped babool ka,aam
kaha se hoye.
Gather thistles and expect pickles.---------------------- ---------
God's mill grinds slow but
sure.------------------------- ---------ishwar ke ghar der hai andher
nahi.
God's will be done.------------------------- ----------------------
Gone is the goose that was
golden.----------------------- ----------vaha din gaye jab khaleel khan
phakta udte thein.
Good health is above wealth, health is wealth.--------------------
Good mind, good
find.------------------------- --------------------aap bhala to jag
bhala.
great boast,little
roast.------------------------ -----------------oochi dukaan pheeka
pakvan.
Great cry little
wool.------------------------- -------------------oochi dukaan pheeka
pakvan.
Greediness is an
evil.------------------------- -------------------lalch buri bala hain.
grief is the canker of
heart.------------------------ -------------chinta so chita.
grief lengthens the
hour.------------------------- ----------------dukh main samay pahad.
guilty conscience is always
suspicious.------------------- --------chor ki dari me tinka. chor ko
sab chor najar ate hain..
habit is second
nature.----------------------- --------------------adat hi parkti ban
jati hain.
Half a loaf is better than no
bread.------------------------ ------kuchh nahi se thoda bhala.nahi
mama se kana mama achchha.
handsome is that handsome
does.------------------------- ----------kam payare hain cham nahi.
hard nut to
crack.------------------------ ------------------------lohe ke chane
chabana.
haste makes
waste.------------------------ ------------------------utavla so bawla.
Have the wits gone a wool
gathering?-------------------- ----------kya apke akal charne gayi
hain.
Heads i win,tails you
lose.------------------------- --------------chit bhi meri pat bhi
meri.
He breaks his wife's head and then buys plaster for
it.-----------chooha markar gobar sughana.
He gives thrice who gives in a
trice.------------------------ -----turant daan maha kalyan.
He jests at scars who never felt a wound.------------------------ -
He, that is warm, thinks all are
so.--------------------------- ---chor ko chor najar aate hain.
He that is gliddy thinks the world turns
round.-------------------aap bura jag bura.
He who would catch fish must not mind getting
weet.---------------nachne uthe to ghoonghat kaisa.
He who would sow well, must reap
well.------------------------- ---kar bhala to ho bhala.
High winds blow on high
hills.------------------------ ------------bade logo ki badi bate.
His wits are gone a wool
gathering.-------------------- -----------uski akal charne gai.
honesty is the best
policy.----------------------- ----------------immandari sabse achchhi
neeti hai.
Hope sustains
life.------------------------- ----------------------jab tak sas tab
tak aas.
hunger is the best
sauce.------------------------ -----------------bhookh main bhi chane
makhane.
Hurry spolis
curry.------------------------ -----------------------utawla so bawla.
I talk of chalk,you talk of
cheese.----------------------- --------sawal gdum,jawab chana.
If you want a thing well done, do it your
self.-------------------bina mare swarg nahi milta.
if the sky falls we shall gather larks.------------------------ ---
Ill got, ill
spent.------------------------ -----------------------chori ka maal
chori me, paap ka dhan prayashchit mein jata hain.
Ill gotten goods seldom
prosper.---------------------- ------------buri kamai me barkat nahi
hoti.
innocent have nothing to
fear.------------------------- -----------saach ko aach nahhi.
Iron cuts iron.------------------------- --------------------------loha
lohe ko katta hai.
It is hard to live in rome and fight with the
pope.---------------jal me rahakar magar se bair karna uchit nahi.
IT never rains but
pours.------------------------ -----------------khuda jab deta hai
chhapar phad kar deta hai.
It is never too late to
mend.------------------------- ------------abhi kuchh nahi bigda. der
aye durst aye.
It is no use crying over split
milk.------------------------- -----ab pachtaye hot kya jab chidia chug
gayee khet.
It is useless to cry over split
milk.------------------------- ----ab pachtaye hot kya jab chidia chug
gayee khet.
It is work that makes a
workman.---------------------- ------------kam kam to sikhlata hai.
It takes two to make a
quarrel.---------------------- -------------ek hath se tali nahi bajti.
jack of all trades and master of
none.------------------------- ---har fun mola har fun adhoora.
Killing two birds with one
stone.------------------------ ---------ek path do kaaj,ek teer se do
do shikar.
knwoledge is more powerful than mere
strength.-------------------- akal badi ya bhaish.
Let bygone be
bygone.----------------------- ----------------------gade murde mat
ukhado.jo hua jane do.
Let the past bury the
dead.------------------------- --------------biti tahi bisar de.
let the sleeping dogs
lie.-------------------------- --------------madhumakhi ke chhato ko
mat chhedo.
Let us see which way the wind
blows.------------------------ ------dekhe oot kis karvat baithata
hain.
Life is better than
gold.------------------------- ----------------jaan bachi to lakho
paye,lot kar bhudu ghar ko aye.
Like cures like.------------------------- -------------------------vish
ki dawa vish hoti hai.
Like draws like.------------------------- -------------------------chor
chor mausere bhai.
Like father,like
son.-------------------------- -------------------jaisa baap ,vaisa
beta.
Living form hand to
mouth.------------------------ ----------------roz kuan khodna,roz pani
peena.
look before you
leap.------------------------- ---------------------bina vichare jo
kare so pachhtaye.
love begts love.------------------------- --------------------------dil
ko dil se raha.
Make hay while the sun
shines.----------------------- -------------bahti ganga me hath dhona.
Man proposes, god
disposes.--------------------- ------------------tere man mein kuch aur
hein data ke kuch aur.
Many a little makes a
mickle.----------------------- --------------boond boond karke ghada
bharta hai.
Many man, many
minds.------------------------ ---------------------jitne nar utni
budhi, nana muni nana mati.
many a pickle make a a
mickle.----------------------- -------------boond-boond se talab bharta
hai.
Measure for
measure.---------------------- ------------------------khoon ke badle
khoon.hatya ke badle phasee. jaise ko taisa.
Might is right.------------------------ --------------------------- jiski
lathi uski bhais.
misfortune seldom come
alone.------------------------ -------------kangali main ata geela.
Misfortune never comes alone or
singly.----------------------- ----museebat or vipda kabhi akele nahi
aati.
Misfortune overtook me at the very
outset.----------------------- -mere sirmudate hi ole pade.
Money begets
money.------------------------ -----------------------dhan se dhan
kamaya jata hai.
Money makes the mare
go.--------------------------- ---------------daam karaye kaam.
Much cry little
wool.------------------------- --------------------uchi dukan pheeka
pakvan.
Much ado about
nothing.---------------------- ---------------------lhoda pahad nikla
chuha.
mysterious are the ways of
almighty.--------------------- ---------kudarat ki leela
aparampar.bhagwan ki maya,kahi dhoop kahi chhaya,
Nearer the church,farther from
god.-------------------------- -----chirag tale andhera.
Need makes the old wife
trot.------------------------- ------------lakdi ke bal bandariya
nache.
necessity is the mother of
invention.-------------------- ---------avayashakta avishkar ki janni
hai.
New lords new
lords.------------------------ ----------------------jo ata hain apna
sika chalata hain.
Nip the evil in the
bud.-------------------------- ----------------burai ko prarambh me hi
daba do.
niether fish not
fowl.------------------------- -------------------aadha teetar aadha
bater.
No one knows the weight of another's burden.----------------------
No pains, no
gains.------------------------ -----------------------bin seva ke meva
nahi milta.bina kasht ke krishan nahi milte.
no gain without
pain.------------------------- --------------------bin seva ke meva
nahi milta
No rose without a
thorn.------------------------ ------------------jaha phool waha kate.
No vice like
avarice.---------------------- -----------------------lalch buri bala
hai.
Nothing succeeds like
success.---------------------- --------------chalti ka naam gaadi.
Once bitten,twice
shy.-------------------------- ------------------doodh ka jala chhach
ya matha phook kar peeta hai.
One fish infects the whole
water.------------------------ ---------ek machhali sare talab to ganda
kar deti hain.
One flower makes no
garland.---------------------- ----------------ek phool se mala nahi
banti.
one flower does not make a
garland.---------------------- ---------ek phool se mala nahi banti.
One nail drives out another.---------------------- ----------------
one swallow does not make a
summer.----------------------- --------akela chana bhaad nahi fodta.
One to-day is better than two to-morrow.-------------------- ------
Only the wearer knows where the shoe
pinches.--------------------- jiske paon a phati biwavi, so kya janne
peer parai.
Out of sight,out of
mind.------------------------- ----------------ankh ojal,pahad ojhal.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.------------------------- -----
Penny wise pound
foolish.---------------------- -------------------ashrafi kee
loot,koyle par chhaap.
physician heal
thyself.---------------------- ---------------------oro ko naseehat kud
ki fajeehat.
Poverty breeds strife.----------------------- ---------------------
Prevention is better than
cure.------------------------- ----------ek parhej 100 illaj.
pride goeth before a
fall.------------------------- --------------ghamandi ka sar neecha.
pride hath a
fall.------------------------- -----------------------ghamadi ka sar
neech.
practice makes a man
perfect.---------------------- ---------------karat-karat abhyas se
jadmat hot sujan.
public voice is god's voice.------------------------ --------------
Puff not against the
wind.------------------------- ---------------aasmaan par thooka muha
par padta hai.
Pure gold does not fear the
flame.------------------------ --------saach ko aach nahi.
Quiet not certainty for hope.------------------------- ------------
Respect yourself and you will be
respected.-------------------- ---apni maryad apne haath.
Riches have
wings.------------------------ ------------------------ lakshmi
chanchala hoti hain.
Rod is the logic of
fools.------------------------ ----------------lato ke bhoot bato se
nahi mante.
Rome was not built in a
day.-------------------------- ------------hatheli par sarso nahi
jamti.hatheli par dahi nahi jamti
see which way the wind blows.------------------------ -------------
seeing is believing.-------------------- --------------------------hath
kangan ko arsi kya.
Self praise is no
recommendation.--------------- ------------------apne muh miya mitthoo.
silence is golden.----------------------- -------------------------sabse
bhala chup.
silence is half
consent.---------------------- --------------------mon adhi swikriti
hain.
slow and steady wins the
race.------------------------- -----------sahaj pake so meeth hoye.
small cost and great
show.------------------------- ---------------kam kharch bala machine.
Something is better than nothing.---------------------- -----------
Steal a goose and give giblets in alms.------------------------- -
Strike the iron while it is
hot.-------------------------- ------avsar mat chooko.
The cheaper buyer takes no
meat.------------------------- --------mahnga roya ek bar sasta roye
bar bar.
The deeper the well, the sweeter it
is.-------------------------- jitna gud daloge utna hi meetha hoga.
The graps are
sour.------------------------- ---------------------khhate angoor kaun
kayaga.
The innocent have nothing to
fear.------------------------- ------saach ko aach nahi.
The wearer knows where the shoe pinches.---------------------- ---
there are black sheep in every
society.---------------------- ----kabul me bhi gadhe hote hai.
there are men and men, but every stone is not a
gem.-------------pacho unglia barabar nahi hoti hai.
There is a world of difference between the
two.------------------jameen or asmaan ka antar.
There is many a slip between the cup and the
lip.----------------abhi delhi door hai.
There is something black in the
bottom.----------------------- ---daal main kala hain.
There is something wrong at the
bottom.----------------------- ---daal main kala hain.
think twice before you
speak.------------------------ ------------pahle tol peechhe bol.
those in power commit no
sin.-------------------------- ----------samrth ko nahi dosh gusain.
throwing pearls before the
swine.------------------------ --------andhe ke age rone apne nain
khona.
Time and tide wait for no
one.-------------------------- ---------gaya samay vapas nahi aata.
Time and tide wait for none.------------------------- ------------
Tit for tat.-------------------------- --------------------------- jaise
ko taisa.
To be at sixes and
sevens.----------------------- ----------------teen terha hona.
To carry coal to
newcastle.-------------------- ------------------ulte baas bareli ko.
To cast pearls before
swine.------------------------ -------------bandar kya jane adrak ka
svad.
To count one's chickens before they are hatched.----------------
To err is human.------------------------ ------------------------- manushya
galti ka putla hai.
To have bread buttered on both
sides.------------------------ ----dono hath ladoo.pancho unglia ghee
me.
To kill two brids with one
stone.------------------------ --------ek panth do kaaj.
To live in rome and quarrel with
pope.------------------------- --jal me rah kar magar se bair.
To lock the stable door whne the steed is
stolen.----------------ab pachhtae hot kya jab chidiya chug gaee khet.
To make a mountain of a mole
hill.------------------------- ------raee ka pahaad banana. til ka
pahad banana.
To make a mountain out of a mole
hill.------------------------- --raee ka pahaad banana. til ka pahad
banana.
To make castles in the
air.-------------------------- ------------hava me pul badhna, havaee
kile banana.
To the pure everything is
pure.------------------------- ---------man changa to kathoti main
ganga.
To rob peter ,to pay
paul.------------------------- -------------ahmad kipagdi mahmood ke
sar.gaaya markar joota daan.
to show a clear pair of
heals.------------------------ -----------rafoochakar hona.
Tomorrow never
comes.------------------------ --------------------kal kisne dekha
hain.
Too many cooks spoil the
broth.------------------------ ----------bahut jogi math ujaad.
Too much courtesy, too much
craft.------------------------ -------madhur vani,dagaabaj ki nishaani
TWO of a trade seldom
agree.------------------------ -------------ek myan mein two talway
nahi samati.
Traitors are the worst
enemies.---------------------- ------------ghar ka bhedi lanka dhave.
truth is above
harm.------------------------- --------------------sach ko anch nahi.
truth is always
bitter.----------------------- -------------------sachi hamesh kadwa
hota hai.sachi bat chubhati hain.
truth fears no
test.------------------------- --------------------sach ko anch nahi
Two heads never
agree.------------------------ -------------------apni dafli, apna
raag.
Two of a trade seldom
agree.------------------------ -------------ek myan main do talware.
uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown.------------------------ -kothi wala roye,chhapar wala soye.
Union is strength.--------------------- --------------------------ekta
hi bal hain.
unity is strength.--------------------- --------------------------ekta
me bal hain
Vows made in storm are forgotten in
calm.------------------------ dukh me sumiran sab kare, sukh me kare na
koi.
walls have
ears.------------------------- ------------------------ deewaro ke bhi
kan hote hain.
Well begun is half
done.------------------------- ----------------shri ganesh achcha ho,
to adha karya ho gaya.
what cannot be cured must be
endoured.--------------------- ------gale pada dhol bajana hi padta
hai.
what is lotted cannot be
blotted.---------------------- ----------bhagya ke likhe ko kaun mita
sakta hai.
when the buffaloes fight,crops
suffer.----------------------- ----gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain.
When two bulls fight, it is the grass that
suffers(most).--------gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain
When two elephents fight, it is the grass that
suffers(most).----gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain
When in rome, do as romans
do.--------------------------- --------jaisa desh vaisa bhesh.
Where there is a flower there is a
thorn.------------------------ jaha phool vaha kate.
where there is a will, there is a
way--------------------------- -jaha chaha vaha rahan.
while is rome,do as the romans
do.--------------------------- ----jaisa desh vaisa bhesh.
while the cat is away the mice will
play.------------------------ ghar wala ghar me nahi hame kisi ka dar
nahi.
Whistling maid and crowing hen are neither fit for gods nor
men.-dhobi ka kuta na ghar ka na ghat ka.
when the sky falls, we shall catch
larks.-----------------------n no man tel hoye n radha nache.
who will bell the
cat?-------------------------- -----------------bili ke gale main
ghanti kaun bandhega.
Wisdom is better than
strength.--------------------- -------------akal badi ya bhais.
wits have gone
woolgathering.---------------- --------------------kya akal charne gayi
thi.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown.----------------------- jiske sir par taj uske sir main khaj.
your scheme will not take
here.------------------------- ---------yaha tumhari daal nahi gal
sakti.
A bad man is better than a bad name.
----------------------------
A bad workman quarrles with his tools.
----------------------------
A blind man is no judge of
colours.----------------------
bahar.
A blind man sometimes hits the
mark.-------------------------
lag jati hain.
A burnt child dreads the
fire.-------------------------
matha phook kar peeta hai
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
----------------------nau nagad na terha udharh
A cheating play never
thrives.----------------------
chadhti.
A closed mouth cathes no
fly.--------------------------
deti.
A common horse is the worst shod.-------------------------
A drop in the
bucket.-----------------------
jeera.
A drop in the ocean.------------------------
-----------oot ke muh me jeera
A drowning man will clutch at a
straw.------------------------
A drowning man catches at a
straw.------------------------
A empty vessel sounds
much.-------------------------
jai.
A fat purse never lacks
friends.----------------------
A figure among
cyphers.----------------------
raja(andho me kana raja
A fog cannot be dispelled by a
fan.--------------------------
A friend in need is a friend
indeed------------------------
aaway.
A full purse never lacks
friends.----------------------
koi nahi.
A guilty mind or conscience is always
suspicious.------------------
a guilty conscience needs no
accuser.----------------------
A hard nut to
crack.------------------------
chabana.
A honey tongue, a heart of
gall.-------------------------
A lie has no legs to stand
upon.-------------------------
A light purse is a heavy
curse.------------------------
A little knowledge is a dangerous
thing.------------------------
A little pot is soon
hot.--------------------------
A man is know by the company he
keeps.------------------------
hai.
A nine days's wonder.-----------------------
A old dog will learn no
tricks.-----------------------
hai.
A prophet is not honoured in his own
country----------------------
aan gaon ka sidh.
A robber in the garb of a
saint.------------------------
apna.bhed ke bhesh main lomdi.
A rolling stone gathers no
moss.-------------------------
A rotten apple injures its
companions.-------------------
kar deti hai
A rotten sheep infects the whole
flock.------------------------
deti hai.
A stitch in time saves
nine.-------------------------
dta hain.
A wolf in sheep's
clothing.---------------------
churi.
A word to the
wise--------------------------
kaafi.
A word to the wise is
enough.-----------------------
afetr death the
doctor.-----------------------
All that glitters is not
gold.-------------------------
aurdikhane ke aur.
All is well that ends
well.-------------------------
AN ass went to ask for horns but lost his
ears--------------------chaobe hone gaye chhabe dube hokar laute.
an hungry man is an angry
man.--------------------------
An idle mind is a devil's
workshop.---------------------
hai.
An open door tempts even a
saint.------------------------
halal.
As the king so are the subjects,like kinge, like subjects.--------
As long as there is life, there is
hope--------------------------
As you sow , so shall you
reap.-------------------------
bauoge, vaisa katoge.
Avarice is the root of all
evils.------------------------
Bare words buy no barley.-----------------------
Barking dogs seldom
bite.-------------------------
baraste nahi.garajte badal kabhi baraste nahi.
bear and forbear is
good.-------------------------
hota hain.
Beauty is nine days'
wonder.-----------------------
andheri raat.
Beggers and borrowers can not be
choosers.---------------------
jate.
Beneath the rose lies thee thom.-------------------------
BETTER BE ALONE THAN IN BAD
COMPANY.----------------------
better give the wool than the whole
sheep-------------------------
better late than never.------------------------
Better wear out your shoes than your bed.-------------------------
Better wear out than to rust
out.--------------------------
better wear your shoes than your bed
clothes.---------------------
Better wear out than rust out.--------------------------
between the devil and deep
sea.--------------------------
Between tow stools we come to the ground.-----------------------
Birds of a feather flock
together.---------------------
Black will take no other hue, crows are never the whiter for
washing.=soordas ki kali kamria chade na doojo rang.
Black takes no other
hue.--------------------------
chade na doojo rang.
Blind of sight,called Mr
bright.-----------------------
bloold is thicker than
water.------------------------
paraya paraya.
builds castles in the
air.--------------------------
but me no buts.-------------------------
sath agar-mgar mat karo.
can the ethopian change his
skin?-------------------------
can you teach an old woman to
dance?------------------------
care kills the
cat.--------------------------
hai.chinta chita ke saman hai.
cast in the same
mould.------------------------
bate.
Casting perals before
swine.------------------------
nain khona.bandar kya jane adrak ka svad.
Catch time by the
forelock.---------------------
nahi aata.
Cattle do not die form crow's cursing.
Charity begins at
home.-------------------------
phir apne ko de.
child is father of the
man.--------------------------
chips of the same
block.------------------------
chate-bate.
Coming events cast their shadows
before.-----------------------
Contentment is greatest
happiness.--------------------
contentment is more than a
kingdom.----------------------
cowards die many a time before their
death------------------------
count not your chicken before they are
hatched.-------------------
latha.
Crying is wilderness.-------------------
ke aage been bajana.
Cut your coat according to your
cloth.------------------------
death and a customer keep no calender.---------------------
death's day is doom's
day.--------------------------
Deep rivers move with silent majesty, shallow brooks are noisy.
devil hides under glittering
garments.---------------------
Diamond cut
diamond.----------------------
katta hain,
distant drums sound
well.-------------------------
hain.
Do evil and look for
like.-------------------------
Do good and cast it into the
river.------------------------
Do good and
forget.-----------------------
me dal.
Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do
today.---------------aaj ka kaam kal par mat chodo.
Early sow,early
mow.--------------------------
haath de
Earth's joys and heaven's blessings
combined.---------------------
East or west, home is the
best.-------------------------
balakh n bukhare.
empty vessels make much
noise.------------------------
"Errors like straws upon the surface flow
one in search of truth must dive below"
Even a good marks man may
miss.-------------------------
Even death cannot be had for the
asking.-----------------------
Every cock fights best on his own
dung-hill.--------------------
hain.
Every dark could has a silver
lining.-----------------------
hain.
Every dog has his
day.--------------------------
ata hain.
Every potteer praises his
pot.--------------------------
batata.
Everything looks yellow to a jaundiced
eye.-----------------------
hain.
evil cannot thrive for
ever.-------------------------
ka.
Evil got, evil spent.------------------------
Evil pursuits bring evil
reputation.-------------------
kala.
Example is better than
percept.----------------------
familiaratiy breeeds
contempt.---------------------
aana jana.
First deserve then
desire.-----------------------
phir maango.
first venture,first
loss.-------------------------
Fool to others, to himself a sage.-------------------------
Forbidden fruits are
sweet.------------------------
meeta lagata hai.
Forced labour is better than
idleness.---------------------
Fortune favours the
brave.------------------------
kaha se hoye.
Gather thistles and expect pickles.----------------------
God's mill grinds slow but
sure.-------------------------
nahi.
God's will be done.-------------------------
Gone is the goose that was
golden.-----------------------
phakta udte thein.
Good health is above wealth, health is wealth.--------------------
Good mind, good
find.-------------------------
bhala.
great boast,little
roast.------------------------
pakvan.
Great cry little
wool.-------------------------
pakvan.
Greediness is an
evil.-------------------------
grief is the canker of
heart.------------------------
grief lengthens the
hour.-------------------------
guilty conscience is always
suspicious.-------------------
sab chor najar ate hain..
habit is second
nature.-----------------------
jati hain.
Half a loaf is better than no
bread.------------------------
mama se kana mama achchha.
handsome is that handsome
does.-------------------------
hard nut to
crack.------------------------
chabana.
haste makes
waste.------------------------
Have the wits gone a wool
gathering?--------------------
hain.
Heads i win,tails you
lose.-------------------------
meri.
He breaks his wife's head and then buys plaster for
it.-----------chooha markar gobar sughana.
He gives thrice who gives in a
trice.------------------------
He jests at scars who never felt a wound.------------------------
He, that is warm, thinks all are
so.---------------------------
He that is gliddy thinks the world turns
round.-------------------aap bura jag bura.
He who would catch fish must not mind getting
weet.---------------nachne uthe to ghoonghat kaisa.
He who would sow well, must reap
well.-------------------------
High winds blow on high
hills.------------------------
His wits are gone a wool
gathering.--------------------
honesty is the best
policy.-----------------------
neeti hai.
Hope sustains
life.-------------------------
tak aas.
hunger is the best
sauce.------------------------
makhane.
Hurry spolis
curry.------------------------
I talk of chalk,you talk of
cheese.-----------------------
If you want a thing well done, do it your
self.-------------------bina mare swarg nahi milta.
if the sky falls we shall gather larks.------------------------
Ill got, ill
spent.------------------------
chori me, paap ka dhan prayashchit mein jata hain.
Ill gotten goods seldom
prosper.----------------------
hoti.
innocent have nothing to
fear.-------------------------
Iron cuts iron.-------------------------
lohe ko katta hai.
It is hard to live in rome and fight with the
pope.---------------jal me rahakar magar se bair karna uchit nahi.
IT never rains but
pours.------------------------
chhapar phad kar deta hai.
It is never too late to
mend.-------------------------
aye durst aye.
It is no use crying over split
milk.-------------------------
gayee khet.
It is useless to cry over split
milk.-------------------------
gayee khet.
It is work that makes a
workman.----------------------
It takes two to make a
quarrel.----------------------
jack of all trades and master of
none.-------------------------
Killing two birds with one
stone.------------------------
do shikar.
knwoledge is more powerful than mere
strength.--------------------
Let bygone be
bygone.-----------------------
ukhado.jo hua jane do.
Let the past bury the
dead.-------------------------
let the sleeping dogs
lie.--------------------------
mat chhedo.
Let us see which way the wind
blows.------------------------
hain.
Life is better than
gold.-------------------------
paye,lot kar bhudu ghar ko aye.
Like cures like.-------------------------
ki dawa vish hoti hai.
Like draws like.-------------------------
chor mausere bhai.
Like father,like
son.--------------------------
beta.
Living form hand to
mouth.------------------------
peena.
look before you
leap.-------------------------
kare so pachhtaye.
love begts love.-------------------------
ko dil se raha.
Make hay while the sun
shines.-----------------------
Man proposes, god
disposes.---------------------
hein data ke kuch aur.
Many a little makes a
mickle.-----------------------
bharta hai.
Many man, many
minds.------------------------
budhi, nana muni nana mati.
many a pickle make a a
mickle.-----------------------
hai.
Measure for
measure.----------------------
khoon.hatya ke badle phasee. jaise ko taisa.
Might is right.------------------------
lathi uski bhais.
misfortune seldom come
alone.------------------------
Misfortune never comes alone or
singly.-----------------------
aati.
Misfortune overtook me at the very
outset.-----------------------
Money begets
money.------------------------
kamaya jata hai.
Money makes the mare
go.---------------------------
Much cry little
wool.-------------------------
pakvan.
Much ado about
nothing.----------------------
chuha.
mysterious are the ways of
almighty.---------------------
aparampar.bhagwan ki maya,kahi dhoop kahi chhaya,
Nearer the church,farther from
god.--------------------------
Need makes the old wife
trot.-------------------------
nache.
necessity is the mother of
invention.--------------------
hai.
New lords new
lords.------------------------
sika chalata hain.
Nip the evil in the
bud.--------------------------
daba do.
niether fish not
fowl.-------------------------
bater.
No one knows the weight of another's burden.----------------------
No pains, no
gains.------------------------
nahi milta.bina kasht ke krishan nahi milte.
no gain without
pain.-------------------------
nahi milta
No rose without a
thorn.------------------------
No vice like
avarice.----------------------
hai.
Nothing succeeds like
success.----------------------
Once bitten,twice
shy.--------------------------
ya matha phook kar peeta hai.
One fish infects the whole
water.------------------------
kar deti hain.
One flower makes no
garland.----------------------
banti.
one flower does not make a
garland.----------------------
One nail drives out another.----------------------
one swallow does not make a
summer.-----------------------
One to-day is better than two to-morrow.--------------------
Only the wearer knows where the shoe
pinches.---------------------
peer parai.
Out of sight,out of
mind.-------------------------
Out of the frying pan into the fire.-------------------------
Penny wise pound
foolish.----------------------
loot,koyle par chhaap.
physician heal
thyself.----------------------
ki fajeehat.
Poverty breeds strife.-----------------------
Prevention is better than
cure.-------------------------
pride goeth before a
fall.-------------------------
pride hath a
fall.-------------------------
neech.
practice makes a man
perfect.----------------------
jadmat hot sujan.
public voice is god's voice.------------------------
Puff not against the
wind.-------------------------
par padta hai.
Pure gold does not fear the
flame.------------------------
Quiet not certainty for hope.-------------------------
Respect yourself and you will be
respected.--------------------
Riches have
wings.------------------------
chanchala hoti hain.
Rod is the logic of
fools.------------------------
nahi mante.
Rome was not built in a
day.--------------------------
jamti.hatheli par dahi nahi jamti
see which way the wind blows.------------------------
seeing is believing.--------------------
kangan ko arsi kya.
Self praise is no
recommendation.---------------
silence is golden.-----------------------
bhala chup.
silence is half
consent.----------------------
hain.
slow and steady wins the
race.-------------------------
small cost and great
show.-------------------------
Something is better than nothing.----------------------
Steal a goose and give giblets in alms.-------------------------
Strike the iron while it is
hot.--------------------------
The cheaper buyer takes no
meat.-------------------------
bar bar.
The deeper the well, the sweeter it
is.--------------------------
The graps are
sour.-------------------------
kayaga.
The innocent have nothing to
fear.-------------------------
The wearer knows where the shoe pinches.----------------------
there are black sheep in every
society.----------------------
there are men and men, but every stone is not a
gem.-------------pacho unglia barabar nahi hoti hai.
There is a world of difference between the
two.------------------jameen or asmaan ka antar.
There is many a slip between the cup and the
lip.----------------abhi delhi door hai.
There is something black in the
bottom.-----------------------
There is something wrong at the
bottom.-----------------------
think twice before you
speak.------------------------
those in power commit no
sin.--------------------------
throwing pearls before the
swine.------------------------
khona.
Time and tide wait for no
one.--------------------------
Time and tide wait for none.-------------------------
Tit for tat.--------------------------
ko taisa.
To be at sixes and
sevens.-----------------------
To carry coal to
newcastle.--------------------
To cast pearls before
swine.------------------------
svad.
To count one's chickens before they are hatched.----------------
To err is human.------------------------
galti ka putla hai.
To have bread buttered on both
sides.------------------------
me.
To kill two brids with one
stone.------------------------
To live in rome and quarrel with
pope.-------------------------
To lock the stable door whne the steed is
stolen.----------------ab pachhtae hot kya jab chidiya chug gaee khet.
To make a mountain of a mole
hill.-------------------------
pahad banana.
To make a mountain out of a mole
hill.-------------------------
banana.
To make castles in the
air.--------------------------
kile banana.
To the pure everything is
pure.-------------------------
ganga.
To rob peter ,to pay
paul.-------------------------
sar.gaaya markar joota daan.
to show a clear pair of
heals.------------------------
Tomorrow never
comes.------------------------
hain.
Too many cooks spoil the
broth.------------------------
Too much courtesy, too much
craft.------------------------
TWO of a trade seldom
agree.------------------------
nahi samati.
Traitors are the worst
enemies.----------------------
truth is above
harm.-------------------------
truth is always
bitter.-----------------------
hota hai.sachi bat chubhati hain.
truth fears no
test.-------------------------
Two heads never
agree.------------------------
raag.
Two of a trade seldom
agree.------------------------
uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown.------------------------
Union is strength.---------------------
hi bal hain.
unity is strength.---------------------
me bal hain
Vows made in storm are forgotten in
calm.------------------------
koi.
walls have
ears.-------------------------
kan hote hain.
Well begun is half
done.-------------------------
to adha karya ho gaya.
what cannot be cured must be
endoured.---------------------
hai.
what is lotted cannot be
blotted.----------------------
sakta hai.
when the buffaloes fight,crops
suffer.-----------------------
When two bulls fight, it is the grass that
suffers(most).--------gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain
When two elephents fight, it is the grass that
suffers(most).----gehoo ke sath ghun bhi pista hain
When in rome, do as romans
do.---------------------------
Where there is a flower there is a
thorn.------------------------
where there is a will, there is a
way---------------------------
while is rome,do as the romans
do.---------------------------
while the cat is away the mice will
play.------------------------
nahi.
Whistling maid and crowing hen are neither fit for gods nor
men.-dhobi ka kuta na ghar ka na ghat ka.
when the sky falls, we shall catch
larks.-----------------------n no man tel hoye n radha nache.
who will bell the
cat?--------------------------
ghanti kaun bandhega.
Wisdom is better than
strength.---------------------
wits have gone
woolgathering.----------------
thi.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown.-----------------------
your scheme will not take
here.-------------------------
sakti.
nice. Thanks for the list. Keep on updating it.
ReplyDeleteI think this is incorrect for the given below :
ReplyDeleteWhistling maid and crowing hen are neither fit for gods nor
men.-dhobi ka kuta na ghar ka na ghat ka.
when the sky falls, we shall catch
larks.-----------------------n no man tel hoye n radha nache.
Marvolious
ReplyDeletenice work bro
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