| Idiom | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| అగ్గిపిడుగు | A lightning discharge accompanied by thunder; a lightning bolt or thunderbolt. | Extremely powerful, intense, or striking; used to describe... | te |
| అగ్నికి అజ్యం పోయు | To pour ghee (clarified butter) onto a fire, literally increasing its fuel and intensity. | To exacerbate a dispute or... | te |
| అభ్రపుష్పము | Literally 'cloud flower'; a poetic compound referring to a bloom-like formation or ornament of the clouds. | A poetic metaphor... | te |
| అరటిపండుఒల్చి నోట్లోపెట్టు | To peel a banana and put it into one's mouth, taken literally. | To make something very easy to understand;... | te |
| ఆకాశచిత్రము | A picture, painting, or representation of the sky; an astronomical chart or sky map. | A visionary or imaginative depiction;... | te |
| ఆకాశపుష్పము | Literal: 'flower of the sky'; a poetic image referring to a flower in the heavens or sky-related floral imagery. |... | te |
| ఆకుచాటుపిందె | Literal: a small lump or wad formed by chewing leaves; a bolus of chewed foliage. | Figurative: a trivial matter... | te |
| ఆచంద్రతారకము | Literal: the moon and the stars taken together; a phrase denoting celestial bodies (moon and stars). | Figurative: forever; for... | te |
| ఆచంద్రతారార్కము | Literal: the moon, the stars, and the sun taken together; a compound reference to major celestial bodies. | Figurative: eternally;... | te |
| ఆచంద్రార్కము | Literal: the moon and the sun; a compound phrase referring to these two principal celestial bodies. | Figurative: enduring or... | te |
| ఆటలుసాగు | Literal: to follow the play or the course of a game. | Figurative: to go along with a plan, scheme,... | te |
| ఆటలో అరటిపండు | Literal: a banana that is part of a game or play. | Figurative: something or someone trivial, inconsequential, or treated... | te |
| ఆటుపోట్లు | Literal: tides; the regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational interaction between the Earth, moon, and... | te |
| ఆవంత | Used as a name or title for a company, group, or organization. | An older or literary term denoting a... | te |
| ఇది తమరు పెట్టిన వృక్షమే | Literal: this is the tree that you planted. | Figurative: this is the consequence of your own actions; you are... | te |
| ఉప్పుతిను | To eat salt; literally to consume salt as food. | To be experienced or seasoned through hardship; to have endured... | te |
| ఊకదంపు | A paired set or couple; literally a duo considered together. | A close-working pair or partnership (a duo or tag... | te |
| ఎదురుచూచు | To look toward the front or toward something opposite; literally to look ahead or face forward. | To wait for... | te |
| ఎముకలేనిచెయ్యి | A hand without bones; literally a boneless hand. | A person who is weak, ineffectual, or lacking backbone; someone who... | te |
| ఏదో విధంగా | In some manner or in some way; indicating that something will be done or occur without specifying how. | By... | te |
| ఒక చెవితో విని మరో చెవితో వదిలెయ్యడం | Literal: to hear something into one ear and let it out through the other without retaining it. | Figurative: to... | te |
| ఒకటొకటిగా | One by one; sequentially, with each item or person considered in turn. | Individually; separately rather than collectively. | Gradually... | te |
| కంచుకంఠము | Literal: a voice or tone that resembles the sound or quality of metal. | Figurative: a harsh, metallic, or emotionally... | te |
| కంటితుడుపు | Literal: something that pleases or attracts the eye; an attractive or conspicuous display. | Figurative: a superficial, token, or cosmetic... | te |
| కడుపు చేతబట్టుకొను | Literal: to pat or rub one's own stomach with the hand. | Figurative: to be self-satisfied or complacent, often showing... | te |
| కడుపు నిండిన బేరము | A person or animal whose stomach is full; literally satiated. | A person who is satisfied or complacent and therefore... | te |
| కత్తిమీఁదిసాము | Placed on a blade or knife; literally located on a knife. | In extreme danger or a precarious situation; at... | te |
| కనుగప్పు | Dimness or blurring of vision; impaired eyesight. | A lack of perception or insight; failure to see or recognize what... | te |
| కనుమూయు | To close one's eyes. | To ignore intentionally; to pretend not to notice something objectionable or uncomfortable. | te |
| కనువిప్పు | The act of turning or opening the eye; a literal movement of the eyes. | An eye-opener or awakening; an... | te |
| కన్నముపెట్టు | Literal: to raise or lift the eye; to look upward or to open one's eyes wider. | Figurative: to stare... | te |
| కన్నుకుట్టు | Literal: to prick, press, or affect the eye (composed of kanna 'eye' and kuṭṭu 'to prick/press'). | Figurative: a person... | te |
| కన్నుగప్పు | Literal: a covering or obstruction of the eye; something that blocks sight. | Figurative: deliberate blindness or willful ignorance; an... | te |
| కన్నులలో నిప్పులు పోసికొను | Literal: to place or set fire in someone's eyes. | Figurative: to provoke intense anger, resentment, or fierce emotion in... | te |
| కన్నెఱ్ఱజేయు | Literal: to cause the eyes to shed tears; to make tears appear. | Figurative: to make someone feel deep sorrow,... | te |
| కర్ణుడులేని భారతము | Literally, 'India without ears'; a phrase formed from words meaning a nation lacking ears. | A figurative description of a... | te |
| కాలంచేయు | To make or set a time; to schedule or designate a time for an event or action. | To delay,... | te |
| కాలదన్ను | The effect or passage of time; the lapse of time. | The condition of being time-barred or prescribed; the legal... | te |
| కాలుజారు | To slip, slide, or lose one's footing; to have the foot give way. | To cause someone's ruin, downfall, or... | te |
| కుక్కచావు | To die like a dog. | To die an ignoble, miserable, or neglected death; to perish without honour, care, or... | te |
| కొంగుబంగారము | Literal composition meaning 'precious or treasured thing' (compound suggesting something cherished or of high value). | Figurative: a beloved or... | te |
| కొండంత | Literal: as large or as much as a mountain; denoting great physical size or extent. | Figurative: an immense amount... | te |
| కొండెక్కు | Literal: to climb a hill or mountain; to ascend to a high place. | Figurative: to rise sharply or to... | te |
| కొంపముంచు | Literal: to dip or submerge a horn, trunk, or projecting part (composed of roots meaning 'horn/trunk' and 'to dip/put under').... | te |
| కోడికునుకు | A daughter-in-law; the wife of one's son. | te |
| గంగాకావేరీపర్యంతం | Literally, extending from the Ganga River to the Kaveri River. | Figuratively, across a wide area or throughout the land;... | te |
| గగనకుసుమము | Literally, a 'flower of the sky' or a celestial flower. | Figuratively, a person or thing of sublime beauty, purity,... | te |
| గాడిదగుడ్డు | Literally, a 'donkey's egg,' an impossible or non-existent object. | Figuratively, nonsense, worthless matter, or something of no value. |... | te |
| గుండె ఆగిపోవు | Literally, for the heart to stop beating. | Figuratively, to be overcome by extreme shock, fear, surprise, or intense emotion. | te |
| గూడుకట్టు | Literally, to tie up a bundle or to bind objects together. | Figuratively, to pack up one’s belongings in order... | te |
A lightning discharge accompanied by thunder; a lightning bolt or thunderbolt.
teTo pour ghee (clarified butter) onto a fire, literally increasing its fuel and intensity.
teLiterally 'cloud flower'; a poetic compound referring to a bloom-like formation or ornament of the clouds.
teTo peel a banana and put it into one's mouth, taken literally.
teA picture, painting, or representation of the sky; an astronomical chart or sky map.
teLiteral: 'flower of the sky'; a poetic image referring to a flower in the heavens or sky-related floral imagery.
teLiteral: a small lump or wad formed by chewing leaves; a bolus of chewed foliage.
teLiteral: the moon and the stars taken together; a phrase denoting celestial bodies (moon and stars).
teLiteral: the moon, the stars, and the sun taken together; a compound reference to major celestial bodies.
teLiteral: the moon and the sun; a compound phrase referring to these two principal celestial bodies.
teLiteral: to follow the play or the course of a game.
teLiteral: a banana that is part of a game or play.
teLiteral: tides; the regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational interaction between the Earth, moon, and...
teUsed as a name or title for a company, group, or organization.
teLiteral: this is the tree that you planted.
teTo eat salt; literally to consume salt as food.
teA paired set or couple; literally a duo considered together.
teTo look toward the front or toward something opposite; literally to look ahead or face forward.
teA hand without bones; literally a boneless hand.
teIn some manner or in some way; indicating that something will be done or occur without specifying how.
teLiteral: to hear something into one ear and let it out through the other without retaining it.
teOne by one; sequentially, with each item or person considered in turn.
teLiteral: a voice or tone that resembles the sound or quality of metal.
teLiteral: something that pleases or attracts the eye; an attractive or conspicuous display.
teLiteral: to pat or rub one's own stomach with the hand.
teA person or animal whose stomach is full; literally satiated.
tePlaced on a blade or knife; literally located on a knife.
teDimness or blurring of vision; impaired eyesight.
teTo close one's eyes.
teThe act of turning or opening the eye; a literal movement of the eyes.
teLiteral: to raise or lift the eye; to look upward or to open one's eyes wider.
teLiteral: to prick, press, or affect the eye (composed of kanna 'eye' and kuṭṭu 'to prick/press').
teLiteral: a covering or obstruction of the eye; something that blocks sight.
teLiteral: to place or set fire in someone's eyes.
teLiteral: to cause the eyes to shed tears; to make tears appear.
teLiterally, 'India without ears'; a phrase formed from words meaning a nation lacking ears.
teTo make or set a time; to schedule or designate a time for an event or action.
teThe effect or passage of time; the lapse of time.
teTo slip, slide, or lose one's footing; to have the foot give way.
teTo die like a dog.
teLiteral composition meaning 'precious or treasured thing' (compound suggesting something cherished or of high value).
teLiteral: as large or as much as a mountain; denoting great physical size or extent.
teLiteral: to climb a hill or mountain; to ascend to a high place.
teLiteral: to dip or submerge a horn, trunk, or projecting part (composed of roots meaning 'horn/trunk' and 'to dip/put under').
teA daughter-in-law; the wife of one's son.
teLiterally, extending from the Ganga River to the Kaveri River.
teLiterally, a 'flower of the sky' or a celestial flower.
teLiterally, a 'donkey's egg,' an impossible or non-existent object.
teLiterally, for the heart to stop beating.
teLiterally, to tie up a bundle or to bind objects together.
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