hit the white
सही निशाना साधना
(You sure hit the white with that answer-it was exactly what the panel was looking for.)
hoist a/the white flag
समर्पण करना/हार मान लेना
(We’ve been in negotiations for weeks, but it lookslike the other company might finally be ready to hoist a white flag.)
pretend (that) black is white
वास्तविकता का सच से परे होना
(The government can’t keep pretending black is white or else we’re going to head into the same economic difficulty we were in 10 years ago.)
white coat hypertension
डॉक्टर को देखते ही रक्तचाप बढऩा
(A: “I swear, I didn’t feel dizzy until the doctor came in.” B: “Hmm, sounds like a case of white coat hypertension to me.”)
pearly whites
मोती जैसे चमकीले दांत
(She flashes her pearly whites.)
white man’s disease
बॉस्केटबॉल में जंप नहीं कर पाना
(He is case of white man’s disease.)
blue
नीला रंग
(I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees.)
blue
अशोभनीय
(His humour is a bit too blue for my tastes.)
blue
उदास
(He’s been a bit blue since he failed his exams.)
once in a blue moon
ईद के चांद की तरह
(My sister lives in America, so I only see her once in a blue moon.)