Page 8 - PSL Book 8A 2023

Connect the idioms with their meanings.
1. ku~qy BONkdy rihMdy ny, hwQI A. The cat that devoured hundred mice is going
msq qurdy rihMdy ny[ for Hajj. (A metaphor for someone who has
lived a life of sin and has done bad deeds all
along, and then engages in pure and pious acts.)

2. cMn qy Qu`ikAw Awpxy hI mUMh B. He says yes, but does not even break a twig.
qy pYNdw hY[ (He's so lazy, he doesn't do anything.)

3. sO cUhy Kw ky ib~lI h~j nUM C. The rats dancing in the stomach (to feel very
c~lI hungry)

4. AwKw moVdw nIN[ D. Dogs keep barking, the elephants keep

f~kw qoVdw nIN[ marching. (People may talk about you, but stay
on your course.)

5. Awpxy pYr E. The spit you throw towards the moon, will fall
Awp kuhwVI mwrnI on your face. (When you bad-mouth a noble
person, the ill-feelings affect you, not the
other person. So do not slander others.)

6. iF~f ivc cUhy n~cxy F. Why ask the way to the village you are not going
to? (Don’t waste time on things that are
irrelevant to you.)

7. ijhVy ipMf jwxw nhIN auhdw G. To hit your own foot with the ax. (to hurt your

rwh ikauN pu~CIey[ own cause by your own words or actions.)

not: hyTW kuJ AiBAws leI kMm hY[ jo kMm klws ivc Kqm nhIN huMdw, auh Gr dw kMm hovygw[

koeI vDIAw cutklw, muhwvrw jW AKOq lB ky ilKo[ aus dw mqlb vI ilKo[ jy kr qsvIr
vI bxw sko, qW bhuq hI vDIAw hovygw[

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tweImr sY~t kro[ swry muhwvry dubwrw pVHo[ ikMny imMt l~gy? ……

PSL Punjabi Reader 8A 2023 Edition 6