Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 30, 2010 03:41
13 yrs ago
Hindi term
बैंड बजना
Hindi to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
उसका तो बैंड बज गया
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +4 | knock the... | Balasubramaniam L. |
5 | screwed | Mohanpal Nannar (X) |
Proposed translations
+4
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knock the...
A difficult question, Tejinder!
These come near, but are not perfect equivalents. Let us see what others contribute:
knock the stuffings out of
knock the daylights out of
knock the living daylights out of
knock the hell out of
knock the socks off
The problem with these, is that they all play upon the physical beating of person, and the comical element that exists in बैंड बजाना is missing.
Idioms that play on the words arse, shit, crap, etc., would also work. Experiment with them.
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Note added at 44 मिनट (2010-06-30 04:25:34 GMT)
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I finally hit upon the perfect equivalent, it is
Screwed
He got screwed or
He will be screwed or
He is going to be screwed
These come near, but are not perfect equivalents. Let us see what others contribute:
knock the stuffings out of
knock the daylights out of
knock the living daylights out of
knock the hell out of
knock the socks off
The problem with these, is that they all play upon the physical beating of person, and the comical element that exists in बैंड बजाना is missing.
Idioms that play on the words arse, shit, crap, etc., would also work. Experiment with them.
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Note added at 44 मिनट (2010-06-30 04:25:34 GMT)
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I finally hit upon the perfect equivalent, it is
Screwed
He got screwed or
He will be screwed or
He is going to be screwed
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Bala, this is the perfect equivalent."
1 day 23 hrs
screwed
in trouble, and there's no way to get out of it
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