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bite your thumb at sb

idiom

किसी को अपमानजनक इशारा करना, किसी का अपमान करना

“bite your thumb at sb” का हिंदी में अर्थ है किसी को अपमानजनक इशारा करना, किसी का अपमान करना. In English, it means to insult sb by putting your thumb between your teeth and flicking it towards them.

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idiom
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    old-fashioned

    to insult sb by putting your thumb between your teeth and flicking it towards them

    किसी को अपमानजनक इशारा करना, किसी का अपमान करना

    • In the play, a servant bites his thumb at the rival family to start a quarrel.
    • In Shakespeare's time, biting your thumb at someone was a serious insult.

    Main word thumb