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smell of the lamp

idiom

(रचना से) अत्यधिक परिश्रम झलकना, स्वाभाविकता न होना

“smell of the lamp” का हिंदी में अर्थ है (रचना से) अत्यधिक परिश्रम झलकना, स्वाभाविकता न होना. In English, it means (of a piece of writing) to show signs of a lot of hard work rather than natural talent.

idiom
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    (of a piece of writing) to show signs of a lot of hard work rather than natural talent

    (रचना से) अत्यधिक परिश्रम झलकना, स्वाभाविकता न होना

    • His essays are correct but they smell of the lamp.
    • The speech smelt of the lamp.

    Main word lamp