bullet
/ˈbʊlɪt/noun
उच्चारण बुलिट
गोली
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bullet (noun) + from / of a gun
A bullet is the small metal object fired from a gun; it is countable.
'Bullet' बंदूक से दागी जाने वाली छोटी धातु की वस्तु है; यह countable है।
- The police found a bullet in the wall.
- A bullet from a pistol struck the car.
shot / fire / hit by a bullet
People are shot or hit by a bullet; use by for the instrument, with the passive.
लोगों को गोली लगती है; passive में साधन के लिए by आता है।
- The soldier was hit by a bullet in his leg.
bite the bullet / dodge a bullet
To bite the bullet is to accept something painful bravely; to dodge a bullet is to escape a danger narrowly.
'Bite the bullet' का अर्थ कठिन बात को साहस से स्वीकार करना है; 'dodge a bullet' का अर्थ किसी ख़तरे से बाल-बाल बचना है।
- Radhika bit the bullet and told her friend the truth.
- We dodged a bullet when the storm turned away.
bullet (list point) and bullet train
In documents, a bullet is the dot before a list item; a bullet train is a very fast train.
दस्तावेज़ों में bullet सूची की प्रविष्टि के आगे का बिंदु है; bullet train बहुत तेज़ चलने वाली रेलगाड़ी है।
- Write your answers in bullet points.
- India is planning a bullet train between two cities.
+Collocations 4
verb + bullet
firedodgestop atake abite the
- The officer took a bullet to save his friend.
adjective + bullet
strayrubberlivesilverfatal
- A stray bullet injured a passer-by.
bullet + noun
holewoundpointtrainproof
- The leader wore a bullet-proof jacket.
idioms
bite the bulletdodge a bulletno silver bulletsweat bullets
- There is no silver bullet for unemployment.
“More examples 5
- The police recovered two bullets from the scene.
पुलिस ने घटनास्थल से दो गोलियाँ बरामद कीं।
- The bullet train will cut the journey to two hours.
बुलेट ट्रेन यात्रा को दो घंटे में पूरा कर देगी।
- She bit the bullet and sold her old car to pay the fees.
उसने कठिन फ़ैसला लेकर फ़ीस भरने के लिए अपनी पुरानी कार बेच दी।
- Radhika used bullet points to organise her notes.
राधिका ने अपने नोट्स व्यवस्थित करने के लिए बुलेट पॉइंट्स का प्रयोग किया।
- He escaped without a scratch, as if he had dodged a bullet.
वह एक खरोंच के बिना बच निकला, जैसे उसने गोली से अपने को बचा लिया हो।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He was killed by a bullet gun.
✓ He was killed by a bullet from a gun.
A bullet is what a gun fires; 'bullet gun' is not an English expression.
Bullet वह है जो बंदूक से दागा जाता है; 'bullet gun' अंग्रेज़ी का प्रयोग नहीं है।
✗ The bullet was fired on the man.
✓ The bullet was fired at the man.
Use at for the target of a shot.
गोली चलाने के निशाने को बताने के लिए preposition 'at' आता है।
✗ He bit a bullet and accepted the loss.
✓ He bit the bullet and accepted the loss.
The idiom needs the article the.
इस मुहावरे में article 'the' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
bite the bullet
to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation that cannot be avoided
हिम्मत करके कठिन स्थिति का सामना करना
- I decided to bite the bullet and tell my parents the truth.
- The government must bite the bullet and reform the tax system.
dodge a bullet
to avoid sth unpleasant or dangerous by luck
(किसी बड़ी मुसीबत से) बाल-बाल बचना
- The company collapsed a month after I left; I really dodged a bullet.
- We dodged a bullet when the storm changed direction.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bite the bullet (accept something unpleasant bravely); GK: India's first bullet train project is between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Idiom 'bite the bullet' (अप्रिय बात बहादुरी से स्वीकारना); GK में भारत की पहली bullet train परियोजना मुंबई और अहमदाबाद के बीच है।