bull's-eye
/ˈbʊlzaɪ/noun
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निशाने का केंद्र, लक्ष्य-बिंदु
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
the centre of a target that you shoot or throw at
निशाने का केंद्र, लक्ष्य-बिंदु
- The arrow struck the bull's-eye.
- Aim for the bull's-eye.
- The dart landed just beside the bull's-eye.
+ 2 more examples
- Paint a red circle to mark the bull's-eye on the board.
- The target had a yellow bull's-eye in the middle.
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[C]
a shot or throw that hits the centre of a target
सटीक निशाना, केंद्र पर लगा तीर या गोली
- Radhika scored three bull's-eyes in a row at the shooting range.
- The archer hit a bull's-eye with her last arrow.
- Neha hit a bull's-eye on her very first try.
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- He needs another bull's-eye to win the medal.
- The crowd cheered each bull's-eye the archer scored.
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[C] informal
something that achieves exactly what it was intended to achieve
बिल्कुल सही बात, सटीक नतीजा
- Her answer was a bull's-eye.
- The advert was a bull's-eye; sales doubled within a week.
- Her reply to the question was a bull's-eye; the examiner nodded.
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- The slogan hit the bull's-eye and everyone remembered it.
- The new law was a bull's-eye for reducing traffic accidents.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hit / score / get a bull's-eye
Use hit, score or get with bull's-eye when a shot lands in the centre of the target. The plural is bull's-eyes.
निशाना केंद्र पर लगने के लिए 'bull's-eye' के साथ hit, score या get का प्रयोग होता है। इसका plural 'bull's-eyes' है।
- Radhika hit the bull's-eye with her very first arrow.
- He scored two bull's-eyes in the school shooting contest.
aim at the bull's-eye
Use the preposition at after aim when you point or direct something towards the target.
लक्ष्य की ओर निशाना साधने के लिए 'aim' के बाद preposition 'at' आता है।
- The archers aimed at the bull's-eye from fifty metres.
bull's-eye as a figure of speech
In informal talk a bull's-eye is any remark, guess or decision that is exactly right.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में 'bull's-eye' ऐसी बात, अनुमान या निर्णय को भी कहते हैं जो बिल्कुल सही हो।
- Your guess about the question paper was a bull's-eye.
- The advertisement was a bull's-eye with young viewers.
the bull's-eye + of + target
Use of to say which target has the centre being talked about.
किस लक्ष्य के केंद्र की बात हो रही है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The bull's-eye of the board is painted red.
bull's-eye vs target
The target is the whole board or object; the bull's-eye is only its small central circle.
Target पूरा बोर्ड या वस्तु होती है; bull's-eye उसका केवल छोटा केंद्रीय गोला होता है।
- The arrow hit the target but missed the bull's-eye by a few centimetres.
+Collocations 4
verb + bull's-eye
hitscorescore agetmissstrike
- The rifle shooter did not miss the bull's-eye even once.
adjective + bull's-eye
perfectcleandead-centreredpainted
- Her last arrow was a perfect bull's-eye.
bull's-eye + noun
targetringscoreshothit
- A bull's-eye score earns ten points in this event.
preposition + bull's-eye
on theat thenear thewithin the
- Two arrows landed near the bull's-eye.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's arrow struck the bull's-eye with a sharp thud.
राधिका का तीर तेज़ आवाज़ के साथ निशाने के ठीक केंद्र पर लगा।
- The coach praised him for hitting the bull's-eye three times in a row.
लगातार तीन बार निशाने के केंद्र पर वार करने के लिए प्रशिक्षक ने उसकी प्रशंसा की।
- Her answer to the interview question was a bull's-eye.
साक्षात्कार के प्रश्न पर उसका उत्तर बिल्कुल सटीक था।
- The new bus route proved a bull's-eye for office-goers.
नया बस मार्ग दफ़्तर जाने वालों के लिए बिल्कुल सही साबित हुआ।
- Even the best archers do not hit the bull's-eye every time.
सबसे अच्छे तीरंदाज़ भी हर बार निशाने के केंद्र पर नहीं लगा पाते।
- The coach painted the bull's-eye bright yellow so that the beginners could see it clearly.
प्रशिक्षक ने निशाने का केंद्र चमकीला पीला रंग दिया, ताकि नए खिलाड़ी उसे साफ़ देख सकें।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She aimed the bull's-eye with her arrow.
✓ She aimed at the bull's-eye with her arrow.
Aim takes the preposition at before the target.
लक्ष्य के लिए 'aim' के बाद preposition 'at' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Bull's-eye and target are often confused, but they name different parts of the same thing.
'Bull's-eye' और 'target' में प्रायः भ्रम होता है, पर ये एक ही वस्तु के अलग हिस्सों के नाम हैं।
The whole object or board that is aimed at, or any goal.
पूरी वस्तु या बोर्ड जिस पर निशाना लगाया जाए, या कोई भी लक्ष्य।
- The target is placed at the end of the range.
¶Idioms 1
hit the bull's-eye
to do or say exactly the right thing; to achieve exactly what you intended
बिल्कुल सही निशाना लगाना, सटीक बात कहना
- The new advertisement really hit the bull's-eye with young buyers.
- With that one remark, he hit the bull's-eye.
§Grammar and usage
Hit the bull's-eye means to be exactly right, much like hit the nail on the head.
Hit the bull's-eye का अर्थ है बिल्कुल सही होना, लगभग hit the nail on the head की तरह।