choosy
/ˈtʃuːzi/adjective
उच्चारण चूज़ी
नखरेबाज़, चुनने में बहुत सावधान
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~ (about sth) informal
careful in choosing what you like; difficult to please
नखरेबाज़, चुनने में बहुत सावधान
- She is very choosy about what she eats.
- Don't be too choosy about your first job.
- Don't be so choosy; just pick a shirt and let's go.
+ 2 more examples
- Our cat is very choosy about her food.
- Beggars cannot be choosy, as the saying goes.
Synonyms fussy particular selective picky fastidious
Opposite undemanding easy-going unfussy indiscriminate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be choosy about / over + noun
Choosy is followed by about or over plus the thing in which you are fussy.
'Choosy' के बाद 'about' या 'over' और वह वस्तु आती है जिसमें व्यक्ति नखरेबाज़ है।
- Radhika is choosy about the books she reads.
- Don't be too choosy over the colour.
choosy + noun
Choosy can come before a noun for a person, such as a choosy eater or choosy customer.
'Choosy' noun से पहले आकर व्यक्ति का वर्णन कर सकता है, जैसे 'choosy eater' या 'choosy customer'।
- My little brother is a choosy eater and rejects most vegetables.
beggars can't be choosers
This saying means that if you are in need, you must accept what you are given.
यह कहावत बताती है कि ज़रूरतमंद व्यक्ति को जो मिले वह स्वीकार करना पड़ता है।
- The room is small, but beggars can't be choosers.
choosy / choosier / choosiest
The comparative and superlative are choosier and choosiest, with the y changed to i.
Comparative और superlative 'choosier' और 'choosiest' हैं, जिनमें y बदलकर i हो जाता है।
- She is the choosiest customer in the shop.
choosy + when it comes to
Use this phrase to name the area where a person is hard to please.
इस वाक्यांश से उस क्षेत्र का नाम बताया जाता है जिसमें व्यक्ति को संतुष्ट करना कठिन है।
- He is very choosy when it comes to his clothes.
+Collocations 4
adverb + choosy
veryextremelyrathertoofar too
- You are too choosy to get a quick job.
choosy + noun
eatercustomerbuyerchildshopper
- A choosy shopper compares prices in four shops.
verb + choosy
bebecomegetremainseem
- Students become less choosy about food in a hostel.
choosy + about
foodfriendsclothesjobswords
- She is choosy about words and edits her essays twice.
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- My aunt is so choosy that she took three hours to buy one sari.
मेरी मौसी इतनी नखरेबाज़ हैं कि एक साड़ी ख़रीदने में उन्हें तीन घंटे लगे।
- Job seekers cannot afford to be choosy in a crowded market.
भीड़ भरे बाज़ार में नौकरी खोजने वाले चुनने में बहुत सख़्त होने का जोखिम नहीं उठा सकते।
- The choosy child ate only plain rice and dal.
नखरेबाज़ बच्चे ने केवल सादा चावल और दाल खाई।
- The hostel food is basic, so students should not be choosy.
छात्रावास का भोजन साधारण है, इसलिए विद्यार्थियों को नखरे नहीं करने चाहिए।
- The editor is choosy about which poems appear in the magazine.
संपादक इस बारे में बहुत चुनिंदा हैं कि पत्रिका में कौन-सी कविताएँ छपें।
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✗ She is choosy in food.
✓ She is choosy about food.
The preposition after choosy is about (or over), not in.
'Choosy' के बाद preposition 'about' (या 'over') आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Don't be too choosy; beggars cannot be chooser.
✓ Don't be too choosy; beggars cannot be choosers.
The saying uses the plural choosers to match the plural beggars.
कहावत में plural 'beggars' के अनुरूप plural 'choosers' आता है।
✗ A choosy student always want the best.
✓ A choosy student always wants the best.
A singular subject needs a verb with -s in the simple present.
Singular subject के साथ simple present में verb में '-s' लगता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
choo·sy
With -sy (not 'choosey', though it is also seen); choosier, choosiest.
अंत में -sy ('choosey' भी दिखता है); choosier, choosiest।
?Which word?
Keep the fussy words together: choosy, picky (informal), fussy, particular, fastidious (very careful about detail or cleanliness).
नखरे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: choosy, picky (अनौपचारिक), fussy, particular, fastidious (बारीकी या सफ़ाई में बहुत सावधान)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Beggars can't be choosers' (when you are in need, you must accept what you get).
कहावत 'Beggars can't be choosers' (ज़रूरत में जो मिले वह स्वीकार करना पड़ता है)।