cleft
/kleft/noun
उच्चारण क्लेफ़्ट
दरार, फाँक, खाँच
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¶Idioms 1
(caught) in a cleft stick
(British) in a difficult situation in which any action you take will have bad results
दुविधा में फँसा हुआ, असमंजस की स्थिति में
- The government is in a cleft stick over fuel prices.
§Grammar and usage
Cleft is also a past tense and past participle of the verb cleave, as in 'cleft in two'.
Cleft, verb cleave का past tense और past participle भी है, जैसे 'cleft in two'।
A cleft sentence divides one idea into two clauses to give emphasis, as in 'It was Radhika who solved the problem'.
Cleft sentence एक विचार को दो clauses में बाँटकर ज़ोर देता है, जैसे 'It was Radhika who solved the problem'।