doormat
/ˈdɔːmæt/noun
उच्चारण डॉर्मैट
पायदान, पाँवपोश
Basic word
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[C]
a piece of thick material placed on the floor in front of a door, on which people wipe their shoes before entering
पायदान, पाँवपोश
- Please wipe your feet on the doormat.
- The key was hidden under the doormat.
- She bought a new doormat for the front door.
+ 2 more examples
- Shake the doormat outside to get rid of the dust.
- A parcel was lying on the doormat when we got back.
Synonyms mat
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[C] informal
a person who allows other people to treat them badly and does not complain
दब्बू व्यक्ति (जिस पर सब हावी हो जाएँ)
- Stand up for yourself; don't let them treat you like a doormat.
- Don't be a doormat; say no when you need to.
- His colleagues treat him like a doormat and give him all the boring jobs.
+ 1 more example
- She refused to be a doormat any longer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
doormat (literal: a mat at a door)
The literal meaning is a thick mat you wipe your shoes on. It is countable.
शाब्दिक अर्थ में यह मोटी चटाई है जिस पर जूते पोंछे जाते हैं। यह countable है।
- Please wipe your feet on the doormat.
- The new doormat says Welcome.
be a doormat (figurative, informal)
For a person who lets others treat them badly. It is an insult, so use it with care.
ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए जो दूसरों को अपने साथ बुरा व्यवहार करने देता है। यह अपमानजनक है, इसलिए सावधानी से प्रयोग करें।
- Don't be a doormat; tell them that you disagree.
treat sb like a doormat
A common phrase meaning to treat someone with no respect, expecting them never to object.
एक आम वाक्यांश जिसका अर्थ किसी से बिना सम्मान के व्यवहार करना है, यह मानकर कि वह कभी विरोध नहीं करेगा।
- Her in-laws treated her like a doormat for years.
on/under the doormat
Use on for the top of the mat and under for hiding something such as a spare key.
चटाई के ऊपर के लिए 'on' और कुंजी जैसी चीज़ छिपाने के लिए 'under' आता है।
- Mother keeps a spare key under the doormat.
doormat vs welcome mat
A welcome mat has the word Welcome on it; a doormat is any mat at the door, but in figurative use only doormat is used.
Welcome mat पर Welcome लिखा होता है; doormat दरवाज़े की कोई भी चटाई है, पर लाक्षणिक अर्थ में केवल doormat प्रयुक्त होता है।
- She was no doormat, though the welcome mat said otherwise.
+Collocations 5
adjective + doormat
rubbercoirmuddywornwelcomethick
- A coir doormat is placed outside every house in the village.
verb + doormat
wipe onshakebuycleantrip overleave under
- He tripped over the doormat and dropped the tray.
figurative use
treated like aact like atired of being arefuse to be abecome a
- She refused to be a doormat any longer.
doormat + position
at the dooron the stepin front of the dooroutside the flatby the entrance
- Leave your sandals on the doormat outside the flat.
doormat + placement
by the front doorunder the windowat the entranceoutside the flat
- The shoe rack is next to the doormat by the entrance.
“More examples 6
- Please shake the doormat outside; it is full of dust.
कृपया doormat को बाहर झाड़ दीजिए; वह धूल से भरा है।
- The manager is a kind man, but his staff think he is a doormat.
प्रबंधक भला आदमी है, पर उसके कर्मचारी उसे बहुत दब्बू मानते हैं।
- Radhika set a flower-patterned doormat at the front door for Diwali.
राधिका ने दीवाली के लिए मुख्य द्वार पर फूलों वाली doormat बिछाई।
- The postman left the parcel on the doormat because nobody answered.
किसी के उत्तर न देने पर डाकिया पार्सल doormat पर छोड़ गया।
- If you let your friends borrow everything, they will treat you like a doormat.
अगर आप दोस्तों को सब कुछ उधार लेने देंगे तो वे आपको दब्बू समझेंगे।
- Do not be a doormat in your workplace; speak up politely when you disagree.
कार्यस्थल पर दब्बू न बनें; असहमति हो तो विनम्रता से बोलें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Wipe your feet in the doormat before entering.
✓ Wipe your feet on the doormat before entering.
Use on for wiping something against a surface.
किसी सतह पर पोंछने के लिए 'on' आता है।
✗ He treats his wife as a doormat for years.
✓ He has treated his wife like a doormat for years.
The phrase is treat sb like a doormat, and for years needs the present perfect.
वाक्यांश 'treat sb like a doormat' है, और 'for years' के साथ present perfect आता है।