forelock
/ˈfɔːlɒk/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉलॉक
माथे पर गिरने वाली लट, अलक, ज़ुल्फ़
Core word
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a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and falls over the forehead
माथे पर गिरने वाली लट, अलक, ज़ुल्फ़
- He pushed his forelock out of his eyes.
- The horse had a white forelock.
- A forelock fell over the boy's eyes.
+ 2 more examples
- He brushed his forelock aside.
- The pony shook its forelock.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a forelock (countable noun)
A forelock is a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and falls over the forehead. It can also mean the hair at the front of a horse's head.
Forelock सिर के आगे उगने और माथे पर गिरने वाले बालों की लट है। यह घोड़े के माथे के बालों के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- A forelock fell over his eyes as he bent to read.
- The horse tossed its forelock.
tug / touch / pull one's forelock
To tug or touch your forelock is an old gesture of respect to someone of higher rank. Today it is used figuratively for being too respectful.
Forelock को छूना या खींचना ऊँचे पद के व्यक्ति के प्रति सम्मान का पुराना इशारा है। आज यह लाक्षणिक रूप से अत्यधिक आदर दिखाने के लिए आता है।
- He tugged his forelock whenever the landlord passed.
- She does not tug her forelock to anyone, not even the manager.
take time by the forelock
This old proverb means to seize an opportunity at once, because Time was imagined with hair only at the front.
यह पुरानी कहावत अवसर को तुरंत पकड़ लेने का अर्थ देती है, क्योंकि Time की कल्पना ऐसे की जाती थी कि उसके केवल आगे बाल हैं।
- Take time by the forelock and begin your revision today.
forelock + preposition
A forelock falls over, lies across or hangs on the forehead.
Forelock माथे पर 'over', 'across' गिरता है या 'on' लटकता है।
- A grey forelock hung across his forehead.
+Collocations 4
adjective + forelock
whitelongcurlythickgreyflowing
- The horse had a long white forelock.
verb + forelock
tugtouchbrush backcombpulltoss
- He brushed back his forelock before the photograph.
forelock in idiom
tug the forelocktouch the forelocktake time by the forelockgrasp by the forelockseize by the forelock
- We should grasp the opportunity by the forelock.
forelock + preposition
over the foreheadacross the eyeson the horse's headin the windunder the cap
- His forelock peeped out from under the cap.
“More examples 5
- The little boy's forelock kept falling into his eyes.
छोटे लड़के के माथे की लट बार-बार उसकी आँखों में गिर जाती थी।
- In the old days, villagers touched their forelocks before the zamindar.
पुराने दिनों में ग्रामीण ज़मींदार के सामने अपनी लट छूकर आदर दिखाते थे।
- Radhika decided to take time by the forelock and apply for the form early.
राधिका ने अवसर को हाथ से न जाने देने का निश्चय किया और फ़ॉर्म जल्दी भरा।
- The trainer combed the horse's forelock before the show.
प्रशिक्षक ने प्रदर्शन से पहले घोड़े के माथे के बाल सँवारे।
- Young staff no longer tug their forelocks to the boss.
युवा कर्मचारी अब बॉस के सामने बहुत झुककर आदर नहीं दिखाते।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He took the time by the forelock.
✓ He took time by the forelock.
In the proverb, time has no article.
इस कहावत में time के साथ article नहीं आता।
¶Idioms 1
tug/touch your forelock (to sb)
(British, disapproving) to show too much respect to somebody of a higher social class or in a position of power, especially in order to please them
(बड़े लोगों के आगे) ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा झुकना, जी-हुज़ूरी करना
- The editor refused to tug his forelock to the minister.
- There is no need to touch your forelock to every official you meet.