ninepins
/ˈnaɪnpɪnz/noun
उच्चारण नाइन्पिन्ज़
नौ पिनों वाला खेल (बॉलिंग जैसा)
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noun
- 1
[U] British
a game in which players roll a ball to knock down nine wooden objects called pins
नौ पिनों वाला खेल (बॉलिंग जैसा)
- They played ninepins on the village green.
¶Idioms 1
go down/drop/fall like ninepins
(of people) to fall ill, fail or be defeated in large numbers, one after another
एक के बाद एक धड़ाधड़ गिरना या हारना
- During the flu season, students were going down like ninepins.
- The top seeds fell like ninepins in the first round.
§Grammar and usage
Go down like ninepins means to fall ill or fail in large numbers very quickly.
Go down like ninepins का अर्थ है बड़ी संख्या में बहुत जल्दी बीमार पड़ना या असफल होना।