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Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Hindi term or phrase: बैंड बजना | | उसका तो बैंड बज गया |
| | | knock the... | Explanation:
A difficult question, Tejinder!
These come near, but are not perfect equivalents. Let us see what others contribute:
knock the stuffings out of
knock the daylights out of
knock the living daylights out of
knock the hell out of
knock the socks off
The problem with these, is that they all play upon the physical beating of person, and the comical element that exists in बैंड बजाना is missing.
Idioms that play on the words arse, shit, crap, etc., would also work. Experiment with them.
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Note added at 44 मिनट (2010-06-30 04:25:34 GMT)
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I finally hit upon the perfect equivalent, it is
Screwed
He got screwed or
He will be screwed or
He is going to be screwed |
| Selected response from:
  Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 07:49
| Grading comment Thanks Bala, this is the perfect equivalent.
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31 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 knock the...
Explanation:
A difficult question, Tejinder!
These come near, but are not perfect equivalents. Let us see what others contribute:
knock the stuffings out of
knock the daylights out of
knock the living daylights out of
knock the hell out of
knock the socks off
The problem with these, is that they all play upon the physical beating of person, and the comical element that exists in बैंड बजाना is missing.
Idioms that play on the words arse, shit, crap, etc., would also work. Experiment with them.
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Note added at 44 मिनट (2010-06-30 04:25:34 GMT)
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I finally hit upon the perfect equivalent, it is
Screwed
He got screwed or
He will be screwed or
He is going to be screwed
| | | Grading comment | Thanks Bala, this is the perfect equivalent. |
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