December 21, 2020

Today’s Hindi idiom (मुहावरा) is:

उल्लू बनाना।

(Transliteration: Ullu banana.)

Mujhe Phir Ullu Banaya?

Literal translation: To make an owl of.

Figurative meaning: To make a fool of. To play a prank.

Usage in a sample sentence:

उस salesman ने एक नया box के अंदर पुराना फोन बेचकर मुझे उल्लू बनाया।

(Transliteration: Uss salesman ne ek naya box ke andar purana phone baechkar mujhe ullu banaya.)

Translation: That salesman made a fool of me by selling me an old phone inside a new box.