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Today’s Hindi idiom (मुहावरा) is:

हाथ मलना।

(Transliteration: Haath malna.)

Don’t be left rubbing hands!

Literal translation: To rub hands.

Figurative meaning: To repent. To feel sorry about not having done something.

Usage in a sample sentence:

युवाओं को 25 साल से पहले शादी करनी चाहिए अन्यथा वे हाथ मलते रह जाएंगे।

(Transliteration: Youvaon ko 25 saal se pehle shaadi karni chahiye anyatha ve haath malthe reh jaayenge.)

Translation: Youngsters should get married before 25 years or else they will be left repenting.