Kalam Tod Dena

Broken Pen

November 28, 2020
Today’s Hindi idiom (मुहावरा) is:

कलम तोड़ देना
(Kalam tod dena)

Literal translation:
To break the pen

Figurative meaning:
To produce a piece of writing that is ultimate in excellence.

Sample use in a sentence:
योहान ने इतनी अद्भुत सुंदर कविता लिखी कि जैसे उसने कलम तोड़ दी।
(Yohann wrote such an amazingly beautiful poem that it seemed like the ultimate in excellent writing.)