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December 26, 2020

Today’s Hindi idiom (मुहावरा) is:

दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी।

(Transliteration: Din dooni, raat chouguni.)

Literal translation: Day double, night quadruple.

2XDay and 4XNight

Figurative meaning: To progress very rapidly. Exponential growth.

Usage in a sample sentence:

मेरी माँ की कड़ी मेहनत और उनकी money-saving आदतों के कारण, उनका बैंक बैलेंस में दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी इज़ाफ़ा हुआ।

(Transliteration: Meri ma ki kadi mehnat aur unki money-saving aadaton ke karan, unka bank balance mein din dooni raat chouguni izafa hua.)

Translation: Due to my mother’s hard work and her money-saving habits, her bank balance has grown exponentially.