![to [take] the bread out of {one's} mouth](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/46370/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [take] the bread out of {one's} mouth")
to deprive people of their most basic means of living, particularly via unfair mathods
Ex:
برتاو اور طریقہ کار - سخت اور سخت سلوک
انگریزی محاوروں کو دریافت کریں جو سخت اور سخت سلوک سے متعلق ہیں جیسے 'آہنی مٹھی' اور 'سخت سودا بازی کرنا' کی مثالیں۔
جائزہ
فلیش کارڈز
ہجے
کوئز
![to [rub] salt (in|into) the wound](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/46434/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [rub] salt (in|into) the wound")
to make a difficult or painful situation even worse for someone
Ex:
I
can't
believe
you
would
ask
me
to
pay
you
back
on
the
day
that
I
got
laid
off.
Thanks
for
rubbing
salt
in
my
wounds.
![to [drive|strike] a hard bargain](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/46426/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [drive|strike] a hard bargain")
to be tough and smart in negotiations, insisting on favorable terms to achieve a favorable outcome for oneself
Ex:
The
car
salesman
knew
he
would
have to
drive
a
hard
bargain
with
the
customer
who
was
a
skilled
negotiator
.
iron fist
[اسم]
لوہے کی مٹھی
Ex:
The
dictator
ruled
the
country
with
an
iron fist
,
suppressing
dissent
and
opposition
.
آمر نے ملک پر لوہے کی مٹھی سے حکومت کی، اختلاف اور مخالفت کو دبا دیا۔
![to [put] {sb} through hell](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42796/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [put] {sb} through hell")
to [put] {sb} through hell
[فقرہ]
to cause a person experience great difficulty
Ex:
When
she
leaves
him
in
despair
,
he
puts
her
through
hell
until
she
wins
custody
of
their
sons
.
![to [twist|turn] the knife (in the wound|)](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/46438/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [twist|turn] the knife (in the wound|)")
to purposefully make someone suffer more than they already do
Ex:
Any more
cuts
in
government
aid
to
these
poor people
will
be
twisting
the
knife
in
the
wound
.
heavy hand
[اسم]
بھاری ہاتھ
Ex:
The
new
manager
ruled
with
a
heavy hand
,
imposing
strict
rules
and
micro-managing
the
employees
,
which
led
to
low
morale
in
the
workplace
.
نئے مینیجر نے سخت ہاتھ سے حکومت کی، سخت قواعد نافذ کیے اور ملازمین کو مائیکرو مینیج کیا، جس کی وجہ سے کام کی جگہ پر حوصلہ کم ہو گیا۔
a person who appears gentle and kind on the outside, but they are firm, resolute, and even ruthless in their actions
Ex:
The
patriarch
has
always
been
an
iron fist
in
a
velvet glove
.
![to [cramp] {one's} style](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/43726/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [cramp] {one's} style")
to [cramp] {one's} style
[فقرہ]
to stop someone from acting freely, creatively, comfortably, or in their usual way
Ex:
Sarah
's
parents
insisted
on
coming to
the
party
,
which
really
cramped
her
style
because
she
could
n't
relax
and
have
fun
with
her
friends
.