घोड़े बेचकर सोना

Hindi

FWOTD – 29 July 2022

Alternative forms

  • घोड़े बेचके सोना (ghoṛe becke sonā)

Etymology

Literally, to sleep having sold horses.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱoː.ɽeː beːt͡ʃ.kəɾ soː.nɑː/, [ɡʱoː.ɽeː‿beːt͡ʃ.kɐɾ‿soː.näː]

Verb

घोड़े बेचकर सोना • (ghoṛe beckar sonā) (intransitive)

  1. (idiomatic) to sleep peacefully, deeply or carelessly
    Synonym: कान में तेल डालकर सोना (kān mẽ tel ḍālkar sonā)
    • 2022, Rashmi Yadav, विचारों की बेड़ियाँ जब टूटीं [vicārõ kī beṛiyā̃ jab ṭūṭī̃], →ISBN, page 15:
      ओमप्रकाश को अपने घर में सब घोड़े बेचकर सोए हुए मिलते हैं, वो बिना किसी को उठाए खाना खा कर अपनी चारपाई पर जाकर सो जाता है।
      omaprakāś ko apne ghar mẽ sab ghoṛe beckar soe hue milte ha͠i, vo binā kisī ko uṭhāe khānā khā kar apnī cārpāī par jākar so jātā hai.
      In his house, Omprakash finds everyone sleeping like a rock; without waking anyone up, he eats and goes to sleep on his bed.

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