बैंड बजना

English translation: screwed

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Hindi term or phrase:बैंड बजना
English translation:screwed
Entered by: Tejinder Soodan

03:41 Jun 30, 2010
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hindi term or phrase: बैंड बजना
उसका तो बैंड बज गया
Tejinder Soodan
India
Local time: 19:13
knock the...
Explanation:
A difficult question, Tejinder!

These come near, but are not perfect equivalents. Let us see what others contribute:

knock the stuffings out of
knock the daylights out of
knock the living daylights out of
knock the hell out of
knock the socks off

The problem with these, is that they all play upon the physical beating of person, and the comical element that exists in बैंड बजाना is missing.

Idioms that play on the words arse, shit, crap, etc., would also work. Experiment with them.

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Note added at 44 मिनट (2010-06-30 04:25:34 GMT)
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I finally hit upon the perfect equivalent, it is

Screwed

He got screwed or
He will be screwed or
He is going to be screwed
Selected response from:

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 19:13
Grading comment
Thanks Bala, this is the perfect equivalent.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4knock the...
Balasubramaniam L.
5screwed
Mohanpal Nannar (X)


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
knock the...


Explanation:
A difficult question, Tejinder!

These come near, but are not perfect equivalents. Let us see what others contribute:

knock the stuffings out of
knock the daylights out of
knock the living daylights out of
knock the hell out of
knock the socks off

The problem with these, is that they all play upon the physical beating of person, and the comical element that exists in बैंड बजाना is missing.

Idioms that play on the words arse, shit, crap, etc., would also work. Experiment with them.

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Note added at 44 मिनट (2010-06-30 04:25:34 GMT)
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I finally hit upon the perfect equivalent, it is

Screwed

He got screwed or
He will be screwed or
He is going to be screwed

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Bala, this is the perfect equivalent.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mrudula Tambe: Good research and efforts for the answer !
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  sukirat anand: Screwed is more appropriate here.
12 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Srinivasalu Srini
1 day 11 hrs
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agree  Seema Ugrankar
1 day 22 hrs
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1 day 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
screwed


Explanation:
in trouble, and there's no way to get out of it

Mohanpal Nannar (X)
United States
Local time: 06:43
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in PunjabiPunjabi
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