Meaning
To escape or flee quickly from a situation.
Cultural Background
This is extremely common in Delhi and UP, often used in daily banter. Used in countless classic films to depict comedic chase sequences.
Use it for humor
Don't use it to describe a serious crime, or it will sound like you are making a joke.
Meaning
To escape or flee quickly from a situation.
Use it for humor
Don't use it to describe a serious crime, or it will sound like you are making a joke.
Test Yourself
Complete the sentence with the correct idiom.
पुलिस को देखते ही चोर _________ गया।
The idiom is 'नौ दो ग्यारह होना', so it conjugates to 'हो गया'.
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Practice Bank
1 exercisesपुलिस को देखते ही चोर _________ गया।
The idiom is 'नौ दो ग्यारह होना', so it conjugates to 'हो गया'.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1 questionsNo, it is a very common, lighthearted idiom.
Related Phrases
रफूचक्कर होना
synonymTo vanish
चंपत होना
synonymTo disappear
