A2 Idiom Neutral

दाएँ-बाएँ देखना

daayen-baayen dekhna

To look around cautiously

Meaning

To observe one's surroundings carefully, especially for danger or opportunity.

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Cultural Background

In India, traffic is chaotic; looking left and right is a literal survival skill. In offices, it means checking if it's safe to discuss office politics.

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Nasalization

Ensure you nasalize the 'ẽ' sound at the end of both words.

Meaning

To observe one's surroundings carefully, especially for danger or opportunity.

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Nasalization

Ensure you nasalize the 'ẽ' sound at the end of both words.

Test Yourself

Fill in the missing phrase.

सड़क पार करने से पहले ____ देखना चाहिए।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: दाएँ-बाएँ

The idiom for safety is 'look left and right'.

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Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the missing phrase. Fill Blank A2

सड़क पार करने से पहले ____ देखना चाहिए।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: दाएँ-बाएँ

The idiom for safety is 'look left and right'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

No, it is used for social caution too.

Related Phrases

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इधर-उधर देखना

synonym

Looking here and there

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