Idioms Involving मारना

The verb मारना can mean “to beat”, “to strike”, “to kill”, etc.

However, it is used in several idioms that don’t necessarily connote violence.

लाइन (“line”) मारना – to flirt
गप मारना – to chat or gossip
बदबू मारना – to emit a stench, to stink
पाद मारना – to fart
मक्खी मारना – literally, “to kill flies”, figuratively, “to waste time” / “to be idle”

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