Kick against the pricks in Hindi — Meaning of दिवार से अपना ही सिर फोड़ना (divar se apana hi sir phoDana)

📖 Meaning of “kick against the pricks”

The meaning of “kick against the pricks” in Hindi is दिवार से अपना ही सिर फोड़ना, pronounced divar se apana hi sir phoDana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of kick against the pricks

To kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goaded.

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Near-synonym: kick over the traces

अपने साथियों की चेतावनी के बावजूद, उसने दिवार से अपना ही सिर फोड़ने का काम किया और गंभीर परिणामों का सामना किया।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Biblical phrase; see citation below.

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Word (English)

Kick against the pricks

Meaning in Hindi

दिवार से अपना ही सिर फोड़ना

Pronunciation

divar se apana hi sir phoDana

Part of speech

Verb

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The Hindi meaning of "kick against the pricks" is दिवार से अपना ही सिर फोड़ना (divar se apana hi sir phoDana).

In Devanagari script it is written as दिवार से अपना ही सिर फोड़ना.

It is pronounced "divar se apana hi sir phoDana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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