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हि न्दी में इन दिनों ये दो नए मुहावरे भी चल पड़े हैं। अगर अभी आप तक नहीं पहुँचे हैं तो जल्दी ही पहुँच जाएँगे। चीज़ों को संवारने, तरतीब देने, नियमानुसार क...
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Kinda like the "By God ki Kasam", uttered solemnly (the worse the lie, more the solemnity) with the thumb and the index pinching the adam's apple...
A similar convoluted construct was used in that awesome spoof, "Andaz Apna Apna": "Galti se mistake ho gaya, Sir." Makes the confessor seem so much more human.
Cheers,
Krishna
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