IDIOM YANG PRAKTIS YANG POPULER

IDIOM YANG PRAKTIS YANG POPULER :

TO CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT = MENGAMBIL JALAN PINTAS
TO LEARN BY HEART = MENGHAFAL
TO HAVE A SWIM = TO SWIM = BERENANG
TO HAVE BREAK = ISTIRAHAT
TO HAVE A REST = ISTIRAHAT
TO TAKE A WALK = TO WALK = BERJALAN
A BAG OF BONES = KURUS KERING
JUST $ 10,000 = MURAH SEKALI

COME ON = AYOLAH
COME ON IN = AYO MASUKLAH
MY HANDS ARE FULL = SAYA SANGAT SIBUK
TAKE IT EASY = TENANGLAH
JUST NOW = TADI
JUST A MINUTE = TUNGGU SEBENTAR
CALL IT A DAY ! = SEKIAN SAJA KITA BEKERJA HARI INI !
LEND ME YOUR HAND = BANTULAH SAYA
THIS BOOK IS ABOVE ME = SAYA TIDAK PAHAM BUKU INI
HER NOSE IS RUNNING (RUNNING NOSE) = INGUSNYA MELELEH
RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE = KEHABISAN BENSIN
WHERE ARE YOU HEADING ? = ANDA MAU KEMANA ?
CAN YOU TELL A CHINESE FROM A KOREAN ? = BISAKAN ANDA MEMBEDAKAN ORANG CHINA DAN ORANG KOREA ?
TO MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET = HIDUP PAS-PASAN
I WILL DO MY BEST = SAYA AKAN BERUSAHA SUNGGUH-SUNGGUH (SAYA AKAN MELAKU YG TERBAIK)
ABOVE ALL = YANG TERPENTING/ TERUTAMA
TO BE ABOUT TO = BARU SAJA HENDAK
DROP IN/BY = MAMPIR/SINGGAH
ALL THE BETTER = MALAH LEBIH BAIK
AFTER WHILE = NANTI SEBENTAR
ALL THE SAME = SAMA SAJA/ JIKA TIDAK APA-APA
ALL THE TIME = SEJAK DULU, NON STOP, TERUS MENERUS
ARM IN ARM = BERGANDENG TANGAN
ALL OVER = SEMUA TELAH SELESAI
AS FAR AS/ SO FAR AS = SAMPAI/ SEPANJANG
AS FOR = MENGENAI/ KALAU
AS IF = SEOLAH-OLAH
AS LONG AS = SEOLAH-OLAH
AS LONG AS = SELAMA, ASALKAN
AS SOON AS = SEGERA SETELAH
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (ASAP)= SESEGERA MUNGKIN
AS TO = MENGENAI
AS USUAL, AS ALWAYS = SEPERTI BIASA
AS WELL AS = BEGITU JUGA/PULA, DI SAMPING
AS WELL = JUGA
AT FIRST = MULA-MULA
FIRST OF ALL = PERTAMA-TAMA
AT LAST = AKHIRNYA
AT LEAST = SETDAK-TIDAKNYA, PALING TIDAK
AT ONE TIME = DULU, DAHULU
AT SIXES AND SEVENS = BINGUNG
AT BEST/ AT MOST = PALING-PALING, TDK LEBIH DARI
ABOUT TIME SUDAH WAKTUNYA HARUS
AS YOU PLEASE = SESUKAMU
TO BACK OUT = MENARIK DIRI
TO BACK UP = MENDUKUNG/ MENSUPPORT
TO BREAK DOWN = MOGOK
TO BREAK INTO TEAR = MENANGIS SEJADI-JADINYA/ TERSEDU-SEDU
TO CALL DOWN = MENCERCA, MENDAMPRAT
TO CALL FOR = MENJEMPUT
TO CALL IN = MEMANGGIL KE RUMAH
TO CALL ON = MAMPIR,SINGGAH
TO CARRY OUT = MELAKSANAKAN
TO CARRY ON = TERUSKAN/LANJUTKAN
TO OVER COME = MENGATASI
TO COME OUT = KELUAR
TO CHANGE ONE’S(HER/HIS) MIND = MERUBAH NIAT
BY CHANCE = SECARA KEBETULAN, TAK TERDUGA
TO COME ABOUT = TERJADI
TO COME ALONG = IKUT
TO COME BACK = KEMBALI
TO COME FROM = BERASAL DARI
TO COME DOWN = TURUN
TO COME OVER = TURUN KEMARI, DATANGLAH KEMARI
TO COME TO = BERJUMLAH, MENCAPAI JUMLAH
TO COME TRUE = MENJADI KENYATAAN
TO DROP IN = SINGGAH TANPA RENCANA, MAMPIR
TO DROP OUT = PUTUS SEKOLAH
TO FIND OUT = MENGETAHUI, MENYELIDIKI
TO FORGIVE AND FORGET/LET BYGONES BE BYGONES = MELUPAKAN PERISTIWA YG LALU= YANG LALU BIARLAH BERLALU JANGAN DI INGAT LAGI.

FILL UP = MENGISI
TUG OF WAR = TARIK TAMBANG
SETTLE UP = MEMBAYAR ( SETTLE UP ACCOUNT)
TO HARDLY EVER = JARANG = SELDOM
FOR THE TIME BEING = UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU
FOR THE MIND TIME (TEMPORARY)= UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU
TO BE FUSSY ABOUT = TERLALU REWEL
TO GET ALONG = MAJU, MEMBUAT KEMAJUAN
TO GET AWAY = BERANGKAT, MENINGGALKAN
TO GET BACK = KEMBALI PULANG
TO GET BY= LEAWAT
TO GET BETTER = MULAI SEMBUH/ LEBIH BAIK
TO GET LOST = TERSESAT
TO GET BEHIND = KETINGGALAN
TO GET OFF = TURUN
TO GET ON = NAIK
TO GET OVER/ GET WELL FROM = SEMBUH
TO GET UP = BANGUN TIDUR
TO GET OUT = KELUAR
TO GET IN = MASUK
TO GET USED TO = MENJADI BIASA
TO GIVE BACK = MENGEMBALIKAN
TO GIVE BIRTH TO = MELAHIRKAN
TO GIVE OUT = MEMBAGI-BAGIKAN
TO GO AFTER/ TO COME AFTER = MENYUSUL, MENGIKUTI
TO GO AHEAD = TERUSKAN, MENERUSKAN, TERUS(LET’S GO AHEAD WE HAVEN’T ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE A REST/PLEASE DON’T GO AHEAD WITH IT UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN ME AGAIN)
TO GO ALONG WITH = MENEMANI, IKUT
TO GO AROUND = BERKELILING
TO GO BACK = KEMBALI PADA (POKOK PEMBICARAAN, KEBIASAAN)
TO GO ON = MENERUSKAN, TERUS MENERUS, TERUS
TO GO UP = NAIK, MENINGKAT
TO GO WITH = COCOK, SERASI, BERPACARAN
TO GO WITH THE WIND = LENYAP, BERLALU UTK SELAMANYA
TO GROW UP = DEWASA, DIBESARKAN, TUMBUH DEWASA(I WAS BORN AND GROWN UP IN THE COUNTRY/ GROW UP. YOU ARE NOT A BABY ANYMORE/ MARY IS GROWING UP NOW, SO SHE WANTS TO HAVE A BOY FRIEND)

IN ADVANCE = DI MUKA, LEBIH DAHULU, SEBELUMNYA (THANKS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR KIND ATTENTION = TRIMAKASIH SEBELUMNYA ATAS PERHATIAN BAIKMU) JADI SALAH ATAU KURANG TEPAT KALAU KITA BILANG THANKS BEFORE

IN AND OUT = SERING DATANG DAN PERGI
IN CHARGE = BERTUGAS, MEMEGANG PIMPINAN (JHON IS IN CHARGE NOW = JHON SEDANG BERTUGAS SEKARANG)