Idiom

Idioms

Makna

Contoh Kalimat

A blessing in disguise

Selalu ada berkah yang tidak terlihat

In the midst of pandemic covid-19, honey bee sellers get abundant orders. It is such a blessing in disguise.

A busy bee

Seseorang yang sangat sibuk

I never see Tio eat at home. I suppose he eats outside or in the office. He is like a busy bee for real!

A snowball effect

Akibat yang semakin lama semakin membesar

Never lie to your spouse! It can cause a snowball effect that ruins your relationship with her.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Makanan bergizi itu menyehatkan

My grandma believes that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. However, I never see her apples for once.

Above and beyond

Melakukan sesuatu dengan baik bahkan melebihi ekspektasi

He must have practiced so hard. His performance was beyond and above what we expected!

Actions speak louder than words

Melakukan sesuatu lebih baik daripada berbicara saja

Actions speak louder than words, Jennie! So just do your work at your best!

All ears

Siap mendengarkan dengan saksama

What’s wrong with you? Would you tell me? I’m all ears!

All along

Selama ini / sepanjang

I’ve just known that you are lying all along and make use of me for your own benefits!

Bad egg

Orang jahat

Simon is a bad egg. He killed many people back then!

Beat around the bush

Berbelit belit / terlalu banyak basa basi

Just speak right to the point and don’t beat around the bush. We can’t understand what you are saying.

Bed of Roses

Sesuatu yang sangat mudah

To live as a celebrity is not a bed of roses.

Better late than never

Lebih baik terlambat daripada tidak sama sekali

Well, at least you can manage to submit your assignment, Josh! It’s better late than never, isn’t it?

Birds of a feather flock together

Orang yang memiliki watak yang sama biasanya akan cocok

Now, I know why Sue always sticks to Maya. Their personalities are alike. You know, birds of a feather flock together!

Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

Terlahir dari keluarga berada/kaya raya

I’m not sure Bill is able to live in that small house. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Break a leg

Semoga berhasil!

I know you can beat them, Charles, in the final round! Break a leg!

Break the ice

Mencairkan / menghangatkan suasana

We need someone with good energy and great enthusiasm to help us break the ice. I feel so awkward right now.

Call it a day

Berhenti

I can’t stand working here so I have to call it a day and search for a better one.

Calm before the storm

Kondisi tenang sebelum hal buruk terjadi

It is calm before the storm before Sharon comes at 10.

Catch someone’s eye

Menarik perhatian

Sherly’s gorgeous. She indeed catches all the audience’s eyes.

Chop chop

Segera / cepat

Everybody, chop chop! We’re already late!

Come clean

Tanpa rahasia / mengatakan yang sebenarnya

You have to make sure that you come clean to us and assure us you will never tell lies anymore.

Costs an arm and a leg

Sangat mahal

I’m surprised you have that fridge! It costs an arm and a leg. I am not even able to buy it.

Couch Potato

Orang yang sangat malas

Look at her! She is such a couch potato. She just spends her time binge-watching K-dramas.

Cry your eyes out

Menangis tersedu sedu

Knowing that her grandpa passed away, Tristan cried his eyes out.

Don’t cry over spilt milk

Jangan menyesali hal yang sudah terjadi

Well, we can’t return back time, right? So, let’s not cry over spilt milk.

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Jangan menilai seseorang dari penampilannya saja

The old man has such a pure heart although he dresses like a crook. We surely cannot judge a book by its cover.

Every cloud has a silver lining

Ada hal baik dibalik setiap musibah

Even though the world is crying due to corona virus outbreak, I believe that every cloud has a silver lining.

Feel on top of the world

Merasa sangat sukses

After getting tons of followers on her instagram account, she feels on top of the world.

Food for thought

Patut untuk dipertimbangkan

She told me that she meets all the requirements needed for scholarship. It is food for thought whether to allow her to apply for the scholarship.

Get a life

Lebih menikmati hidup

Why do you always get stressed over him? Just get a life, dear!

Get a taste of your own medicine

Merasakan sendiri keburukan yang dilakukan pada orang lain

They must get a taste of their own medicine so they will not do the same thing in the future.

Get out of hand

Menjadi tidak bisa diatasi

There’s so much work to do at the same time and it gets out of my hand. I need help!

Get your act together

Bekerjalah dengan lebih baik / lakukan dengan lebih baik

You have to remember that they are our main client. So, please get your act together if you don’t want to get fired!

Give someone the cold shoulder

Tidak mempedulikan seseorang

After I rejected his calls for weeks, he gave me the cold shoulder and even didn’t look me in the eye.

Good things come to those who wait

Berkah akan datang kepada orang yang sabar

Do it slowly and patiently. Good things come to those who wait.

Hang in there

Bertahanlah

Dad will pick you up at 7, dear. Hang in there!

Have had it up to here

Marah atau frustasi terhadap sesuatu

She looked not fine after I showed her the news. I suppose she had had it up to here.

Hit the sack/hay

Tidur

Dion has been working for more than 12 hours. Now he is hitting the hay.

In the red/in the black

Besar pengeluaran daripada pendapatan

I can’t afford any more things. I’ve been in the red for a while now.

It’s a piece of cake

Hal yang sangat mudah dilakukan

She finished the questions in 15 minutes. It must be a piece of cake for her.

It’s raining cats and dogs

Hujan deras

It’s raining cats and dogs but I don’t bring raincoat.

It takes two to tango

Semua orang yang terlibat harus ikut bertanggung jawab

I can’t believe that she blamed you for the failure in the group project. I mean it takes two to tango!

Kill two birds with one stone

Melakukan dua hal dalam sekali waktu

The fact that he is working as a photographer now is like killing two birds with one stone as he gets paid while doing his hobby.

Lose your touch

Bakat / kemampuan yang sudah memudar

He never practices playing violin so he has lost his touch.

Make a long story short

Singkat cerita

Long story short, Anna had a fight with Tom yesterday, leading to bruises all over her body.

Miss the boat

Menyia-nyiakan kesempatan

I’m going to confess to her now. I’m not going to miss the boat!

My two cents

Menurut pendapatku

I feel like we should visit her together, that’s my two cents.

Nip something in the bud

Menghentikan sesuatu yang buruk sebelum semakin memperburuk keadaan

The project was nipped in the bud due to abundant of requests.

No pain, no gain

Tidak ada hasil yang didapatkan tanpa perjuangan

You should go to the gym at least five times a week, no pain no gain.

On cloud nine

Sangat bahagia

Tomorrow, she will celebrate her 17th birthday. I guess she is on cloud nine now.

On the ball

Memahami / Menyiapkan / Merespons sesuatu dengan cepat

Coming to a lot od networking opportunities keeps me on the ball.

Once in a blue moon

Sesuatu yang sangat jarang terjadi

I saw him wash the dishes yesterday, I can’t believe my own eyes as it happens once in a blue moon.

Pitch in

Melakukan sesuatu bersama-sama untuk suatu hal atau untuk seseorang

Let’s pitch in together to buy her new shoes.

Pull someone’s leg

Menghambat orang lain

You need to prepare yourself for the football competition, you don’t want to pull your team’s leg, right?

Pull yourself together

Tenangkan dirimu

You must pull yourself together, Siska! He is okay now.

Rain on someone’s parade

Merusak rencana orang lain

His coming to my birthday party was totally a rain in my parade.

Rule of thumb

Aturan tak tertulis

The most important rule of thumb here is to not meddle with anyone else’s personal affair.

So far so good

Sejauh ini tidak ada masalah

I’m happy working here. So far so good!

Speak of the devil

Ketika seseorang muncul saat tengah dibicarakan

Oh my goodness! Why does he have to appear? Speak of the devil!

Spill the beans

Membocorkan rahasia

I never trust Tamara since she likes to spill the beans.

Take your time

Lakukan dengan hati hati

Don’t be in a hurry! Take your time! We’ll be here waiting for you.

Time flies when you’re having fun

Waktu tidak terasa ketika kamu merasa bahagia

Is it already past 9? Time surely flies when you’re having fun.

That’s all she wrote

Tidak ada lagi hal yang dapat dibicarakan

She wrote an apology letter stating that she has come clean and that’s all she wrote.

That’s music to my ears

Hal baik yang menyenangkan untuk didengar

She told me that she was fine, that’s music to my ears.

The early bird gets the worm

Siapa cepat dia dapat

Sorry, this seat is taken. Early bird gets the worm, pal!

There’s no such thing as free lunch

Tidak ada hal yang didapatkan tanpa berusaha

You should show her that you care and are willing to listen so you can get closer to her. There’s no such thing as free lunch.

Through thick and thin

Setelah melewati banyak hal

James is surely Boni’s best friend. He has been with Boni through thick and thin since childhood.

Time is money

Kita harus pandai memanfaatkan waktu

I won’t come to the party. Time is money so I’ll spend my time working at the weekend.

To make matters worse

Memperburuk keadaan

I lost my key yesterday, to make matters worse, nobody was home too. I had to spend the night in my friend’s house!

To the best of my knowledge

Sepengetahuanku

To the best of my knowledge, food with preservatives isn’t healthy for kids.

Under the weather

Merasa tidak enak badan

My sister went home earlier because she felt under the weather.

Up in the air

Tidak pasti

The plan for the holiday is still up in the air.

We see eye to eye

Bertemu secara langsung

I miss her so much as we haven’t seen eye to eye for years!

What goes around comes around

Kamu akan diperlakukan sebagaimana kamu memperlakukan orang lain

Be careful of what you are saying and doing! What goes around comes around.

When pigs fly

Sesuatu yang tidak mungkin terjadi

Are you sure he will wake up in the early morning? When pigs fly!