Volume 2
Hi Kakak,
Selamat datang di e-book @englishlab.id seri idiom.
BREAK A LEG
Bayangkan jika kita menerjemahkannya literally, artinya bakal
jadi mematahkan kaki, oh my god
Example:
Rudi : I will compete in National Spelling bee contest
Arip : Break a leg
Rudi : Thanks
Idiom #2
COUCH POTATO
Kentang sofa? Ngapain kentang di sofa? hehehe
Example:
Putra : My brother spent his whole weekend by watching TV,
having snacks and sometimes text his friend on the
phone
Bonisa : wow, he is a couch potato
Putra : indeed
Idiom #3
BAD APPLE
Apel nakal? Cukup mantan yang nakal udah ninggalin kamu
Apel jangan :’(
Example:
Miss Dina : Shomad broke the window yesterday. He broke a
chair this morning
Mr. Taufik : I think he is a bad apple in the class
Idiom #4
Example:
Trump : I can’t wait to hit the hay
Melanie : me too, it is 11 pm and I’m extremely sleepy now
Idiom #5
OUT OF WORK
Di luar pekerjaan? Maksudnya?
Example:
Harry : I wonder why Charles is unable to pay his bill?
William : he has been out of work for almost 2 months
Idiom #6
Example:
Dewi : After you explained it to me slowly and carefully, I think
I get the picture now
Anastasya : well, that’s good
Idiom #7
CHASE RAINBOWS
Mengejar pelangi? Emangnya bisa?
Example:
Tesla : I have a plan to drain the Sunda strait to connect Java
and Sumatra island
Margaret : You chase rainbows by doing that
Idiom #8
Example:
Trump : Take your time, you still have 6 hours to finish it
Obama : I will
Idiom #9
CHICKEN
Ayam.
Example:
Sarkozy : Come on Napoleon, the river is shallow and save
Lenin : That’s impossible, Napoleon is a chicken
Idiom #10
SECOND BANANA
Pisang kedua. Apakah ada pisang ketiga? Keempat? Kelima?
Example:
Everyone knows that Ronaldo is the best, but he is my second
banana
IIdiom #11
TECHNOPHOBE
Example:
Lisa : did you know that she prefers cash rather than e-money?
Franco : she is a technophobe. She feels insecure when she has to fill
her private data on internet
Idiom #12
Example:
Mia : You look pale, what’s happening?
Dina : I always get cold feet when I have to
deliver a speech in front of many people
I Idiom #13
A Piece of Cake
Maksudnya bukan sepotong kue ya …..?
Example:
Xi Jinping : Marquez can slice meat very well and fast
Vladimir : Of course he can. He is a butcher. It is a piece of cake for him.
Idiom #14
Nut/Nutty
Nut dalam bahasa Indonesia adalah kacang.
Example:
Pandapotan : I wish Putra was here
Somad : He can make all of us laugh. He is a nutty one
Idiom #15
Going bananas
Going bananas bukan menjadi pisang ya guys
Example:
Tesla : I’am afraid his wife is going bananas
Edison : His wife is always busy with preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner,
taking care of their baby, cleaning the house, paying bills.
Idiom #16
As sly as a fox
Idiom ini digunakan untuk mengungkapkan
seseorang yang cerdik, lihai, licik
Example:
Pele : Maradona is as sly as a fox
Bobby : Yes, I remember the day he scored a goal with his hand
and the referees didn't recognize it
Idiom #17
As blind as a bat
Idiom ini digunakan untuk mengungkapkan
seseorang yang mengalami gangguan pada
penglihatannya.
Example:
Elsa : I smiled to him yesterday, but he acted like he didn't see me
Afni : Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat
Idiom #18
Example:
Darwin : Jennifer Lawrence reminds me to my ex girlfriend
Somad : Yes, both of them are like two peas in a pod.
Idiom #19
Crocodile tears
Yes, air mata buaya. Berpura-pura merasa sedih
Example:
Washington : I saw him crying at funeral yesterday
Cornwallis : He showed you crocodile tears. He is actually happy
Idiom #20
Example:
Ali : I was ready to throw in the towel, but I remember my dream and kept going
Tyson : You are a true fighter sir
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