What is idiom?

id·i·om
/ˈidēəm/
noun
plural noun: idioms

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the
individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).
Sederhananya, idiom adalah sebuahkata, atau frasa yang tidak bisa kita terjemahkan secara
literal/harfiah, karena perbedaan konteks dan makna yang tersirat.

Idiom adalah alas an kenapa dalam belajar bahasa inggris kita tidak bias asal menerjemahkan
kalimat dengan kata per kata, karena banyaknya konteks dan frasa yang biasa kita temui
dalam percakapan sehari-hari native speaker.
Apa itu expressions dalam bahasa Inggris?
Expression atau ungkapan bahasa Inggris merupakan hal yang sering diungkapkan dalam
percakapan sehari-hari. Baik saat kita sedang berada di bank, rumah sakit, di kantor, maupun
meminta pendapat, meminta maaf dan dalam kondisi lainnya

Expression dipelajari agar kita(non native speaker dapat memahami penggunaan istilah dan
ungkaan sehari hari sebagaimana para native speaker menggunakannya.

Perlu dicatat bahwa expression lebih sering digunakan dalam bahasa kasual sehingga lebih
besar kemungkinan tidak mengikuti formula grammar yang kita tahu. Namun karena sudah
diterima secara umum, maka tetap bisa dipahami oleh mayoritas english speaker.

Apa perbedaan Idiom Dan expression?

Idiom lebih rumit karena tidak dapat digunakan serta merta secara harfiah. Sedangkan
expression lebih mudah dipahami karena kata dan artiannya lebih mudah diterjemahkan.

Dalam kesempatan ini, Speaking Partner menyajikan kesempatan belajar 30 idiom dan20
expresion yang umum ditemui saat berbicara, terutama pada native speaker. Kita tidak perlu
menghafal semuanya, namun kita perlu mengetahui dan memahami maknanya. ^_^
NO IDIOM MEANING EXAMPLE

1 Keep your chin up Tetap semangat It’s hard to keep your chin up
when everything is going wrong.

2 Hit the books Belajar giat We’re having a test tomorrow,

so I’m going to hit the books
tonight.
3 Cool as a cucumber Santai dan tenang Septian was cool as cucumber
when he told me that he eat my cake

4 Piece of cake Sangat mudah Learning to speak english is a piece

of cake.

5 Butterflies in my Gugup tapi dalam arti baik I always get butterflies in my

stomach stomach before performing my song

6 Drag one’s feet Sengaja memperlama durasi The council is dragging its
kegiatan feet too long in terms of making
a decision.
7 In over your head Kerepotan/kesusahan I just want you to know you're
not my first choice for the job, so
if you're in over your head,
please tell me
8 All thumbs Cupu, payah, tidak ahli When it comes to flirting with her
crush, Bella is all
thumbs.
9 Turn over a new leaf Berubah(dalam arti baik) Dino is turning over a new leaf, he
won’t cheat in the next exam

10 Spill the beans Membeberkan Diana spilled the bean last night, it
rahasia/gossip was a huge surprise

11 Break a leg Melakukan sesuatu dengan Right before I walked out on

baik/sukses/menang stage, Krisna told me to
break a leg
12 Get up on the wrong Bad mood, bete Dhika was so grumpy. I knew he
side of the must have gotten up on the
bed wrong side of the bed.
13 Tongue-tied Terkesiap, tidak bisa I’m always tongue-tied when I
berkata-kata meet Suga.

14 Go out on a limb Mengambil kesempatan I’ll go out on a limb and say that
yang ada our team will win the
championships this year.
15 Cost an arm and a leg mahal Heba’s new bag cost an arm
and a leg!
NO IDIOM MEANING EXAMPLE

16 Don't give up the day Tidak melepas yang sudah I really like the way you
job pasti demi yang belum pasti sing, but don't give up your day job.

17 Out of your depth Diluar kemampuan Are you sure you're not out of your
depth?

18 Runs deep mendalam Yudis loves his country.

Patriotism runs deep in his veins.

19 Makes someone's day Membuat (seseorang) Your smile made my day!

senang

20 Get a raw deal Dapat lebih jelek/sedikit dari You don't want to get a raw deal.
yang semestinya

21 Wouldn't be caught Tidak akan pernah We hate that dress. We wouldn't be

dead caught dead wearing it.

22 In broad daylight Terang terangan They are flirting in a broad daylight

23 Late in the day Hampir terlambat It seems a little late in the

day to make such a decision

24 Call it a day berhenti I'm tired. Let's call it a day

25 In the dark Tidak tahu apa-apa They left me in the dark about your
infidelity.

26 Can't cut it Tidak memiliki kemampuan Abil shouldn't be working here. She
just can't cut it

27 A far cry from Sangat berbeda Nabila’s picture is a far cry away from
her real life appearance

28 Crocodile tears Simpati palsu Shibyan always plays victim and

shows her crocodile tears

29 A couch potato Pemalas akut Irawan is diligent. He absolutely is not

a couch potato

30 Up the creek Dalam masalah Bira warns me but I didn’t listen. Now
I am up the creek
NO EXPRESSION MEANING EXAMPLE

1 Are you alright? Apa kamu baik-baik saja? You look sad, are you alright?

2 What happened? Apa yang terjadi? I know Abil is fired, but what
happened?

3 Get out! Keluar! I want to be alone, get out!

4 Get lost! Pergilah kamu! I hate you, get lost!

5 I am lost Aku tersesat Helap me! I am lost!

6 I don’t get it Aku tidak pagam Can you explain this? I don’t get it.

7 You are driving me Kamu bikin aku tergila-gila .stop, you are driving me crazy!
crazy!

8 Don’t bother! Tidak usah repot-repot Don’t bother to help, I can do it my

self.

9 Make a line please! Tolong antre Make a line please

10 Don’t cut the line! Jangan memotong antrean Hi there, don’t cut the line!

11 What can I get you? Mau pesan apa? Welcome to Dapoer Jawa, what can I
get you?

12 I am all set Saya tidak butuh apa-apa Nothing, I am all set.

13 Can I take you out? Mau kencan gak? It’s weekend tomorrow, can I take you
out?

14 I can’t bear it! Aku tidak tahan lagi Nabilla is annoying, I can’t bear her
talking!

15 I can’t stand anymore Aku tidak tahan lagi Please turn the volume down, I can’t
stand anymore.
NO EXPRESSION MEANING EXAMPLE

16 Pay attention! Perhatian! Pay attention to the

instruction please!

17 What can I do for Ada yang bisa saya Hi, what can I do for you,
you? bantu? sir?

18 What’s up? Ada apa? Hi there, what’s up?

19 Let’s hang out! Ayo nongkrong? Let’s hang out!

20 Let’s hit the road! Ayo jalan-jalan(naik mobil) Let’s hit the road tonight!

Learning English is fun. Don’t make it hard by overthink it. Practice and speak and you will
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