Module 19: Idiomatic Expression Part 1

LETTER A

🌏 At all costs = at any costs (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To do everything you can to achieve something regardless of the difficulty, and expensive involved

🇲🇨 Dengan segala cara

📖 My dream is to become a great lecturer at all costs.

 

🌏 A drop in the ocean (Noun)

🇬🇧 A very small amount compared to what is required or needed

🇲🇨 Jumlah sangat kecil

📖 He feels what he is doing is just a drop in the ocean.

 

🌏 Actions speak louder than words (Noun)

🇬🇧 Used for expressing that what you do something is more important than just talking about it

🇲🇨 Aksi lebih penting daripada kata-kata

📖 They have talked about the importance of charity but never does anything. Actions speak louder than words.

 

🌏 A hot potato (Adjective)

🇬🇧 A controversial topic, issue or situation.  

🇲🇨 Topik yang lagi viral

📖 The issue if AI have been becoming a real hot potato in my country these days.

 

🌏 Against the clock (Verb)

🇬🇧 To do something quickly to finish it before a particular time

🇲🇨 Melakukan lebih awal

📖 He will work against the clock to finish her application by today.

 

 

🌏 A rip-off (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Something that is unreasonably expensive 

🇲🇨 Harga tidak masuk akal

📖 She should have spent so much to buy the laptop. That is a rip-off.

🌏 Around the corner (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Coming very soon

🇲🇨 Segera hadir

📖 Budi is becoming quite nervous because his exam is just around the corner.

 

🌏 A mile a minute (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Very quickly

🇲🇨 Sangat cepat

📖 I have been walking a mile a minute and is very difficult to keep up with.

 

🌏 A man of his word (Noun)

🇬🇧 Someone who does what he promises to do  

🇲🇨 Pria yang menepati janji  

📖 He was obviously a man of his word. You could trust him.  

 

🌏 A ladies man (Noun)

🇬🇧 A man that loves spending time and flirting with women. 

🇲🇨 Pria yang suka menghabiskan waktu dan menggoda wanita. 

📖 Tom was being the reputation for being quite a ladies’ man. 

 

🌏 At first (Adverb)

🇬🇧 In the beginning

🇲🇨 Pada awalnya

📖 If you would fail at first, please try again it.

 

🌏 As pie as easy / a piece of cake (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To be very easy

🇲🇨 Sangat mudah

📖 I would not be thinking it was as pie as easy to get band 9 in the IELTS Test.

🌏 Ace a test (Verb)

🇬🇧 To do very well in a test/ to get a very high score on a test.

🇲🇨 Mengerjakan tes dengan sangat baik

📖 I would have actually ace a test in IELTS test, a subject that had never come easily for me.

 

🌏 A bad egg (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Someone who bad and untrustworthy.

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang tidak baik (buruk)

📖 Be careful of them, they would have been being a bad egg at the moment.

 

 

LETTER B

🌏 Bump into somebody (Verb)

🇬🇧 Meet somebody by chance.

🇲🇨 Bertemu seseorang dengan kebetulan  

📖 I had bumped into him at the pub a couple of days ago  

 

🌏 Be out of your depth (Verb)

🇬🇧 Expressing that you are in a situation that is too difficult or dangerous to deal with

🇲🇨 Situasi yang diluar kemampuan batas   

📖 He is used to teaching English writing but he was out of my depth when she had to teach English Listening.

 

🌏 Behind the times (Noun)

🇬🇧 Expressing that something is not modern, old-fashioned, obsolete or out of date

🇲🇨 Ketinggalan zaman   

📖 If you will not want to fall behind the times, read newspaper every day.

 

🌏 To be up in arms about something (Noun)

🇬🇧 Expressing that you are very angry or upset about something

🇲🇨 Sangat marah dan kesal 

📖 The local residents will have been up in arms about the tax increase.

 

🌏 Be sick and tired of something (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To be very frustrated, annoyed, bored with something or very unhappy about something.

🇲🇨 Menjadi frustasi dan sangat marah

📖 I will be feeling sick and tired of exercising the IELTS taks every day.

 

🌏 Bend over backwards (Verb)

🇬🇧 To do everything you can to help or to please someone.  

🇲🇨 Membantu atau menyenangkan seseorang  

📖 I will have been bending over backwards to please my parents.

 

🌏 Back to the drawing board (Verb)

🇬🇧 To start doing something again

🇲🇨 Memulai melakukan sesuatu lagi  

📖 I would go back to the drawing board if my application scholarship is not accepted.

 

🌏 Burn the midnight oil (Verb)

🇬🇧 To stay up late, to work late at night

🇲🇨 Begadang  

📖 I would be going to take the English test next week, so I am burning the midnight oil.

 

🌏 Bare your heart (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To reveal your secret thoughts and feelings to someone.

🇲🇨 Untuk mengungkapkan pikiran dan perasaan rahasia Anda kepada seseorang.

📖 She would have decided to bare her heart through text messages to her closest friends.

 

🌏 To buy into something (Verb)

🇬🇧 To accept something.  

🇲🇨 Menerima sesuatu  

📖 His Boss would not have been buying into her reason for being late at work.

 

🌏 To be bouncing off the walls (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be so busy.  

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat sibuk  

📖 The people consider me that I am bouncing off the walls.

 

🌏 To be dolled up (Verb)

🇬🇧 To get all dressed up to look attractive.  

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat sibuk  

📖 They are spending an hour getting dolled up for the party.  

 

🌏 To be out of this world (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be extraordinary or impressive.  

🇲🇨 Menjadi luar biasa atau mengesankan  

📖 I have proven that I can be out of this word..

 

🌏 To be dressed to kill (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be dressed beautifully (wearing very smart or fashionable clothes)

🇲🇨 Menjadi berpakaian sangat cantik  

📖 She have been being always dressed to kill on every Saturday night.

🌏 Blew me away (Verb)

🇬🇧 when something blows you away, it impresses you very much or makes you very excited.

🇲🇨 Membuat sangat bersemangat

📖 The songs specially blow me away.  

 

🌏 Big shot (Adjective)

🇬🇧 an important or powerful person.

🇲🇨 Orang penting

📖 My family is becoming a big shot in my life.

 

🌏 Bring home the bacon (Verb)

🇬🇧 To earn money by working to support the family

🇲🇨 Bekerja untuk keluarga

📖 Both my father and mother have brought the bacon for I was born.

 

🌏 To be under the weather (Verb)

🇬🇧 Do not feel well; feel sick

🇲🇨 Tidak baik; merasa sakit

📖 I have been feeling a bit under the weather, I think I have caught a fever.

 

🌏 Be bummed out (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To be sad, depressed.

🇲🇨 Sedih; depresi  

📖 Fadhil was bummed out when he found her shoes stolen.

 

🌏 To break the news (Verb)

🇬🇧 To disclose important information to someone.
🇲🇨 Memberi informasi penting

📖 I think that you should not break the news at the moment.

🌏 To butt in (Verb)

🇬🇧 To interrupt; to interface a conversation or activity without being invited.
🇲🇨 Memberi interupsi or menganggu

📖 He does not want Mary to butt in his personal life.

🌏 To blow it (Verb)

🇬🇧 To fail to take advantage of a chance or an opportunity.
🇲🇨 Gagal mengambil peluang 

📖 He blew it, He lost the customer. 

🌏 To an item (Noun)

🇬🇧 If two people are an item, they are dating and have a romantic relationship.
🇲🇨 Dua orang menjadi pasagan  

📖 You and I will be an item. We finally made it official.  

🌏 Blew one’s stop (Verb)

🇬🇧 Lose one’s temper (very angry or irritate)
🇲🇨 Kehilangan kesabaran (sangat marah atau jengkel)

📖 I blew my top when they do not want pay off their debts   

 

 

LETTER C

🌏 Cut it out (Verb)

🇬🇧 Stop it; stop doing that

🇲🇨 Menghentikan    

📖 Would you cut it out and keep quiet? I am trying to sleep.

🌏 Call it a day (Verb)

🇬🇧 To stop working, to end a job

🇲🇨 Berhenti kerja  

📖 Time to call it a day, guys, see you tomorrow.

🌏 Chill out (Verb)

🇬🇧 To relax; to calm down.

🇲🇨 Bersantai; menenangkan diri  

📖 Come on! Let’s sit down and chill out!

🌏 Cut Corners (Verb)

🇬🇧 To save money (to do something in the cheapest way)

🇲🇨 Menghemat  

📖 The government cut corners and put everyone in danger when they built the road with bad materials.

🌏 Chicken out (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become too frightened/scared to do something

🇲🇨 Menjadi penakut  

📖 He chickened out when he saw how deep the water was.

🌏 To cut class = to play hooky = to ditch class (Verb)

🇬🇧 To deliberately not go to a class when you should be there.

🇲🇨 Membolos  

📖 I play hooky again, the teacher will be very angry.

🌏 Couch Potato (Noun)

🇬🇧 Some who is lazy and inactive

🇲🇨 Pemalas  

📖 Since I have already graduated my university, I have become a couch potato.

🌏 Cold fish (Noun)

🇬🇧 An unfriendly person

🇲🇨 Orang tidak ramah  

📖 The person is a real cold fish. I have never seen him laugh.

🌏 To catch someone red-handed (Verb)

🇬🇧 To capture someone in the act.  

🇲🇨 Menangkap basah  

📖 The thieves were caught red-handled attempting to break into the house.

 

🌏 Count on (Verb)

🇬🇧 To depend on someone to do what you want

🇲🇨 Bergantung seseorang  

📖 You can not count on him because he is too irresponsible.

 

🌏 Crack of dawn (Noun)

🇬🇧 (A time) very early in the morning.

🇲🇨 Datang lebih pagi    

📖 You should go to bed early since we have to leave at the crack of dawn.

🌏 Crocodile tears (Noun)

🇬🇧 Tears or crying that are not sincere

🇲🇨 Air mata buaya  

📖 He showed her crocodile tears when his feeling sick.

 

🌏 Cost an arm and a leg (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be very expensive

🇲🇨 Biaya sangat mahal  

📖 The car was costing an arm and a leg yesterday.

 

🌏 Catch one’s breath (Verb)

🇬🇧 To rest for a moment after exercise to restore normal breathing.

🇲🇨 Istirahat setelah latihan  

📖 He stopped and placed his hand on her arm to catch her breath.

 

🌏 Come down with (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become ill with a particular ilness

🇲🇨 Menjadi sakit    

📖 She had come down with a cold.

 

🌏 Cannot stand (someone or something) (Verb)

🇬🇧 To hate or dislike someone or something very much

🇲🇨 Menjadi sakit    

📖 I cannot stand traffic jam in rush hour.

 

 

LETTER D

🌏 Drop someone a line (Verb)

🇬🇧 To send a note or a short letter to someone

🇲🇨 Mengirim catatan kecil atau surat    

📖 I promise I will drop you a line as soon as I arrive home safely.

🌏 Do not judge a book a by its cover (Verb)

🇬🇧 You should not judge someone or something only from their appearance.

🇲🇨 Jangan menilai dari luarnya   

📖 That man may look very slow and awkward, but do not judge a book by its cover. He is a very intelligent man in his circle.

 

🌏 Down in the dumps (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Feeling very unhappy, depressed, sad, 

🇲🇨 Merasa sangat tidak bahagia, depresi, sedih   

📖 I had been down in the dumps when I knew my shoes stolen.

 

🌏 Day in, Day out (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Done repeatedly every day over a long period of time   

🇲🇨 Melakukan hal yang sama untuk waktu yang lama   

📖 I really hate doing the same boring task day in, day out.

 

🌏 Down to earth (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Someone who is practical, realistic and friendly   

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang realistic, praktik, dan ramah   

📖 I will try to be a down to earth and hardworking spirit.

 

🌏 Down to road (Adverb)

🇬🇧 In the future    

🇲🇨 Dimasa depan   

📖 I believe my self that I can achieve my dream down the road.

 

🌏 Down the drain (Nou)

🇬🇧 To be completely lost, destroyed or wasted    

🇲🇨 Benar-benar hilang, hancur atau terbuang   

📖 A lot of money went down the drain by misuse of funds.

 

🌏 Down and out (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Have no money, a job, or a shelter.    

🇲🇨 Tidak punya apa-apa     

📖 After I decided to wander in Yogyakarta, I were feeling completely down and out.

 

🌏 Dime a dozen (Noun)

🇬🇧 Very common and not valuable    

🇲🇨 Selusin uang receh     

📖 The teacher like him is a dime a dozen.

 

🌏 Drive someone crazy (Noun)

🇬🇧 To make him or her upset or annoyed.    

🇲🇨 Membuat kesal and jengkel

📖 Tomas quit his job because his boss drove him crazy every time he went to work.

 

🌏 To drive someone nuts (Verb)

🇬🇧 To make someone very crazy and annoyed    

🇲🇨 Untuk membuat seseorang sangat gila dan kesal   

📖 The fact that he is over at her house everyday drives her nuts.

 

🌏 (To) Do one’s best (Verb)

🇬🇧 To try your best (to try as hard as possible)    

🇲🇨 Mencoba usaha terbaik

📖 I do my best to achieve the scholarship.

 

 

LETTER E

🌏 Explore all avenues (Verb)

🇬🇧 To try everything in order to find a solution and avoid trouble

🇲🇨 Mencoba segala cara menyelesaikan masalah   

📖 It is a difficult thing to do; therefore, we must explore all avenues if we really want it done.

🌏 Every time one turns around (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Very often, too often

🇲🇨 Sangat sering     

📖 She asks me for some money every time I turn around.

 

🌏 Eager beaver (Noun)

🇬🇧 A very hardworking and enthusiastic person

🇲🇨 Pekerja keras     

📖 My father is a real eager beaver. He usually works 12 hours a day.

 

🌏 Eyes are bigger than one’s stomach (Noun)

🇬🇧 To take more food than you can possibly eat.

🇲🇨 Mengambil banyak makanan

📖 I am afraid that your eyes are bigger than one’s stomach, you could not eat all this.

 

🌏 To eat like a bird (Verb)

🇬🇧 To eat very little

🇲🇨 Makan sangat sedikit

📖 Jane eats like a bird, no wonder she can keep herself so slim.

 

 

LETTER F

🌏 Figure something out (Verb)

🇬🇧 Find a way to solve a problem

🇲🇨 Menemukan Jalan Keluar     

📖 I think you are smart enough to figure out what to do.

 

🌏 Fill in for someone (Verb)

🇬🇧 To temporarily do another person’s work or task

🇲🇨 Sementara mengerjakan tugas orang lain   

📖 The English teacher was sick and Mr. Aldi filled in for her.

 

🌏 Find one’s feet (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become confident or comfortable in a new situation

🇲🇨 Menjadi percaya diri dan nyaman di situasi baru  

📖 It was difficult when I moved to a new city, but I eventually found my feet.  

 

🌏 To face up to = to confront (Verb)

🇬🇧 To accept and deal with a difficult situation a direct way

🇲🇨 Menerima dan menghadapi situasi yang sulit

📖 Finally, the married couple faced up to their money problems.

🌏 To fish for a compliment (Verb)

🇬🇧 To try and get a compliment from someone.

🇲🇨 Mencoba mendapatkan pujian dari orang lain

📖 Mary wondered if she must take the bait whenever Tom fished for a compliment.

🌏 For good (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Forever, permanently.

🇲🇨 Selamanya, secara permanen

📖 He intends to remain married to her for good.  

🌏 Fair and square (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Very fair  

🇲🇨 Sangat adil

📖 He won the election fair and square. 

 

🌏 Fool around (Verb)

🇬🇧 To behave in a silly way for fun 

🇲🇨 Berperilaku konyol untuk bersenag-senang

📖 You should not fool around with dangerous chemicals.  

🌏 First things first (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Let’s focus on dealing with the most important things before other things  

🇲🇨 Fokus padahal yang terpenting sebelum yang lain

📖 I am starving, so first things first, let’s have something to eat.  

 

🌏 To foot the bill (Verb)

🇬🇧 To pay the bill; to pay for something 

🇲🇨 Membayar sesuatu

📖 You paid for lunch last week, let me foot the bill for dinner tonight.

 

🌏 Face the facts (Verb)

🇬🇧 Accept that something is true (usually negative) 

🇲🇨 Menghadapi kenyataan 

📖 It is time for me to face the facts and move on.

 

🌏 Family man (Noun)

🇬🇧 A man that likes to spend time at home with his family

🇲🇨 Laki -laki menyayangi keluarga  

📖 I am a good leader and a good family man both.

 

🌏 Fly the coop/nest (Verb)

🇬🇧 A chill moves away from his parents’ home and lives elsewhere.

🇲🇨 Pergi dan tinggal jauh dari orang tua   

📖 I flew the coop when I got a full-time join in the city.

 

🌏 Find your feet (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become familiar and confident with a new place, situation, etc.

🇲🇨 Menjadi akrab dan percaya

📖 Lucy is still new in her job; give her some time to find her feet.

 

🌏 Fly off the handle (Verb)

🇬🇧 To lose one’s temper suddenly; become extremely angry unexpectedly.

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat marah  

📖 You should not fly off the handle about such little thing.  

 

🌏 Freak out (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become very angry or lose control of yourself because of somebody or something.  

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat marah 

📖 I freaked out when I saw her with another man.   

 

🌏 To face the music (Verb)

🇬🇧 Be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of something you have done wrong

🇲🇨 Menghadapi situasi yang sulit 

📖 He has been caught cheating. He must face the music.

   

🌏 Fresh as a daisy (Noun)

🇬🇧 A person who is full energy; completely fresh and attractive

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang penuh energy, segar, dan menarik

📖 His girlfriend looks as fresh as a daisy

🌏 Full of beans (Adjective)

🇬🇧 A person who is lively, and full of energy

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang lincah, dan penuh energi

📖 My son is always full of beans at the bedtime.

 

🌏 Feel up to (Verb)

🇬🇧 To feel like doing or being able to do something

🇲🇨 Menyukai melakukan sesuatu hal

📖 After the accident, He did not feel up to driving.  

🌏 For a song (Adverb)

🇬🇧 If you buy something for a song, you buy it at very cheap price.

🇲🇨 Membeli sangat murah

📖 I bought the painting for a song two years ago. 

 

🌏 For the time being (Adverb)

🇬🇧 At the present, at the moment

🇲🇨 Saat ini

📖 For the time being. I am studying English language 

 

🌏 For now on (Adverb)

🇬🇧 From this moment and forever into the future

🇲🇨 Saat ini dan kedepannya

📖 From now on, employees can wear casual clothes to work every day.

LETTER G

🌏 Give someone a hand (Verb)

🇬🇧 To give someone help or assistance

🇲🇨 Memberikan bantuan atau pertolongan   

📖 Could you give me a hand with these bags? I cannot make it to the sixth floor on my own!

🌏 Get the picture (Verb)

🇬🇧 To understand something or a situation

🇲🇨 Mengerti sesuatu atau situasi  

📖 It is all right, I get the picture, Do not say anymore.   

 

🌏 To go off the deep end (Verb)

🇬🇧 To unexpectedly become panic or very angry (to lose your temper)

🇲🇨 Tidak menyangka menjadi marah dan panik 

📖 When I found that this car door had been scratched, I really went off the deep end.  

 

🌏 To get a hold of yourself (Verb)

🇬🇧 To get control of your thoughts and emotions

🇲🇨 Mengontrol pikiran dan emosi 

📖 He gets a hold of himself and goes back into the bedroom with a smile  

 

🌏 To give someone a fair shake (Verb)

🇬🇧 To give someone of fair chance

🇲🇨 Memberikan kesempatan yang adil kepada seseorang

📖 I believe that the judge will give this man a fair shake at his trial

 

🌏 To go easy on someone (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be lenient with someone (to treat someone in a gentle way)

🇲🇨 Bersikap lunak kepada seseorang

📖 Go easy on him simply because he did not know the rules.

🌏 To get a kick out of (Verb)

🇬🇧 To enjoy

🇲🇨 Menikmati  

📖 I really love teachings, I get a kick out of teaching.

 

🌏 To go under the knife (Verb)

🇬🇧 To undergo surgery (a medication operation)

🇲🇨 Menjalani operasi pengobatan 

📖 Her father is going to under the knife because he has a bad heart.

 

🌏 To get on someone’s nerves (Verb)

🇬🇧 To annoy someone

🇲🇨 Menganggu seseorang   

📖 The does not stop barking which is really getting on my nerves.  

 

🌏 Go banana (Verb)

🇬🇧 Be wild, lose control, to become very angry

🇲🇨 Menjadi liar, kehilangan kendali, menjadi sangat marah

📖 Her noise smartphone went banana on me since we started a class last month.   

 

🌏 Go it all planned out (Verb)

🇬🇧 Ready  

🇲🇨 Siap  

📖 Sounds like I have got it all planned out.  

 

🌏 Get off the ground (Verb)

🇬🇧 Start in a successful way

🇲🇨 Memulai dengan cara yang sukses

📖 Do not worry about myself, my dream will get off the ground.    

 

🌏 (To) go into (Verb)

🇬🇧 To enter a particular type of job.  

🇲🇨 Memasuki sebuah pekerjaan tertentu

📖 My brother wants to go into teaching.     

 

🌏 Go ahead (Verb)

🇬🇧 To start or continue to do something without hesitation.   

🇲🇨 Memulai atau melanjutkan sesuatu  

📖 Go ahead and eat before the food get no longer hot. Go ahead and make yourselves at home.

 

🌏 (To) give someone a ring (Verb)

🇬🇧 To call someone on the telephone.   

🇲🇨 Menelpon seseorang  

📖 I gave her a ring for her birthday.

 

🌏 Give the green light (Verb)

🇬🇧 To grant permission     

🇲🇨 Memberikan izin    

📖 I never give my children the green light to gambling.  

 

🌏 Go back to the drawing board (Verb)

🇬🇧 To start again on new plan      

🇲🇨 Memulai lagi rencana baru     

📖 My condition forced him to go back to the drawing board on my new plan.   

 

🌏 Get tied up (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become very busy with something; get stuck in       

🇲🇨 Menjadi sibuk      

📖 Sorry, I am late, I got tied up in traffic.

 

🌏 Get hitched/tie the knot (Verb)

🇬🇧 To get married.        

🇲🇨 Menikah       

📖 After 3 years of dating each other, Tom and Mary have finally decided to get die the know next July.

 

🌏 Go down in flames (Verb)

🇬🇧 To fail completely        

🇲🇨 Gagal sepenuhnya       

📖 After the scandal with the nanny, his career went down in flames.  

 

 

 

🌏 Go the extra mile (Verb)

🇬🇧 Doing more than what is expected in order to achieve something         

🇲🇨 Melakukan lebih dari      

📖 I have to go the extra mile in order to achieve this scholarship.   

 

🌏 Golden opportunity (Noun)

🇬🇧 A very good opportunity or a chance to do something.          

🇲🇨 Peluang emas      

📖 That was a golden opportunity to invest and export into new markets.  

 

🌏 Green with envy (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To be jealous/ to be envious (to feel very unhappy because you do not have something that some else has)         

🇲🇨 Cemburu/iri hati

📖 Tom was green with envy when he saw that I got a new car for my birthday.

 

🌏 Get cold feet (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Become very nervous and afraid to do something that you had planned to do           

🇲🇨 Sangat gugup dan takut

📖 He always get cold feet when he delivers a speech in front of a lot of people.

 

🌏 Get in touch with somebody (Verb)

🇬🇧 To contact somebody by talking or writing          

🇲🇨 Berkomunikasi melalui berbicara atau tulisan  

📖 He plans to get in touch with his friends when he returns home.  

 

🌏 Get mixed up (Verb)

🇬🇧 Become confused about something

🇲🇨 Menjadi bingun terhadap sesuatu   

📖 She got mixed up with the dates and went on the wrong day.   

 

🌏 Get rid of something (Verb)

🇬🇧 To throw away something.

🇲🇨 Melempar jauh    

📖 We need to get rid of that ugly old couch as rapidly as possible.

 

LETTER H

🌏 Hit the nail on the head (Verb)

🇬🇧 To say something that is precisely correct or completely true. 

🇲🇨 Mengatakan sesuatu dengan benar

📖 She hit the nail on the head when she used idioms in the IELTS speaking test.

 

 

🌏 To have a mad crush on someone (Verb)

🇬🇧 To have a great romantic interest in someone

🇲🇨 Mempunyai  ketertarikan romantis yang besar pada seseorang

📖 I had a crush on her when I was in high school.  

 

 

🌏 To have a weakness for something (Verb)

🇬🇧 To have a passion for something.  

🇲🇨 Mempunyai hasrat

📖 My little brother has a weakness for ice creams.   

 

 

🌏 Hit the books (Verb)

🇬🇧 To study very hard 

🇲🇨 Belajar sangat keras  

📖 I have to go home and hit the books because I have a big test tomorrow, it is time to hit the books.

 

 

🌏 Happy camper (Noun)

🇬🇧 Someone who is really happy about something   

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang sangat bahagia 

📖 I will be a happy camper when I pass the IELTS test.  

 

 

🌏 (To) have a good time (Verb)

🇬🇧 To enjoy yourself  

🇲🇨 Menikmati diri sendiri   

📖 We had a good time together at the party yesterday.   

 

 

🌏 (To have) mixed feelings (Verb)

🇬🇧 To feel both positive and negative about someone or something    

🇲🇨 Merasa psotif dan negatif  

📖 I had mixed feelings about meeting my ex-girlfriend again.  

 

🌏 To have a sweet tooth (Verb)

🇬🇧 To enjoy eating sweet food

🇲🇨 Menikmati makanan manis  

📖 I have a sweet tooth, so I will definitely have dessert!

 

 

🌏 Head over heels in love (Noun)

🇬🇧 Madly in love (love someone very much)

🇲🇨 Sangat mencintai seseorang    

📖 She has fallen head over heels in love with her boss.

 

 

🌏 Has a heart of gold (Verb)

🇬🇧 Friendly, sincere, generous

🇲🇨 Baik hati, tulus, murah hari     

📖 Suhalmin is so nice, He must have a heart of gold.

 

 

🌏 Head the team (Verb)

🇬🇧 In charge of, lead a group  

🇲🇨 Ketua tim, yang bertanggung jawab      

📖 He is going to head the team in the new advertising campaign.  

 

 

🌏 Have an eye for (something) (Verb)

🇬🇧 The ability to do something well   

🇲🇨 Kemampuan untuk melakukan sesuatu dengan baik       

📖 I will have an eye for teaching maths.   

 

 

🌏 Have/get/feel butterflies in my stomach (Verb)

🇬🇧 To feel very nervous or anxious about something  

🇲🇨 Sangat gugup atau cemas

📖 Would I feel butterflies in my stomach before IELTS speaking test?

 

 

🌏 Have the hots for (Verb)

🇬🇧 To like someone; to be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone)  

🇲🇨 Menyukai seseorang        

📖 She has the hots for him but she can not tell him. She is so shy.    

🌏 Have a crush on someone (Verb)

🇬🇧 To have a strong affection for someone

🇲🇨 Mempunyai rasa suka

📖 Tom has a crush on his English teacher at school. She is so cute and great.

 

 

🌏 Hit the hay = hit the sack (Verb)

🇬🇧 To go to bed

🇲🇨 Pergi ke tidur

📖 I am pretty tired. I think it is time for me to hit the hay. I am going to hit the sack early since I have got to get up early tomorrow.

 

 

🌏 Hard nut to crack (Adjective)

🇬🇧 A person or thing that is difficult to understand, or deal with

🇲🇨 Seseorang sulit memahami

📖 This problem is getting me down. It is a hard nut to crack. I can not figure him out.

 

 

 

LETTER I

🌏 In deep water (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To be in trouble or in a difficult or dangerous situation   

🇲🇨 Berada dalam masalah atau dalam situasi yang sulit atau berbahaya  

📖 You will be in deep water unless you pass that exam.

🌏 In the black (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Making a profit (earn more money than you spent)   

🇲🇨 Menghasilkan keuntungan (mendapatkan lebih banyak uang daripada yang Anda keluarkan)  

📖 He has worked very hard to move his account in the black.  

🌏 In the red (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To owe money to the bank

🇲🇨 Meminjam uang bank    

📖 My bank account is $500 in the red, my bank account is in the red again.   

🌏 In a pickle (Adverb)

🇬🇧 In a difficult or unpleasant situation.

🇲🇨 Dalam sebuah situasi sulit     

📖 Because Tom has so much credit card debt, he is really in a pickle.    

🌏 In no time (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Instantly  

🇲🇨 Seketika     

📖 I will be leaving home for work in no time.     

🌏 In a bit (Adverb)

🇬🇧 In a short moment. 

🇲🇨 Dalam sebuah momen singkat      

📖 Pause the movie, I will be back in a bit.   

🌏 In a flash (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Very quickly, in no time   

🇲🇨 Sangat cepat, seketika

📖 He told me that the boat sank in a flash.     

 

 

🌏 In deep shit (Adverb)

🇬🇧 In big trouble   

🇲🇨 Dalam masalah besar

📖 The thieves were in deep shit when they were caught breaking into a house.      

🌏 (To be) in a bad mood (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To feel unhappy, depressed, annoyed or angry

🇲🇨 Merasa idak bahagia

📖 After his girlfriend broke up with him, Peter was in a bad mood for two weeks.       

🌏 (To be) in good spirits (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To feel happy and cheerful (in a good mood)

🇲🇨 Merasa bahagia dan ceria

📖 We are in good spirits after winning the competition today.      

🌏 (To be) in charge of (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To have responsibility for (something)

🇲🇨 Mempunyai tanggung jawab terhadap

📖 I believe that Tom can be in charge of this project.  

 

 

🌏 In a heartbeat (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Instantly, immediately

🇲🇨 Mudah, segera

📖 If I had the chance to study abroad, I would go in a heartbeat.    

 

 

🌏 In seven heaven (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To be very happy  

🇲🇨 Menjadi bahagia

📖 Tom is in seventh heaven since he has just been promoted.


🌏 In the nick time (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Just before it is too late/at the last possible moment.   

🇲🇨 Tepat sebelum waktunya

📖 She finished her English essay just in the nick of time.  

 

🌏 It is raining cats and dogs (Adverb)

🇬🇧 It is raining a lot/it is raining heavily

🇲🇨 Hujan lebat/deras  

📖 It was windy and was raining cats and dogs, so all flights were delayed.

🌏 It is as easy as pie = it is a piece of cake (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To be very easy, (not complicated)  

🇲🇨 Sangat mudah

📖 I do not think it is as easy as pie to get band 8 in the IELTS test.    

 

LETTER J

🌏 Jump for joy (Verb)

🇬🇧 Be really happy/excited about something 

🇲🇨 Sangat bahagia dan bersemengat terhadap seusatu   

📖 He jumped for joy when I told her the news.

🌏 Jump the gun (Verb)

🇬🇧 Start (doing) something too early 

🇲🇨 Memulai sesuatu lebih awal     

📖 Tom jumped the gun and did not Mary chance to explain that it was not her.

 

LETTER K

🌏 Keep one’s chin up (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be brave and cheerful even though you are in a difficult situation 

🇲🇨 Berani dan ceria meskipun Anda berada dalam situasi yang sulit 

📖 Be positive and keep your chin up. Do not quit, my friend.  

🌏 To keep someone posted (Verb)

🇬🇧 To keep someone informed 

🇲🇨 Memberi kabar kepada seseorang

📖 I will keep you posted about my new job  

🌏 Keep in mind (Verb)

🇬🇧 Remember that 

🇲🇨 Ingatlah bahwa     

📖 Keep in mind to turn off the TV before you go to the bed.

🌏 Know the ropes (Verb)

🇬🇧 Have the skills and experience for a particular job.   

🇲🇨 Mempunyai skill dan pengalaman tertentu      

📖 She will make fewer mistakes once she gets to know the ropes.

🌏 (To) keep one’s chin up (Verb)

🇬🇧 To stay cheerful, hopeful, and positive    

🇲🇨 Untuk tetap ceria, penuh harapan, dan positif

📖 While everyone around Tom is downhearted, he still keeps his chin up.

 

LETTER L

🌏 Let’s face it (Verb)

🇬🇧 Talking about the fact/truth that needs to be accepted even though you might not want it to happen    

🇲🇨 Berbiicara tentang kebenaran yang perlu diterima walaupun kamu mungkin tidak ingin itu terjadi     

📖 Let’s face it, it is impossible, He will not be able to achieve 8.0 IELTS if he does not study hard


🌏 Leave no stone unturned (Verb)

🇬🇧 To do everything you can to solve a problem or achieve something   

🇲🇨 Melakukan segala yang Anda bisa untuk memecahkan masalah atau mencapai sesuatu  

📖 The police left no stone unturned to look for the murderer.

🌏 Lend an ear Verb)

🇬🇧 To listen to someone’s problems in a sympathy way   

🇲🇨 Mendengarkan masalah dengan penuh simpatik      

📖 I lend him an ear when he needed advice on a personal situation.

🌏 To lose one’s cool Verb)

🇬🇧 To lose one’s temper; to become angry.    

🇲🇨 Kehilaangan kesebaran; menjadi marah       

📖 My friend lost his cool with the client; as a result, he got fired from his job.

🌏 (To) look on the bright side (Verb)

🇬🇧 To thing about the good/positive parts of a situation     

🇲🇨 Kehilaangan kesebaran; menjadi marah       

📖 Do not let things get you down. Stay positive and look on the bright side

🌏 (To) lend (someone) a hand (Verb)

🇬🇧 To help someone    

🇲🇨 Membantu seseorang        

📖 We should lend Lucy a hand when she id trouble.  

🌏 (To) lose one’s touch (Verb)

🇬🇧 To no longer have the ability to do something skilfully     

🇲🇨 Tidak lagi memiliki kemampuan untuk melakukan sesuatu dengan terampil    

📖 Her mom used to be an outstanding doctor, but she has lost her touch due to her illness years back.   

🌏 (To) live with it (Verb)

🇬🇧 To accept an unpleasant thing or situation     

🇲🇨 Menerima hal atau situasi yang tidak menyenangkan    

📖 Whatever happens, I am going to live with it since I can not change the situation.   


🌏 (To) let someone go (Verb)

🇬🇧 To fire, dismiss an employee (to end someone’s job)     

🇲🇨 Memecat, memberhentikan karyawan (untuk mengakhiri pekerjaan seseorang)  

📖 After being discovered that he stole some files, his boss let him go.    


🌏 (To) level with someone (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be sincere and honest with someone about something.      

🇲🇨 Bersikap tulus dan jujur kepada seseorang tentang sesuatu.         

📖 Tom decided to level with his girlfriend and tell her how he felt.     

🌏 (To) lose one’s head (Verb)

🇬🇧 To lose control and become so upset quickly.

🇲🇨 Kehilangan kendali dan menjadi gundah secara cepat

📖 His mom lost her head and started yelling at him.  


🌏 Lose track of time (Verb)

🇬🇧 To forgot about the time

🇲🇨 Lupa waktu

📖 When I am playing a social media, I nearly always lose track of time.        

   

 

🌏 Like father, like son (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Expressing that a man or boy behaves in the same way as his father.

🇲🇨 Yang menunjukkan seseorang laki-laki berperilaku sama dengan ayahnya

📖 Ilham decided to study Basic Education and become a teacher – like father, like son.

🌏 Let the cat out the bag (Verb)

🇬🇧 To accidentally reveal a secret, usually without intending to.

🇲🇨 Secara tidak sengaja mengungkapkan rahasia, biasanya tanpa disengaja.

📖 He wanted his father’s present to be secret, but his brother let the cat out of the bag.


🌏 Look like a million dollars (Verb)

🇬🇧 Luxurious, gorgeous, and beautiful

🇲🇨 Mewah, cantik, dan indah

📖 Sarah looks like a million dollars in that new dress!
 

 

🌏 Little by little (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Gradually

🇲🇨 Secara bertahap

📖 Little by little, I will be super-fluent in English language. My English language is improving little by little.

LETTER M

🌏 Miss the boat (Verb)

🇬🇧 To miss a chance or opportunity to do something by not talking action quickly enough 

🇲🇨 Melewatkan kesempatan atau peluang untuk melakukan sesuatu dengan tidak berbicara dengan cukup cepat 

📖 If you do not want to miss the boat, you should buy your shares in the company now.

🌏 To moonlight (Verb)

🇬🇧 To work a second job   

🇲🇨 Bekerja kedua

📖 I think I have to moonlight to earn enough to feed my family.

🌏 Make up one’s mind (Verb)

🇬🇧 To make a decision  

🇲🇨 Membuat sebuah keputusan

📖 There are many business courses, I could not make up my mind which course to follow.  

🌏 Make ends meet (Verb)

🇬🇧 To earn enough money to buy the things you need without getting into debt   

🇲🇨 Mendapatkan uang yang cukup untuk membeli barang yang Anda butuhkan tanpa harus berhutang  

📖 Elderly people can make ends meet on their pensions.   

🌏 Make a bundle (Verb)

🇬🇧 To make a great deal of money    

🇲🇨 Mendapatkan uang yang sangat banyak  

📖 My father made a bundle in real estate and retired at age 45.

🌏 Made of money (Verb)

🇬🇧 Very rich

🇲🇨 Sangat kaya  

📖 My father has a very big house, He certainly is made of money.

🌏 Make a splash (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become very popular

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat terkenal  

📖 Those new jeans really made a splash. A vast majority of young people are wearing them.


🌏 Make a pig of oneself (Verb)

🇬🇧 To eat too much  

🇲🇨 Makan terlalu banyak  

📖 Junior made a pig of himself at the buffet table last night.


🌏 Make time for (Verb)

🇬🇧 To arrange your schedule for doing something or being with someone 

🇲🇨 Menyusun jadwal untuk melakukan sesuatu atau dengan seseorang    

📖 My father is a busy teacher, but he always makes time for us.

🌏 Make a fortune (Verb)

🇬🇧 To make a lot of money 

🇲🇨 Menghasilkan banyak uang    

📖 The young man made a fortune in the stock market.  

🌏 Make someone blue = bump someone out (Verb)

🇬🇧 To make someone sad or sick   

🇲🇨 Membuat seseorang sedih dan sakit    

📖 It made him blue to have to stay home with his wife all day.


🌏 Mean business (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be very, very serious  

🇲🇨 Membuat seseorang sedih dan sakit    

📖 I think he was joking at first, but hen I saw that really meant business. Just looking at him, I knew he meant business.

 

 

LETTER N

🌏 Needless to say = it goes without saying that (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Obviously 

🇲🇨 Jelas Sekali

📖 Needless to say, he was so excited about the journey.

🌏 Not have a clue (Verb)

🇬🇧 To know or understand nothing about something

🇲🇨 Tidak tahu atau tidak mengerti apa-apa tentang sesuatu
📖 Junior does not have a clue about what he should say to Lily.


🌏 Not sleep a wink (Verb)

🇬🇧 To stay awake (not sleep at all)

🇲🇨 Tetap terjaga (tidak tidur sepanjang malam)
📖 Junior did not sleep a wink last night because he was worried about his exam.

 

🌏 (To be) Nuts about = To be crazy about (Verb)

🇬🇧 To like something very much

🇲🇨 Sangat menyukai sesuatu  
📖 She is nuts about him, but he does not like her.

 

  

 

LETTER O

🌏 Once in a while (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Not regularly; from time to time 

🇲🇨 Tidak secara teratur; dari waktu ke waktu 

📖 I saw him in the bar every once in a while. I only see her husband every once in a while at home.


🌏 Over the moon (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To be very pleased or happy about something 

🇲🇨 Sangat senang atau bahagia tentang sesuatu 

📖 Junior was over the moon about becoming a mother.


🌏 On cloud nine (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Extremely happy 

🇲🇨 Sangat senang 

📖 Lucy was on cloud nine after finally getting a job that she liked.



🌏 Out of the blue (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Without warning; unexpectedly or suddenly   

🇲🇨 Tanpa peringatan, tidak terduga, tiba-tiba

📖 My old high school friend called me out of the blue last night.


🌏 On the level (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Telling the truth   

🇲🇨 Memberitahu kebenaran

📖 The dealer said she is giving us the best price in town. Do you think she is on the level?

 

🌏 On the verge of (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Very close to   

🇲🇨 Sangat dekat dengan

📖These wild animals are on the verge of extinction.

🌏 Out of the woods (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Out of danger   

🇲🇨 Bebas dari masalah

📖 Although her father feels a little better, he is not out of the woods yet.

🌏 Out of work (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Unemployed    

🇲🇨 Tidak bekerja

📖 I have been out of work for one year. Thousands of people are out of work these days.


🌏 (To be) on edge (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Nervous; irritable usually because you are worried about someone or something

🇲🇨 Gugup; mudah tersinggung biasanya karena Anda mengkhawatirkan seseorang atau sesuatu

📖 She feels on edge before the interview.  

🌏 One’s (own) flesh and blood (Adjective)

🇬🇧 You family’s members or relatives

🇲🇨 Anggota keluarga atau kerabat

📖 You have to be nice to your siblings. They are your own flesh and blood.

 

🌏 Out of the question (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Impossible

🇲🇨 Tidak mungkin

📖 It is out of the question to digest his theory.  

🌏 (To be) out of practice (Adjective)

🇬🇧 No longer good at doing something because you have not been doing it regularly.  

🇲🇨 Tidak lagi mahir dalam melakukan sesuatu karena Anda tidak melakukannya secara teratur. 

📖 She is out of practice at dancing, it is likely that she would not dace well tonight,   

🌏 On the mark (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Correct

🇲🇨 Benar 

📖 In my opinion, all the thing that he said were right on the mark.


🌏 Once in a blue moon (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Very rarely/very seldom/ almost never

🇲🇨 Sangat jarang/hamper tidak pernah

📖 My family used to visit my grandmother’s house, but now we only go there once in a blue moon.

🌏 Out on the town (Adverb)

🇬🇧 To enjoy yourself by going out particularly in the evening.

🇲🇨 Menimakati diri dengan pergi keluar terutama dimalam hari  

📖 She has gone out on the town with her friend to celebrate her birthday.

 

 

 

LETTER P

🌏 Put yourself in somebody’s shoes (Verb)

🇬🇧 To imagine that you are in somebody’s situation or circumstances in order to understand his/her feelings, opinion, or point of view

🇲🇨 Membayangkan bahwa Anda berada dalam situasi atau keadaan seseorang untuk memahami perasaan, pendapat, atau sudut pandangnya
📖 I can see why you would feel that way when I put myself in your shoes.


🌏 Put all your eggs in one basket (Verb)

🇬🇧 Put all your money into one thing.

🇲🇨 Menggunakan seluruh uang kamu untuk satu hal stocks
📖 She put all her eggs in one basket by investing all her money in stocks.


🌏 To pull yourself together (Verb)

🇬🇧 To get control of your emotions

🇲🇨 Untuk mengendalikan emosi Anda
📖 She is finding it hard to pull herself together after the accident. It took her a while to pull himself together.  

🌏 To pull one’s leg (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be kidding  

🇲🇨 Untuk bercanda
📖 If you pull her leg like that again, she will never speak to you again. It was not very fun to pull her leg like that.

🌏 To pop the question (Verb)

🇬🇧 To propose marriage (ask someone to marry you) 

🇲🇨 Bertanya atau mengajukan pernikahan
📖 Tom went down on his knees and popped the question to his girlfriend last night.  She said yes without a further thought.


🌏 To pull through (Verb)

🇬🇧 To get thorough an illness or a difficult situation.   

🇲🇨 Untuk mengatasi penyakit atau situasi yang sulit.  
📖 The doctor is sure that she will pull through.  


🌏 To pop in (Verb)

🇬🇧 To arrive without notice    

🇲🇨 Tiba tanpa pemberitahuan    
📖 My mother popped in at seven o’clock to see if I was at home.   

🌏 (To) put up with (Verb)

🇬🇧 To endure someone or something without complaint     

🇲🇨 Untuk menanggung seseorang atau sesuatu tanpa mengeluh    
📖 This machine is very awful. I can not put up with it any longer.    

🌏 (To) pay (someone) a compliment (Verb)

🇬🇧 To give someone a compliment (saying something nice about him/her)    

🇲🇨 Memberikan pujian kepada seseorang (mengatakan sesuatu yang baik tentangnya)
📖 The professor paid her a compliment about her well-written thesis.     


🌏 Pain in the neck (Adjective)

🇬🇧 An annoying thing or person      

🇲🇨 Hal atau orang yang mengganggu     
📖 Those little kids are a real pain in the neck.      


🌏 Paint the town red (Verb)

🇬🇧 To go out and have a great time     

🇲🇨 Untuk pergi keluar dan bersenang-senang     
📖 We painted the town red last night for my dad’s 60^th birthday.       


🌏 To pass with flying colours (Verb)

🇬🇧 To achieve, or accomplish something very successfully       

🇲🇨 Berhasil atau mencapai sesuatu dengan sangat sukses    
📖 I am studying hard and I will pass the IETLS test with flying colours.


🌏 Pretty as a picture (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Very pretty/beautiful        

🇲🇨 Sangat cantik/indah      
📖 Mary was pretty as a picture after she got her hair and make up done.  


🌏 Pig out (Verb)

🇬🇧 To eat a large amount of food in a short amount of time.         

🇲🇨 Makan dengan jumlah besar makanan dalam waktu singkat.      
📖 We pigged out on chicken a roast beef at lunchtime at the buffet.

 

🌏 Pay through the nose (Verb)

🇬🇧 To pay too much for something  

🇲🇨 Membayar terlalu mahal untuk sesuatu 
📖 I usually have to pay through the nose for parking a car if I Bring it into the city.


🌏 Poke around (Verb)

🇬🇧 Look around a place, typically in search of something (you can poke around on the internet, you can poke around on the streets, etc. To look for/search for something) 

🇲🇨 Melihat sekitar untuk mencari sesuatu   
📖 He poked around in his desk to see if the wallet was there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LETTER R

🌏 Run of the mill (Verb)

🇬🇧 Average, ordinary, commonplace, mediocre.   

🇲🇨 Rata-rata, biasa, lumrah, biasa-biasa saja.  
📖 As far as I am concerned. That restaurant has nothing special. The service and the food are just run of the mill.


🌏 To rub someone the wrong way (Verb)

🇬🇧 To irritate or annoy someone; to get on someone’s nerves   

🇲🇨 Untuk menjengkelkan atau mengganggu seseorang; untuk membuat seseorang kesal  
📖 The way he smiles really rubs her the wrong way.


🌏 To round up (Verb)

🇬🇧 To gather people or thing together    

🇲🇨 Untuk mengumpulkan orang atau benda bersama   
📖 The herd of castle are rounded up by the cowboys.  


🌏 To rant and rave (Verb)

🇬🇧 To talk loudly and complain angrily about something     

🇲🇨 Berbicara dengan keras dan mengeluh dengan marah tentang sesuatu    
📖 She was ranting and raving about the price of food in the restaurant.   


🌏 Rat race (Noun)

🇬🇧 An activity or job, or situation that makes people too busy to relax or enjoy themselves     

🇲🇨 Sebuah aktivitas atau pekerjaan yang membuat orang terlalu sibuk untuk menikmatinya      
📖 Junior decided to get out of the rat race and move to the countryside.    



🌏 Raining cats and dogs (Verb)

🇬🇧 Pouring rain, raining heavily.      

🇲🇨 Hujan deras, hujan lebat.   
📖 During the monsoon season, it rained cats and dogs.     


🌏 To ring a bell (Verb)

🇬🇧 To sound familiar      

🇲🇨 Kedengaran tidak asing  
📖 I think I heard this song somewhere. It definitely rings a bell.    


🌏 Run out of steam (Verb)

🇬🇧 To completely lose energy, motivation, or enthusiasm.       

🇲🇨 Kehilangan energi, motivasi, atau antusiasme  
📖 Junior found she had run out of steam after climbing seven flights of stairs.     

LETTER S

🌏 Sleep on it (Verb)

🇬🇧 To think more about something before making a decision.   

🇲🇨 Memikirkan dengan matang sebelum mengambil keputusan      
📖 I can not decide what do now. Could I sleep on it and let you know soon today.


🌏 Sit on the fence (Verb)

🇬🇧 To remain neutral, to delay making a decision   

🇲🇨 Untuk tetap netral, untuk menunda membuat keputusan  
📖 Junior is sitting on the fence, he does not know whether to say yes or no the offer.


🌏 Soul mate (Verb)

🇬🇧 Someone with whom you have a special relationship with because you share the same feelings, attitudes, and beliefs.    

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang memiliki hubungan khusus dengan Anda karena Anda memiliki perasaan, sikap, dan keyakinan yang sama.       
📖 She is my wife, my best friend, and my soul mate.


🌏 Set in your ways (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Not want change your habits    

🇲🇨 Tidak mau mengubah kebiasaan    
📖 People tend to become set their ways when they get older.


🌏 Spring for (Verb)

🇬🇧 Pay for something     

🇲🇨 Membayar untuk sesuatu     
📖 Junior offered to spring for the dinner last night.


🌏 Set eyes on (Verb)
🇬🇧 To see (someone or something), usually for the first time      

🇲🇨 Melihat seseorang atau sesuatu biasanya untuk pertama kali     
📖 He told me that he loved his girlfriend the minute he set eyes on her.


🌏 Stab someone in the back (Verb)

🇬🇧 To betray someone who trust you     

🇲🇨 Mengkhianati seseorang yang percaya kamu      
📖 She almost died when her boyfriend stabbed her in the back.

🌏 Stressed out (Verb)

🇬🇧 Under severe strain; worried and nervous; very anxious      

🇲🇨 Di bawah tekanan berat; khawatir dan gugup; sangat cemas     
📖 She is so stressed out about her job that she can not sleep at night.


🌏 Shake in one’s shoes (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be afraid of something      

🇲🇨 Takut terhadap sesuatu       
📖 When he was face-to-face with the police, He was shaking in his shoes.


🌏 Social butterfly (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Someone who knows a lot of people or friendly with everyone      

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang kamu tahu banyak orang atau mudah berteman dengan siapapun       
📖 He does not really go out partying, but he is definitely a social butterfly.


🌏 Smell something fishy (Verb)

🇬🇧 To have a feeling of doubt or suspicion about someone or something

🇲🇨 Memiliki perasaan ragu atau curiga terhadap seseorang atau sesuatu       
📖 I smell something fishy about this real estate deal.  

 

 

 

🌏 Sick as a dog (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Very sick, extremely ill

🇲🇨 Sangat sakit, sangat terluka       
📖 Ever since Junior came here, he has been sick as a dog. 


🌏 Sly as a fox (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Someone who is clever, cunning, wily, and tricky

🇲🇨 Seseorang yang pandai, licik, cerdik, dan licik
📖 Many people do not like him because he is sly as a fox. 

🌏 Sleep like a baby (Verb)

🇬🇧 To sleep very well, to sleep deeply

🇲🇨 Tiduk sangat baik, tidur nyenyak
📖 After a long hard day at work, I slept like a baby last night. 

🌏 Start from scratch (Verb)

🇬🇧 To do something again from the beginning  

🇲🇨 Melakukan sesuatu lagi dari awal
📖 Everything is completely ruined, so we should start from scratch.   

🌏 Show one’s true colors (Verb)

🇬🇧 To reveal someone’s real personality

🇲🇨 Menunjukkan sesorang kenyataan diri
📖 Junior seemed nice at first, but he showed his true colors during the party.


 🌏 Start from square one (Verb)

🇬🇧 To start from the very beginning  

🇲🇨 Memulai dari sangat awal
📖 Let’s start from square one basics. I have to start game from square one

 

 

 

 

LETTER T

🌏 The in thing (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To be very fashionable  

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat modis 
📖 The new Iphone really the in thing at the moment.  


🌏 To talk someone into something (Verb)

🇬🇧 To convince or persuade someone to do something

🇲🇨 Meyakinkan atau membujuk seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu
📖 I could probably talk her into driving you to school tomorrow.


🌏 To take it easy (Verb)

🇬🇧 To rest or relax

🇲🇨 Untuk beristirahat atau bersantai
📖 After her surgery, Sarah took it easy for a week.


🌏 Tie the knot (Verb)

🇬🇧 To get married

🇲🇨 Menikah
📖 After 3 years of dating each other, Tom and Mary have finally decided to tie the knot next July.


🌏 Talk over (Verb)

🇬🇧 To discuss

🇲🇨 Mendiskusikan
📖 We spent hours talking over the details of our new project.


🌏 Tell off (Verb)

🇬🇧 To scold/speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong.

🇲🇨 Memarahi/mengatakan dengan marah kepada seseorang yang melakukan kesalahan.
📖 Junior told his girlfriend off after he missed their date.


🌏 The cat that ate the canary (Noun)

🇬🇧 To look very happy/very pleased   

🇲🇨 Terlihat sangat bahagia/sangat senang
📖 Junior was smiling like the cat that ate the canary.


🌏 Throw in the towel (Verb)

🇬🇧 To quit; to give up  

🇲🇨 Berhenti; menyerah
📖 You are almost finished! Do not throw in the towel.


🌏 Throw a fit (Verb)

🇬🇧 To become very angry

🇲🇨 Menjadi sangat marah
📖 Junior’s mother threw a fit when she saw a mess that he had made in his bedroom.


🌏 (Like) two peas in a pod (Adjective)

🇬🇧 Very similar, especially in appearance.

🇲🇨 Sangat sama, terutama penampilan
📖 Junior and his brother are like two peas in a pod.  

 

LETTER U

🌏 Under one’s breath (Adverb)

🇬🇧 Quietly; in a very quiet voice.   

🇲🇨 Dengan tenang; dengan suara yang sangat pelan.  
📖 The timid girl was muttering under her breath.  


🌏 (To be) up in the air (Adjective)

🇬🇧 To be uncertain  

🇲🇨 Tidak pasti   
📖 Everything is up in the air at the moment because he did not get the job.   


🌏 To be under the water (Verb)

🇬🇧 Do not feel well, feel sick  

🇲🇨 Tidak merasa baik, merasa sakit    
📖 Junir was feeling a bit under the water today, so he choose to take the day off.    

 

 

LETTER W

🌏 Watch out (Verb)

🇬🇧 To be cautious, to be careful  
🇲🇨 Berhati-hati  
📖 Watch out! The floor’s quite slippery.   


🌏 Work like a dog (Verb)

🇬🇧 To work very hard  
🇲🇨 Bekerja sangat keras    
📖 Junior works like a dog to save money to buy a new house.    


🌏 Work one’s tail off (Verb)

🇬🇧 To work very hard  
🇲🇨 Bekerja sangat keras    
📖 They work their tail off every single day for their kids!   


🌏 To wine and dine (Verb)

🇬🇧 To entertain someone with food and, usually at a fancy restaurant.   
🇲🇨 Untuk menjamu seseorang dengan makanan, biasanya di restoran mewah.  
📖 Junior has not had a chance to wine and dine with her yet.     


🌏 Wrap up (Verb)

🇬🇧 To finish (doing) something.  
🇲🇨 Selesai melakukan sesuatu  
📖 We will have time to see a movie if you wrap up your homework by 9 pm.




Reference: IDIOMS for IELTS Speaking By Rachel Mitchell