Hello Guys...
in this session, im gonna share some idioms
that i knew and some i just found it and copy to save by myself and to share
for everyone
so enjoy :)
Evening twitter friends. Thursday night is English idiom night! Let’s learn
some English idioms, shall we? ;)
This excerpt is actually taken from our English idiom night on Thursday, 10
February 2011. Our hash tag for this post is #EngIdioms.
"Once in a blue moon"
means someone or something that unusual to
happen
atau in indonesia, its Sesuatu yang Jarang
Terjadi
"Spill the beans"
means something to break the secret
in indonesian is Membocorkan atau
mengungkapkan masalah
"When the Going gets though,
the though get going"
Another interpretation could mean, "Those
who act tough and proud will vacate a situation when it becomes difficult lest
they be proven not as tough as they appear to be."
Yet another interpretation could mean,
"When the situation becomes almost impossible, those who are truly strong
are wise enough to pull out, rather than being totally decimated."
“Live and let live.” Arti: menerima org lain sbgmn adanya mrk, walaupun
mgkn cara hidup mrk berbeda. “Let us live and let live.”
“Earn a living.” Arti: bekerja mencari uang
atau nafkah. “Everybody needs to earn a living to live a decent life.”
Q: bramkomunikasi @EnglishTips4U boleh gak
klo gini , my father has earned a living during his live..
A: @bramkomunikasi hi Brahmandias. Yep,
you’re supposed to say: “My father has earned a living through his life.”
ettachan @EnglishTips4U popular idiom:
“Break a Leg” ->semoga berhasil, good luck, do your best! “I know you have
an interview tomorow. Break a leg!”
“From scratch.” Arti: memulai dr awal,
mencapai sst tanpa bermodal byk. “He built his company from scratch. Now he’s
successful.”
“A piece of cake.” Arti: sst yg sangat mudah
dilakukan. “The English test was a piece of cake. It took me 15 minutes to do
it.”
“Blow your own horn.” Arti: memamerkan
prestasi & kemampuan diri sendiri. “She never listens. She always blows her
own horn.”
“Feeling blue.” Arti: merasa kurang sehat, terutama berhubungan dgn
perasaan sedih & depresi. “He’s feeling blue after she left.”
“An eyesore.” Arti: sst yg secara visual
terlihat sangat jelek. “His outfit is such an eyesore. It’s so ugly!”
“Like pulling teeth.” Arti: situasi dmn
sangat sulit mendapat yg kita inginkan dr ssorg. “Talking to him is like
pulling teeth.”
“Steal the show.” Arti: mencuri perhatian
semua orang. “The band performed really well that they stole the show last
night.”
“Music to my ears.” Arti: perkataan yg
sangat ingin kamu dengar. “His boyfriend’s words are music to her ears.”
Q: andreasalice What’s different between idiom and slang?? Thx
@EnglishTips4U
A: @andreasalice slang biasanya berupa kata/frase yg digunakan anak muda
& biasanya pula tdk sesuai dgn aturan grammar/ejaan yg benar. idiom adlh
frase yg menggunakan grammar/ejaan yg benar namun memiliki arti yg sama sekali
berbeda dgn arti harfiahnya.
Well twitter friends, ada yg mau menyumbangkan English idiom yg kamu tau?
Silahkan yaaa..
@ainsyahril “take a bow.” Arti: memberi hormat stlh ssorg melakukan sst yg
pantas dipuji. “Great performance. Let’s take a bow!”
Q: hyora_hyomates @EnglishTips4U utk
ngegambarin sesuatu yg sulit dilakukan,ada idiom lain ga selain “pulling
teeth”?
A: @hyora_hyomates utk menggambar situasi
yg sulit bisa menggunakan ‘when the going gets tough”. Silahkan
baca:http://bit.ly/fNL0DX
“Off the chain.” = slang. RT
@niko_nn: “outside the box” atau “off the cain” artinya punya ide yg brilian,
orisinal dan gak biasa. CMIIW :)
dutawira let bygones be bygones #yang
berlalu biarlah berlalu
dhaniedewanta @EnglishTips4U “you can say that again!” -> ungkapan untuk
menyatakan kesetujuan ke orang lain, sama dengan “I agree with you”
sabiylanayu @EnglishTips4U All Ears: Siap/mau mendengarkan. ex: Tell about
him. I’m all ears.
amrizalvito @EnglishTips4U Lend me a hand :
membantuku.
yudhaknight @EnglishTips4U Dont write me
off just yet = Jangan hapus aku (dari hidupmu) dulu.
amrizalvito @EnglishTips4U I don’t give a
damn : aku tidak peduli. Ex : “for those problems, I don’t give a damn.”
manggae @EnglishTips4U hehee..I got it frm
my lecturer.’rock the ground’ means do our best
manttoo @EnglishTips4U that’s a big deal =
itu adalah masalah besar
Done !!!
Thanks for those who are tuning in! ;)
