Idiom

ABOVE ALL = YANG TERPENTING/ TERUTAMA

TO BE ABOUT TO = BARU SAJA HENDAK

DROP IN/BY = MAMPIR/SINGGAH

ALL THE BETTER = MALAH LEBIH BAIK

AFTER WHILE = NANTI SEBENTAR

ALL THE SAME = SAMA SAJA/ JIKA TIDAK APA-APA

ALL THE TIME = SEJAK DULU, NON STOP, TERUS MENERUS

ARM IN ARM = BERGANDENG TANGAN

ALL OVER = SEMUA TELAH SELESAI

AS FAR AS/ SO FAR AS = SAMPAI/ SEPANJANG

AS FOR = MENGENAI/ KALAU

AS IF = SEOLAH-OLAH

AS LONG AS = SEOLAH-OLAH

AS LONG AS = SELAMA, ASALKAN

AS SOON AS = SEGERA SETELAH

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (ASAP)= SESEGERA MUNGKIN

AS TO = MENGENAI

AS USUAL, AS ALWAYS = SEPERTI BIASA

AS WELL AS = BEGITU JUGA/PULA, DI SAMPING

AS WELL = JUGA

AT FIRST = MULA-MULA

FIRST OF ALL = PERTAMA-TAMA

AT LAST = AKHIRNYA

AT LEAST = SETDAK-TIDAKNYA, PALING TIDAK

AT ONE TIME = DULU, DAHULU

AT SIXES AND SEVENS = BINGUNG

AT BEST/ AT MOST = PALING-PALING, TDK LEBIH DARI

TO CUT THE GORDIAN KNOT = MENGAMBIL JALAN PINTAS

TO LEARN BY HEART = MENGHAFAL

TO HAVE A SWIM = TO SWIM = BERENANG

TO HAVE BREAK = ISTIRAHAT

TO HAVE A REST = ISTIRAHAT

TO TAKE A WALK = TO WALK = BERJALAN

A BAG OF BONES = KURUS KERING

JUST $ 10,000 = MURAH SEKALI 

COME ON = AYOLAH

COME ON IN = AYO MASUKLAH

MY HANDS ARE FULL = SAYA SANGAT SIBUK

TAKE IT EASY = TENANGLAH

JUST NOW = TADI

JUST A MINUTE = TUNGGU SEBENTAR

CALL IT A DAY ! = SEKIAN SAJA KITA BEKERJA HARI INI !

LEND ME YOUR HAND = BANTULAH SAYA

THIS BOOK IS ABOVE ME = SAYA TIDAK PAHAM BUKU INI

HER NOSE IS RUNNING (RUNNING NOSE) = INGUSNYA MELELEH

RUNNING OUT OF GASOLINE = KEHABISAN BENSIN

WHERE ARE YOU HEADING ? = ANDA MAU KEMANA ?

TO MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET = HIDUP PAS-PASAN

I WILL DO MY BEST = SAYA AKAN BERUSAHA SUNGGUH-SUNGGUH (SAYA AKAN MELAKU YG TERBAIK)

ABOUT TIME SUDAH WAKTUNYA HARUS

AS YOU PLEASE = SESUKAMU

TO BACK OUT = MENARIK DIRI

TO BACK UP = MENDUKUNG/ MENSUPPORT

TO BREAK DOWN = MOGOK

TO BREAK INTO TEAR = MENANGIS SEJADI-JADINYA/ TERSEDU-SEDU

TO CALL DOWN = MENCERCA, MENDAMPRAT

TO CALL FOR = MENJEMPUT

TO CALL IN = MEMANGGIL KE RUMAH

TO CALL ON = MAMPIR,SINGGAH

TO CARRY OUT = MELAKSANAKAN

TO CARRY ON = TERUSKAN/LANJUTKAN

TO OVER COME = MENGATASI

TO COME OUT = KELUAR

TO CHANGE ONE’S(HER/HIS) MIND = MERUBAH NIAT

BY CHANCE = SECARA KEBETULAN, TAK TERDUGA

TO COME ABOUT = TERJADI

TO COME ALONG = IKUT

TO COME BACK = KEMBALI

TO COME FROM = BERASAL DARI

TO COME DOWN = TURUN

TO COME OVER = TURUN KEMARI, DATANGLAH KEMARI

TO COME TO = BERJUMLAH, MENCAPAI JUMLAH

TO COME TRUE = MENJADI KENYATAAN

TO DROP IN = SINGGAH TANPA RENCANA, MAMPIR

TO DROP OUT = PUTUS SEKOLAH

TO FIND OUT = MENGETAHUI, MENYELIDIKI

TO FORGIVE AND FORGET/LET BYGONES BE BYGONES = MELUPAKAN PERISTIWA YG 

LALU= YANG LALU BIARLAH BERLALU JANGAN DI INGAT LAGI.

FILL UP = MENGISI

TUG OF WAR = TARIK TAMBANG

SETTLE UP = MEMBAYAR ( SETTLE UP ACCOUNT)

TO HARDLY EVER = JARANG = SELDOM

FOR THE TIME BEING = UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU

FOR THE MIND TIME (TEMPORARY)= UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU

TO BE FUSSY ABOUT = TERLALU REWEL

TO GET ALONG = MAJU, MEMBUAT KEMAJUAN

TO GET AWAY = BERANGKAT, MENINGGALKAN

TO GET BACK = KEMBALI PULANG

TO GET BY= LEAWAT

TO GET BETTER = MULAI SEMBUH/ LEBIH BAIK

TO GET LOST = TERSESAT

TO GET BEHIND = KETINGGALAN

TO GET OFF = TURUN

TO GET ON = NAIK

TO GET OVER/ GET WELL FROM = SEMBUH

TO GET UP = BANGUN TIDUR

TO GET OUT = KELUAR

TO GET IN = MASUK

TO GET USED TO = MENJADI BIASA

TO GIVE BACK = MENGEMBALIKAN

TO GIVE BIRTH TO = MELAHIRKAN

TO GIVE OUT = MEMBAGI-BAGIKAN

TO GO AFTER/ TO COME AFTER = MENYUSUL, MENGIKUTI

TO GO AHEAD = TERUSKAN, MENERUSKAN, TERUS(LET’S GO AHEAD WE HAVEN’T ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE A REST/PLEASE DON’T GO AHEAD WITH IT UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN ME AGAIN)

TO GO ALONG WITH = MENEMANI, IKUT

TO GO AROUND = BERKELILING

TO GO BACK = KEMBALI PADA (POKOK PEMBICARAAN, KEBIASAAN)

TO GO ON = MENERUSKAN, TERUS MENERUS, TERUS

TO GO UP = NAIK, MENINGKAT

TO GO WITH = COCOK, SERASI, BERPACARAN

TO GO WITH THE WIND = LENYAP, BERLALU UTK SELAMANYA

ON SALE = DIJUAL OBRAL/ MURAH(MANY SHOPS HAVE THEIR GOODS ON SALE)

ON THE SPOT = DITEMPAT KEJADIAN (NINE PEOPLE DIED ON THE SPOT IN THE ACCIDENT)

ON TRIAL = DALAM PERCOBAAN (THE NEW INVITATION IS ON TRIAL)

OPEN HEART = JUJUR, DGN HATI TERBUKA(I ACCEPT WITH AN OPEN HEART TO WHAT SHE SAYS)

OPEN SECRET = BUKAN RAHASIA LAGI(THE NEWS ABOUT HER DISMISSAL IS AN OPEN SECRET)

OUT OF ORDER = RUSAK, TAK BISA DIPAKAI LAGI

OUT OF STOCK = HABIS PERSEDIAAN

OVER AGE = LEWAT UMUR, KETUAAN

UNDER AGE – DIBAWAH UMUR, MASIH MUDA, KEMUDAAN

TO PUT ASIDE = MENYISIHKAN, MEMBIARKAN

TO PUT OFF – MENUNDA, MENANGGUHKAN

TO PUT ON = MEMAKAI, MENGENAKAN

TO PUT OUT = MEMADAMKAN

TO PUT DOWN = MENCATAT

TO PAY ATTENTION = MEMPERHATIKAN

TO PLAYS UP = KAMBUH KEMBALI

TO RUN AFTER = MENGEJAR

TO RUN AWAY = MELARIKAN DIRI ( THE THIEVES RUN AWAY WITH A LOT OF MONEY)

TO RUN WAY = LANDASAN PACU PESAWAT TERBANG

TO RUN OUT = HABIS

SIDE BY SIDE = BERDEKATAN, BERDAMPINGAN

ON THE SIDE STREET = DI UJUNG JALAN

SLIP OF TOUGUE = SALAH NGOMONG/UCAP, KESELEO LIDAH

TO STAND BY = SIAP SEDIA KALAU DIBUTUHKAN (I ALWAYS STAND BY TO HELP YOU)

TO BE SURE = JANGAN LUPA(BE SURE TO SEND MY SWEET REGARD TO YOUR PARENTS)

TO STAY UP = BERGADANG

TO STAY IN = TINGGAL DI RUMAH

TO STAY OUT = TIDAK SELALU DIRUMAH

TO TAKE AFTER = MIRIP, MENYERUPAI

TO BE NAMED AFTER = DIBERI NAMA SAMA SEPERTI

TO TAKE A WALK = JALAN-JALAN

TO TAKE A SEAT = MEMPERSILAKAN DUDUK

TO TAKE BACK = MENGEMBALIKAN

TO TAKE CARE = MENJAGA, HATI-HATI (PLEASE, TAKE CARE OF YOUR LITTLE SISTER”;SAID MOTHER TO IWAN)

TO TAKE CHARGE = BERTANGGUNG JAWAB

TO TAKE PLACE = BERLANGSUNG

TO TAKE ONE’S TIME = SANTAI-SANTAI SAJA

TO TAKE PART = IKUT SERTA, AMBIL BAGIAN

TO THINK OVER = MEMPERTIMBANGKAN

TO TRY OUT = UJI COBA, MENGUJI, MENCOBA

TO SEA TRIAL = UJI COBA LAUT

TO TURN ON = MENYALAKAN, MENGHIDUPKAN (PLEASE, TURN ON THE LIGHT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE. OR PLEASE, TURN ON THE TV, THE PROGRAM IS INTERESTING)

TO TURN OFF = MEMATIKAN, MEMADAMKAN (PLEASE TURN OFF THE RADIO, IT’S VERY NOISY)

TO TURN OVER = SERAH TERIMA

TO AND FROM = PULANG-PERGI, MONDAR-MANDIR

UP TO SOME ONE = TERSERAH KEPADA (IT IS UP TO YOU WHETHER WE WILL GO OR NOT)

UP TO DATE = MUTAKHIR, MODERN

OUT UP DATE = KETINGGALAN ZAMAN, SUDAH KUNO

BY THE WAY (BTW) = NGOMONG-NGOMONG (BY THE WAY, DO YOU KNOW MANY IDIOMS ?) (BY THE WAY, I WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE MY ENGLISH GRAMMAR)

IN COMING = MASUK ( IN COMING COMMANDER = KOMANDAN YG BARU MASUK)

OUT GOING = KELUAR ( OUT GOING COMMANDER = KOMANDAN YANG LAMA = KELUAR)

HAND OVER = MENYERAHKAN

TAKE OVER = MENGAMBIL ALIH

RAISE THE FLAG = NAIK BENDERA

LOWER THE FLAG = TURUN BENDERA

HALF MAST THE FLAG = BENDERA 1/2 TIANG (BERKABUNGAN)/ BERDUKA )= MOURNING

IN AND OUT = SERING DATANG DAN PERGI

IN CHARGE = BERTUGAS, MEMEGANG PIMPINAN (JHON IS IN CHARGE NOW = JHON SEDANG BERTUGAS SEKARANG)

IN GENERAL = UMUMNYA(THE WEATHER IN JAKARTA IS WARM IN GENERAL)

IN LOVE = SANGAT MENYAYANGI(THE NEW COUPLE MARRIED ARE IN LOVE ONE ANOTHER)

IN MEMORY OF = SEBAGAI PERINGATAN(THE NEW BUILDING WAS NAMED FORD HALL IN MEMORY OF JAMES FORD)

HEARTFELT THANKS OF = TERIMA KASIH DENGAN SETULUS HATI

IN SECRET = SECARA DIAM-DIAM, MASIH RAHASIA(LET NO ONEE KNOWS ABOUT IT,PLEASE TELL ME IN SECRET)

JUST ABOUT = HAMPIR(I JUST ABOUT MISSED THE TRAIN)

JUST NOW, A WHILE AGO= TADI, BARU SAJA, SESAAT YANG LALU

TO KEEP FROM = MENCEGAH, MENAHAN(I KEEP HER FROM GOING THERE ALONE)

TO KEEP DARK = MERAHASIAKAN (YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT DARK TO EVERY ONE)

TO KEEP IN MIND = MENCAMKAN, CAMKAN,(PLEASE, KEEP MY ADVICE IN MIND=TOLONG,CAMKAN NASEHAT SAYA)

Never stop to learn !!! We don’t have to be great to start, but we have to start to be great !

TO KEEP IN TOUCH = MENJAGA AGAR SELALU BERKOMUNIKASI/BERHUBUNGAN (WHEN YOU ARE ABROAD, PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US ANY TIME) ANY TIME = SETIAP WAKTU

TO KEEP ON = TERUS,TERUS MENERUS(I KEEP/KEEP ON WALKING/LEARNING = SAYA TERUS BERJALAN/BELAJAR))

TO KNOW BY SIGHT = MENGENAL SESEORANG KARENA PERNAH MELIHAT ( I NEVER MEET HIM BUT I KNOW HIM BY SIGHT = SAYA TDK PERNAH BERJUMPA DENGANNYA TAPI SAYA TAHU PERNAH MELIHATNYA)

TO KNOW BY FACE = MENGENAL WAJAH ( IDON’T KNOW HER NAME BUT I KNOW HER BY FACE)

TO LOOK AFTER = MENJAGA, MENGURUS (JHON’S MOTHER TOLD HIM TO LOOK AFTER HIS YOUNGEST SISTER WHEN SHE IS OUT)

TO LOOK DOWN ON = MEMANDANG RENDAH ORANG LAIN (SHE ALWAYS LOOKS DOWN ON HER FRIENDS)

TO LOOK FORWARD TO = SANGAT MENGHARAP(WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN)

TO LOOK INTO = MENYELIDIKI(WE SHALL LOOK INTO THEIR COMPLAINS)

TO LOOK BACK = MERENUNGKAN KEMBALI(MARY LIKES TO LOOK BACK ON HER OLD TIMES)

OLD TIMES = MASA/WAKTU SILAM

TO LOOK UP TO = MENGHORMATI(THE STUDENTS MUST LOOK UP TO THEIR TEACHER)

TO LOOK OUT = HATI-HATI, AWAS, WASPADA(LOOK OUT!A CAR IS COMING IN HIGHT SPEED)

TO LOOK OVER = MEMERIKSA KEMBALI(I WILL LOOK IT OVER WHETHER IT IS RIGHT OR WRONG)

TO MAKE BELIEVE = BERPURA-PURA(I ONLY MADE BELIEVE THAT I WAS SICK)

TO MAKE CLEAR = MENJELASKAN (YOU MUST MAKE CLEAR TO HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM)

TO MAKE EYES AT = BERMAIN MATA, BERSUKA-SUKAAN(IWAN LIKES TO MAKE EYES AT EVERY GIRL)

TO MAKE A LIVING = MENCARI NAFKAH

NO MATTER = TIDAK PERDULI/PEDULI (NO MATTER NOW BUSY YOU ARE, YOU HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST ONE HOUR EVERY DAY TO PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH)

NO DOUBT = TIDAK SANGSI LAGI (IT’S NO DOUBT TO MAKE FRIEND WITH HER)

OFF AND ON (KADANG2 KITA DENGAR JUGA ON AND OFF) = SEKALI-SEKALI, SEBENTAR-SEBENTAR, KADANG-KADANG MUNCUL KADANG TENGGELAM( WE SEE EACH OTHER JUST OFF AND ON) OR (THE SIGNAL SIMPATI ALWAYS ON AND OFF)

OFF DUTY = BEBAS TUGAS, ( I AM OFF DUTY TODAY OR I WILL BE OFF DUTY FOR 3 DAYS NEXT WEEK)

FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL = SEKALI DAN UNTUK SELAMA-LAMANYA

ON CONDITION = DENGAN SYARAT(I’LL LEND YOU THE MONEY ON CONDITION THAT YOU MUST PAY IT BACK NEXT MONTH)

ON DUTY = SEDANG TUGAS/BERDINAS(WHERE IS IWAN ? HE IS ON DUTY)

ON ONE’S MIND = DALAM HATI/PIKIRAN (I AM VERY GLAD YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND FOR LONG)

ON PURPOSE = SENGAJA(I AM SORRY. I DIDN’T DO IT ON PURPOSE)

INTENTIONALLY THAN = DARIPADA KESENGAJAAN

TO SLOW DOWN = MEMPERLAMBAT JALAN, MENJADI LAMBAT, PELAN-PELAN (THE ROAD WAS SLIPPERY, SO WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR)

IN THE PINK = SEHAT, KONDISI KESEHATANNYA BAGUS, DALAM KEADAAN BAGUS (I’M FEELING IN THE PINK NOW. THANKS FOR THE TREATMENT DOCTOR OR I ALWAYS TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY DOG. THEY ALWAYS STAY IN THE PINK.

IN THE SAME BOAT = BERADA DALAM SITUASI YG SAMA BURUKNYA (BOTH JANE AND I DON’T HAVE MONEY AT ALL. WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT.

AT ALL = SAMA SEKALI

RAIN CATS AND DOGS = HUJAN SANGAT DERAS SEKALI