Idioms

Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally.  In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary.  Every language has its own idioms.  Learning them makes understanding and using a language a lot easier and more fun!


These are 16 common Idioms & their meanings :
 

No.	Contoh Idiom Inggris	Arti Idiom Inggris	Contoh Kalimat
1	a good deal of	banyak	There are a good deal of luxury cars. (Disana ada banyak mobil mewah.)
2	a lot of	banyak	She collected a lot of dolls. (Dia mengoleksi banyak boneka.)
3	a man of the world	orang yang selalu memenuhi janji	She hopes her future husband is a man of the world. (Dia berharap suaminya kelak adalah orang yang selalu memenuhi janji.)
4	about to	hampir/segera	The show is about to begin. (Pertunjukan hampir dimulai.)
5	after all	bagaimanapun juga	After all, Bima still loves his wife and son. (Bagaimanapun juga, Bima masih mencintai istri dan anaknya.)
6	after one’s own heart	sesuai dengan keinginan hatinya	Jim always does anything after his own heart. (Jim selalu melakukan apapun sesuai dengan keinginan hatinya.)
7	all along	dari semula	I had known all along that she was a widow with two son. (Aku sudah tau dari semula bahwa dia seorang janda dengan dua anak.)
8	all of a sudden	tiba-tiba	He was destitute all of a sudden. (Dia jatuh miskin secara tiba-tiba.)
9	all the better	adalah lebih baik	All the better Hani can do her homework byherself. (Adalah lebih baik jika Hani dapat mengerjakan PR-nya sendiri.)
10	all the same	namun	He is handsome and well-established. All the same he doesn’t have someone special. (Dia tampan dan mapan. Namun dia tidak punya seseorang yang spesial.)
11	antsy	kurang istirahat, lelah menunggu, tidak sabar	Waiting for hours made her antsy. (Menunggu berjam-jam membuatnya tidak sabar.)
12	as to	mengenai	None of his friends knew as to his private life. (Tak satupun dari temannya tau mengenai kehidupan pribadinya.)
13	as easy as pie	sangat mudah	Solving mathematics problems for him is as easy as pie. (Menyelesaikan soal matematika bagi dia sangat mudah.)
14	at all events	bagaimanapun juga	I realize that it is hard, but i won’t give up at all events. (Saya sadar bahwa ini sulit, tapi saya tidak akan menyerah bagaimanapun juga.)
15	at any rate	bagaimanapun juga	At any rate, I will marry him next year. (Bagaimanapun juga, aku akan menikahinya tahun depan.)
16	at will	sesuka hati	You can arrange your bedroom at will. (Kamu dapat mengatur kamar tidurmu sesuka hati.)