Some Idioms in English

a basket case	gila
a blessing in disguise	menjadi berkah
a breath of fresh air	membawa angin segar
a change of heart	berubah pikiran, beralih
a dead end	jalan buntu
a grey area	kabur, semu, semar-semar
a gut feeling	intuisi
a hangover/hung-over	mabuk berat
a hot potato	topic hangat
a long houl	untuk waktu yang lama, hingga saat berakhir
a piece of cake	mudah, gampang
a rip off/to rip somebody off	kemahalan
add insult to injury	yang memperparah/menyakitkan lagi
hit rock buttom	terpuruk
against your better judgement	dengan berat hati
an arm and a leg	mahal
an eye opener	menyadarkan
at the drop of a hat	tanpa ragu
at your fingertips	akses langsung
back to the drawing board	mulai dari awal
barking up the wrong tree	salah tuduh
be a pain	menjengkelkan
be child's play	sangat mudah
be glad to see the back of	senang seseorang pergi
be in hot water	dalam masalah, bermasalah, sulit, susah
be in somebody's good books	dekat, hubungan harmonis
keep somebody in the dark	tidak tahu, tidak di beri tahu
be in the red	merugi
in the same boat	keadaan yang sama
man enough	tegas, kuat
on somebody's back	meminta, memaksa
on the ball	cekatan
on the same wavelength	seirama, seide, sepemikiran
only a matter of time	hanya soal waktu, menunggu waktu
second to note	terbaik
that as it may	meskipun demikian
up in arms	sangat marah
up in the air	mengambang, belum ditetapkan
feel at home	nyaman
beat around the bush	menghindar, berkelit
lean over backwards	berusaha keras
best thing since sliced bread	ide yang bagus
big deal	bukan hal besar
bite your tangue	manahan ucapan
blow something out of proportion	membesar-besarkan
break the ice	mencairkan suasana
breathe down somebody's neck	mendekat
bring something to light	menjadi terkenal
burn the midnight oil	kerja larut
burn your bridges	merusak hubungan
bury the hatchet	rujuk, damai, rukun
call it a day	pulang, mengakhiri
call somebody's bluff	membenarkan, meyakinkan
call the shots	memutuskan
catch somebody's eye	menarik perhatian
caught between two stools	pilihan sulit
corporate ladder	mencapai puncak karir
common ground	menjadi tren
costs an arm and a leg	sangat mahal
cross your fingers	berdoa
cross your mind	mempertimbangkan
cry over split milk	percuma menyesali
cut a long story short	singkat cerita
cut the mustard	mencapai sukses
play devil's advocate	berargumen
draw a blank	lupa, kosong
easier said than done	mudah mengatakannya
elvish has left the building	pertunjukan usai
face the music	bertanggung jawab
far cry from	berbeda
fed up	marah, gregetan
first hand	lihat sendiri
follow in somebody's footsteps	mengikuti jejak
foot the bill	membayar
for the time being	untuk saat ini
from scratch	dibuat sendiri dari awal
get a kick out of something	menikmati
get a move on	segera berangkat, memulai
get cold feet	takut, gemetar
get into gear	segera, cepat-cepat
get out of bed on the wrong side	bangun dalam kondisi kurang mood
get out of hand	tak terkontrol
got something off your chest	membuang ganjalan pikiran
get the picture	paham maksudnya
get your act together	membenahi sikap
get your foot in the door	sebagai pijakan awal
be given the sack	dipecat
catch wind of something	mulai mengtahui
leap on the bandwagon	nimbrung, bergabung
let somebody off the hook	membebaskan, melepas
give it a short	mencoba
give it your all	kerja keras
give somebody a hand	membantu, menolong
give somebody a piece of your mind	menegur keras, memarahi
give somebody free rein	mengontrol
give me somebody the could shoulder	mengacuhkan
go all out	habis-habisan
go downhill	memburuk
go on about	bercerita (secara terus menerus)
go out of your way to do something	meluangkan waktu secara sengaja
go up in smoke	hilang sia-sia
go with the flow	ikuti saja
have a chip on your shoulder	memiliki dendam masa lalu
have a shot at	berkesempatan
have had it up to here	muak
have it for somebody	marah
have mixed feeling	ragu
have second taughts	ragu
have something on your mind	banyak pikiran
have you heart set on something	bersemangat
have you work cut out	sibuk
keep an open mind	mencoba berpikir netral
throw a fit	sewot, marah
hear it on the graavine	kabar burung
hit rock buttom	terpuruk
hit the nail on the head	tepat, benar
hit the sack	tidur
stand your ground	tetap pada posisi
if need be	jika diperlukan
when push comes to shove	jika situasi menjadi sulit
I'm all ears	menyimak
in a bind	dalam kesulitan
in the bag	di tangan
in the heat of the moment	dalam emosi sesaat
in the midle of nowhere	di pedalaman (wilayah yang tak dikenal
jog somebody's memory	teringat
jump on the bandwagon	mengikuti tren
jump the gun	tergesa-gesa
just my luck!	wah sial!
keep an eye on	mengawasi, mata-matai
keep something at buy	membuang
keep track	memantau, melihat waktu
bear in mind	camkan, ingat
kill two birds with one stone	sekali dayung, dua pulau terlampaui
know something like the back of your hand	menguasai, mengetahui dengan baik, paham betul
know your stuff	mahir, ahli
learn something by heart	menghafal
learn the ropes	menyelami
learn your lesson	mengambil pelajaran
leave a lot to be desired	mengecewakan, tidak memuaskan
left, right and center	dimana, mana
let off steam	menenangkan diri
let the cat out of the bag	membeberkan rahasia
line of work	bidang kerja, tempat kerja
make a long story short	pada intinya, singkat cerita
make do	memperoleh yang ada
make your day	menyenangkan
miss the boat	hilang kesempatan
miss the point	keliru
no way	gk mungkin
not have a clue	tidak tahu
not have the faintest	tidak tahu sama sekali
not playing with a full deck	kurang cerdas
off and on/on and off	silih berganti, putus nyambung
off the beaten track	terpencil
off the top of your head	berpikir spontan
on the back burner	menunda
on the ball	paham betul
on the dot	tepat
on the other hand	disisi lain
on the tip of your tangue	nyaris
once in a blue moon	jarang terjadi
out of line	keluar jalur, tidak tepat
out of sight, out of mind	lupa karena tidak ketemu
out of the blue	tanpa rencana, tak terduga
pass the buck	menyalahkan
pay the price for something	menanggung risiko
pick somebody's brain	mengorek informasi
play it by ear	jalani saja
play your card right	pilihan yang tepat
poke fun at	menertawakan
politically (in)correct	dirasa tak patut oleh kebanyakan orang
pull somebody's leg	bercanda
pull your weight	turut membantu
push your luck	meminta lebih setelah diberi sesuatu
put all your age in one basket	mengumpulkan sesuatu yang ebrharga di suatu tempat
put something on hold	menunda
raise eyebrow	mencengangkan
read between the line	menafsirkan
red tape	mengulur-ulur, dipersulit
ring a bell	ingat samar-samar
road rage	ugal-ugalan
run of the mill	tipikal umum
safe and sound	selamat
see eye to eye	sependapat
set the record straight	meluruskan, megklarifikasi
set your heart on something	memutuskan, menetapkan
on the fence	belum memutuskan, ragu
slip one's mind	terlupa
small talk	obrolan ringan
sour grapes	dengki, iri
speak your mind	sejujurnya
get the ball rolling	melangkah, memulai
be in a rut	stagnan, statis, tak ada perkembangan
take somebody, something for granted	memastikan, yakin
take the plunge	mengambil sikap
take with a grain of salt	mendengarkan nasihat dengan hati ragu
talk shop	membicarakan pekerjaan
taste of your own medicine	hukum karma
the ball is in your court	terserah anda
the be-all-and-end-all	segala-galanya
the buttom line	hasil
the fine/small print	teks/naskah rinci
the icing on the cake	bertambah, semakin menarik
the ins and outs	mendalami, memahami
the last straw	menyulut kemarahan
the more the merrier	semakin banyak semakin baik
the word spread	berita menyebar
there's nothing to it	mudah, gampang
time flies	cepat berlalu
to hear something straight from the horse's mouth	mendengar berita dari sumbernya
to keep something/somebody at bay	menghalangi, menjaga agar tak mengganggu
twist somebody's arm	merayu, membujuk
up to speed	meng-update, memperbaharui
up-and-coming	pendatang baru yang naik daun
well-off/well-to-do	kaya
whet your appetite	merangsang
whole nine yards	melakukan semuanya
would not be seen/caugh dead	kapok, jera
you can say that again	setuju
you name it	apapun yang kamu mau

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