IDIOM YANG PRAKTIS UNTUK DI HAFAL SEPERTI : 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 ? CAN YOU TELL A CHINESE FROM A KOREAN ? = BISAKAN ANDA MEMBEDAKAN ORANG CHINA DAN ORANG KOREA ? TO MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET = HIDUP PAS-PASAN I WILL DO MY BEST = SAYA AKAN BERUSAHA SUNGGUHSUNGGUH (SAYA AKAN MELAKU YG TERBAIK) 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 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/ TERSEDUSEDU 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 ONES(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(LETS GO AHEAD WE HAVENT ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE A REST/PLEASE DONT 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 TO GROW UP = DEWASA, DIBESARKAN, TUMBUH DEWASA(I WAS BORN AND GROWN UP IN THE COUNTRY/ GROW UP. YOU ARE NOT A BABY ANYMORE/ MARY IS GROWING UP NOW, SO SHE WANTS TO HAVE A BOY FRIEND) IN ADVANCE = DI MUKA, LEBIH DAHULU, SEBELUMNYA (THANKS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR KIND ATTENTION = TRIMAKASIH

SEBELUMNYA ATAS PERHATIAN BAIKMU) JADI SALAH ATAU KURANG TEPAT KALAU KITA BILANG THANKS BEFORE 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 dont 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 ( IDONT KNOW HER NAME BUT I KNOW HER BY FACE) TO LOOK AFTER = MENJAGA, MENGURUS (JHONS 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 (ITS 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 SELAMALAMANYA ON CONDITION = DENGAN SYARAT(ILL 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 ONES 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 DIDNT DO IT ON PURPOSE) INTENTIONALLY THAN = DARIPADA KESENGAJAAN 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 SLOW DOWN = MEMPERLAMBAT JALAN, MENJADI LAMBAT, PELAN-PELAN (THE ROAD WAS SLIPPERY, SO WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR)

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 ONES 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, ITS 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 THE PINK = SEHAT, KONDISI KESEHATANNYA BAGUS, DALAM KEADAAN BAGUS (IM 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 DONT HAVE MONEY AT ALL. WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT. AT ALL = SAMA SEKALI RAIN CATS AND DOGS = HUJAN SANGAT DERAS SEKALI = HEAVY RAIN (DONT FORGET YOUR UMBRELLA. IT IS RAINING CATS AND DOGS. MONEY TO BURN = UANG LEBIH , UANG UNTUK DIPAKAI SESUKANYA = EXTRA MONEY (HE IS TAKING US TO AN EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT. HE MUST HAVE MONEY TO BURN WHAT A DAME ! = ALANGKAH CANTIKNYA SLEEP LIKE A LONG = SOUND SLEEP = TIDUR NYENYAK SEKALI (HE WAS SO TIRED LAST NIGHT THAT I HE SLEPT LIKE A LONG) SPEAK OF THE DEVIL = ORANG YG LAGI DIBICARAKAN..EH TAHUTAHU MUNCUL SEKETIKA I HADAPAN ORANG YG SEDANG MEMBICARAKANNYA (WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IWAN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WALKED IN AHA ! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL. MISS THE BOAT = KEHILANGAN KESEMPATAN KARENA TERLALU LAMBAT ATAU TERLAMBAT (DAMN. THE SALE IS OVER. I MISS THE BOAT) GREEN THUMB = KALAU MENANAM TANAMAN SELALU BERHASIL TUMBUH DNG BAIK/SUBUR (MY MOTHER HAS A GREEN THUMB. YOU SHOULD SEE HER GARDEN! EVERY THING GROWS WELL.

DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE = JANGAN RUSAK RENCANA2 SAYA (OH, CMON ! DONT RAIN ON MY PARADE. YOU CAN SOMEONE ELSE TO GO WITH YOU) DROP YOU A LINE = MEMBERI KHABAR/ MENULIS SURAT (I WILL DROP YOU A LINE ONCE I REACH JAKARTA) SAFE AND SOUND = SELAMAT TAK KURANG SESUATU APAPUN (IT WAS A BUMPY RIDE, BUT I FINALLY A RRIVED SAFE AND SOUND) IN THE DARK = TDK DIBERITAHU/ BUTA INFORMASI (I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE LEFT ME IN THE DARK) Jika ingin lebih mengetahui lagi tentang penggunaan bentuk kata dalam bahasa inggris, kita bisa mempelajari berbagai bentuk kata atau verb. Bentuk kata dibagi menjadi dua, regular verb dan irregular verb. Hal ini akan dapat sangat membantu sekali untuk lebih memahami arti dari idiom. NAH COBA KITA BERLATIH SAMBIL BERNYANYIKARENA LAGU INI PENUH DENGAN IDIOM DAN COBALAH UTK MENTERJEMAHKANNYA !!!! JUDULNYA WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE BY BRYAN ADAMS When you Love Someone When you love someone youll do anything youll do all the crazy things that you cant explain youll shoot the moon put out the sun when you love someone youll deny the truth believe a lie therell be times that youll believe you can really fly but your lonely nights have just begun when you love someone reff : when you love someone youll feel it deep inside and nothin else can ever change your mind when you want someone when you need someone when you love someone part II :

when you love someone youll sacrifice youd give it everything you got and you wont think twice youd risk it all no matter what may come when you love someone yeah youll shoot the moon put out the sun when you love someone