Contoh-Contoh Idiom Dalam Kalimat
1. Bahasa Inggris kaya akan ungkapan yang Anda harus pelajari atau hafalkan agar bahasa Inggris Saudara menjadi lebih kaya dengan perbendaharaan. Banyak ungkapan-ungkapan yang terdiri dari dua kata atau lebih dan tidak bisa diterjemahkan kata demi kata. Untuk itu kita harus menghafalkannya. Berikut ini adalah beberapa contoh ungkapan yang sering digunakan. Tentu saja masih banyak ungkapan-ungkapan yang lain.
. Cara meningkatkan kemampuan Anda dalam bahasa Inggris, Anda harus banyak baca, menggunakannya dalam percakapan dan banyak pula mendengarkan percakapan-percakapan dalam bahasa Inggris.
- It didn't cross my mind = Tidak terlintas di benak ku...
- The novelty wears off = tidak aneh lagi; sudah tidak asing lagi
- Has the cat got your tongue? = Why are you quiet?
Contoh: It didn't cross my mind that you could do such a thing.
Contoh: His performance was funny but later the novelty wore off. (Pertunjukannya lucu tapi kemudian tidak lucu lagi.)
Contoh: Sally is being silent today. Has the cat got your tongue?
1. Run-of-the-mill (not special or ordinary) =Biasa-biasa saja (tidak ada yang istimewa)
· Lutfi: Did you watch the band last night? Indah : I did. It was just a run-of-the-mill performance.
· I know she has a run-of-the-mill skill but I think we need her to do the job.
2. Rip-off (informal) Noun (C) = too expensive, unreasonably expensive (terlalu mahal, mahal yang tidak wajar)
· The dinner we had was a rip-off.
· Make sure all you are going to buy are not rip-offs.
3. Rip someone off =Verb (to charge someone too much money) Membebankan biaya terlalu mahal.
· When I was in Bali, I got ripped off a lot. (Sewaktu di Bali, saya belanja terlalu mahal.)
· Is she going to rip me off? (Apakah ia akan membebani saya terlalu tinggi?)
· Most of Muslims are usually ripped off during the month of Ramadhan because almost everything is unreasonably expensive.
4. Double Up (to share something, especially a bedroom) =Sekamar
· Mary has to double up with Susan while their aunt is here (Mari terpaksa harus sekamar dengan Susan sementara bibi mereka ada di sini.
· Well, actually, each of you occupy one room but since we don't have enough money, two participats will have to double up. (Sebenarnya, masing-masing kalian menempati satu kamar namun karena kita tidak mempunyai dana yang cukup, terpaksa dua peserta harus menempati satu kamar.)
· Can I double up with you? I'll share the cost. (Bisa saya sekamar dengan Anda? Saya akan ikut menanggung biayanya.)
5. Fix or Fix Up (spoken English) (to arrange something)=Mengatur sesuatu
· A: When can I meet them? B: Tomorrow. I hope I can fix it. (A: Kapan saya dapat menemui mereka? B: Besok. Mudah-mudahan, saya dapat mengaturnya.
· Could you fix up where I can spend the night in Bogor? (Bisa Anda mengatur dimana saya akan bermalan di Bogor?)
6. fix (it) for sb to do something (Mengatur untuk seseorang)
· I've fixed for you to meet the manager tomorrow. (Sayat telah mengatur agar Anda bisa bertemu manajer besok.
· Excuse me? Could you fix for me to go by plane tomorrow afternoon?
7. Fix something (Prepare food, drink etc) = menyiapkan
· You watch the kids, and I'll fix dinner. Okay? (Kamu jaga anak-anak dan saya akan menyiapkan makan malam. Ok?
· Can I fix you a snack?
· Fix yourself anything you like.
8. Keep in touch (still communicate via writing or calls or sms) = tetap terhubung, masih berhubungan (via telpon, surat atau media lain)
· Do you still keep in touch with Rudy? (Masih kontekan sama Rudy?)
· Lutfi hasn't kept in touch with me lately. I think he's been busy. (Lutfi sudah lama gak hubungi saya. Mungkin ia sibuk.)
9. Scrub (informal) = Decide not to do what you have planned to do (Tidak jadi atau cancel)
· After a long discussion, we finally scrubbed the idea of going to Kiluan Bay.
· I scrubbed eating out as my mom bought me something to eat. (Saya tidak jadi makan di luar........)
· Have you madu up your mind about it? See to it that you do not scrub it
10. Sweep under the carpet (Menutupi masalah)
· I know you have been trying to sweep your problem under the carpet.(Saya tahu selama ini Anda berusaha untuk menutupi masalah mu.)
· It’s already in the newspaper. The police can’t sweep it under the carpet. (Sudah beredar berita nya di surat kabar. Polisi tidak bisa menutup-nutupi nya lagi.)
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