Pengertian dan Contoh Idiom Inggris
Pengertian dan Contoh Idiom Inggris
Idiom adalah kelompok kata yang dirangkai dengan susunan tertentu dimana artinya tidak dapat ditebak
dari arti kata-kata penyusunnya secara terpisah.
Listening pada tes TOEFL. Cara untuk dapat memahaminya adalah dengan mengenal dan
menghapalkannya.
Abjad A
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.)
after all bagaimanapun juga After all , Bima still loves his wife and son.
after ones own heart sesuai dengan keinginan hatinya Jim always does anything after his own heart .
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.)
all the same namun He is handsome and well-established. All the same he doesnt have someone
special.
(Dia tampan dan mapan. Namun dia tidak punya seseorang yang spesial.)
antsy kurang istirahat, lelah menunggu, tidak sabar, gelisah Waiting for hours made her antsy.
as easy as pie sangat mudah Solving mathematics problems for him is as easy as pie .
at all events bagaimanapun juga I realize that it is hard, but I wont give up at all events .
(Saya sadar bahwa ini sulit, tapi saya tidak akan menyerah bagaimanapun juga.)
at any rate bagaimanapun juga At any rate , I will marry him next year.
Abjad B
bad-mouth mengatakan hal yang buruk tentang seseorang You should stop bad-mouthing your friends.
a piece of cake .
(be) about to hampir Lita was about to eat her friends cake.
(be) all ears tertarik mendengar apa yang dikatakan orang Please speak more slowly, Im all ears .
(be) at loss bingung, tak tahu apa yang harus dikerjakan After he broke our relationship, I was at loss .
(Setelah dia memutuskan hubungan kami, aku tak tau apa yang harus dikerjakan.)
(be) at large bebas berkeliaran Timi misses the time when he was still at large .
(be) broke tak punya uang I cant join you to go to Lombok because Im broke .
(Aku tidak bisa ikut kamu ke lombok karena aku tidak punya uang.)
(be) called to order rapat dibuka The party is called to order by the host.
(be) close up to berada dekat Wella was close up to the inviligator during the exam.
(be) fed up with tidak sabar, lelah pada seseorang atau sesuatu I was fed up with her complaints.
(be) on leave (sedang) cuti If I were on leave, I would cook delicious soup for you.
(Jika saya sedang cuti, saya akan memasak sup lezat untukmu.)
(be) short of kekurangan Their village is short of the clean water supply.
bite off more than one can chew mengambil tanggungjawab melebihi kesanggupan Working for ten
hours per day, Ismail is
bitting off more than he can chew.
(Bekerja selama sepuluh jam per hari, Ismail sedang mengambil tanggungjawab melebihi kesanggupan.)
bring up mendidik A teacher has a duty to bring up students both intellectual and moral.
(Seorang guru mempunyai tugas untuk mendidik siswa baik intelektual maupun moral.)
but for kalau tidak karenanya Ovi wouldnt tend Hans during illness
(Ovi tidak akan merawat Hans selama sakit kalau tidak karena cintanya.)
by and by pada akhirnya, nantinya Hell forget his bitter experience by and by .
by degrees lambat laun, nantinya By degrees , he can realize the true personality of his partner.
by hook or by crook tak peduli halal atau haram There was a man in this office who earned money by
hook or by crook .
(Dulu ada seorang pria di kantor ini yang mendapatkan uang tak peduli halal atau haram.)
by no means sama sekali tidak, jangan She is, by no means, permitted to go home first.
(Dia sama sekali tidak diijinkan untuk pulang ke rumah duluan.)
by the way omong-omong By the way , do you know the latest type of Blackberry?
Abjad C
call in meminta datang ke rumah She needs to call in a cleaning service to clean her mansion.
carry on melanjutkan, meneruskan After the sound system repaired, she carried on her speech.
carry out melaksanakan He will carry out his plan by the end of this year.
catch up menyusul, mengejar ketinggalan Although he was sick for two weeks, he could catch up fast his
lesson.
(Meskipun sakit selama dua minggu, dia dapat mengejar ketinggalan pelajarannya.)
(Kampusnya dekat.)
close up menutup The student closed up the comic immediately when his teacher stared at him.
(Siswa itu langsung menutup komik ketika guru menatapnya.)
come across menemukan, menjumpai Devi came across an ancient currency made in 1901 under the
cupboard.
(Devi menemukan sebuah mata uang kuno yang dibuat tahun 1901 di bawah lemari.)
come by mendapatkan, memperoleh I came by this trophy last month in the poetry contest.
(Aku mendapatkan tropi ini bulan lalu pada lomba membuat puisi.)
come off lepas, tanggal Deciduous teeth usually have come off entirely at the age of ten.
(Gigi susu biasanya telah tanggal seluruhnya pada usia sepuluh tahun.)
come out muncul The bandit was caught after he came out from his hideout.
come round sadar, siuman She has come round after fainting for two hours.
come to berjumlah His salary comes to US$1,000 before it is cut by the taxes.
(Dia mempunyai keinginan untuk menjadi manager dalam lima tahun kedepan.)
come to blows berkelahi They came to blows just because a trivial problem.
come to light ditemukan Homo Erectus Palaeojavanicus came to light in 1891 by Eugene Dubois.
(Homo Erectus Palaeojavanicus ditemukan pada tahun 1891 oleh Eugene Dubois.)
come to pass terjadi Why dont you prevent the incident come to pass?
come up to menyamai At the age of seventeen, Yulis cooking skill has come up to her mother.
(Pada usia tujuh belas tahun, kemampuan memasak Yuli telah menyamai ibunya.)
come upon bertemu secara kebetulan, menemukan They came upon under the bridge after lost contact
for two years.
(Mereka bertemu secara kebetulan di bawah jembatan setelah hilang kontak selama dua tahun.)
Abjad D
dont mention it terima kasih kembali Tika said, Dont mention it !, to her customer.
drop a line menulis /mengirim surat pendek He promised to drop a line to the manpower services about
her health condition.
(Dia berjanji mengirim surat pendek ke dinas tenaga kerja tentang kondisi kesehatannya.)
Abjad E
except for seandainya tidak ada Fifi will marry next year
Abjad F
fall out love with berhenti mencintai Parents will never stop to fall out love with their son.
fell like ada keinginan untuk I dont fell like hanging out with him.
for good .
for the sake of demi I live in Cilegon for a while for the sake of my father.
Abjad G
Contoh Idiom Arti Idiom Contoh Kalimat
get along pergi, meninggalkan Its the right time for him to get along. (Ini waktu yang tepat untuknya
pergi.)
got away with the school punishment. (Siswa nakal itu luput dari hukuman sekolah.)
get home sampai di rumah He usually gets home after five oclock. (Dia biasanya sampai dirumah setelah
pukul lima.)
get on naik The greengrocers got on the pick-up car. (Pedagang sayur naik ke mobil pick up.)
get over memanjat The man is getting over the coconut tree. (Pria itu sedang memanjat pohon kelapa.)
give away menyerah, tidak tahan She never gives away with her household condition. (Dia tidak pernah
menyerah dengan kondisi rumah tangganya.)
gives in easily without resistances. (Dia bukan orang yang mudah menyerah tanpa perlawanan.)
give off mengeluarkan A Racoon will give off an odor to fight the enemy. (Seekor rakun akan
mengeluarkan bau tidak sedap untuk melawan musuh.)
give out mengumumkan The Supreme Court ordered the health minister to give out the brands of milk
contaminated with bacteria. (MA memerintahkan menteri kesehatan untuk mengumumkan merek-
merek susu yang tercemar bakteri.)
Abjad H
happens to be my old friend. (Wanita yang baru saja pergi itu kebetulan teman lama saya.)
happen to know kebetulan tahu I only happen to know about healthy diet. (Aku hanya kebetulan tahu
tentang diet sehat.)
Abjad I
I cant help tak bisa menahan I cant help crying seeing the picture.
(Menurut hemat saya, dia akan marah jika kamu mengatakan itu padanya.)
in case of kalau-kalau She brought her ATM card in case of her cash is less.
(Dia membawa kartu ATM nya kalau-kalau uang tunainya tidak mencukupi.)
in favor of setuju All members of the meeting were in favor of his opinion.
in place of sebagai pengganti He eats oat in place of rice during his diet program.
in reference to sehubungan dengan In reference to the rise of world oil prices, the subsidized fuel will
rise too.
(Sehubungan dengan kenaikan harga minyak duna, BBM bersubsidi juga akan naik.)
in the event of kalau-kalau, andaikata I bring an umbrella in the event of heavy rain.
in the family way lagi hamil He looks happy because his wife is in the family way .
in the long run dalam jangka panjang Tobi can not be expected to study hard in the long run .
(Tobi tidak dapat diharapkan untuk belajar keras dalam jangka panjang.)
in the main pada umumnya The woman is good at communicating in the main.
in time pada waktunya He got home in time for dinner with his family.
(Dia sampai di rumah pada waktunya untuk makan malam bersama keluarganya.)
in view of mengingat In view of his behavior for assistence activities, Ill give him E.
Abjad J
jump to conclusion mengambil kesimpulan terlalu cepat He jumped to conclusion without asking
someone else.
(Dia mengambil kesimpulan terlalu cepat tanpa meminta pendapat ke orang lain.)
Abjad K
keep it dark merahasiakan Hawa hopes her friend can keep a dark the embarrassing incident happened
to her.
keep off menghindari Its essential to keep off the high GI food.
let out memberitahu Please do not let out Ibrahim that I forgot his birthday!
look after menjaga, mengasuh The babysitter looked after the child in the city park.
look forward to menunggu-nunggu, mengharap Shes looking forward to the news from her parents in
her hometown.
look into menyelidiki The institution looked into infant formula milks sold in the markets of Indonesia.
(Institusi tersebut menyelidiki susu formula bayi yang beredar di pasar Indonesia.)
lose ones temper marah, kehilangan kontrol He was the man who
Abjad M
make belief berpura-pura Never have you make believe in front of the interviewer.
make both ends meet mencukupkan nafkah My father worked as a civil servant to
(Ayah saya bekerja sebagai pegawai negeri sipil untuk mencukupkan nafkah untuk saya.)
make eyes at bermain mata The waitress is prohibited to make eyes at the customer.
make it someday.
make off with membawa lari, mencuri The thief has made off with a diamond necklace.
make oneself at home bersikap seperti di rumah sendiri Make yourself at home .
out.
(Sulit untuk mengerti dirinya.)
make up for mengejar, mengisi Rido tried to make up for the missed lessons at school because of illness.
make up ones mind memutuskan Bella has made up my mind to continue her study in Cairo.
Abjad N
Abjad O
on account of karena She didnt pass the exam on account of her own fault.
on strike mogok The doctors of that hospital were on strike two months ago.
on the alert waspada Shella is always on the alert when walking alone.
on the spur of movement dengan tiba-tiba The rain came on the spur of movement without little
warning.
out of print tidak tersedia, tidak beredar lagi The magazine that first published in 1980 is out of print.
(Majalah yang terbit pertama kali pada tahun 1980 itu telah tidak beredar lagi.)
out of the question tidak mungkin A new Bicycle as the birthday gift is out of the question to be realize
by his father whos just a labor.
(Sepeda baru sebagai hadiah ulangtahun adalah tidak mungkin dipenuhi oleh ayahnya yang hanya
seorang buruh.)
Abjad P
pass the time mengisi waktu senggang She usually passes the time by swimming.
pay a call mengunjungi, berkunjung Ill pay a call to your house if I have a time.
pay a state visit mengadakan kunjungan kenegaraan The American president will pay a state visit to
Indonesia soon.
pay a visit mengadakan kunjungan Richard Gere paid a visit to Borobuddur temple last two weeks.
put across mengemukakan, mengetengahkan The topic that will be put across tonight is the fate of
migrant workers in Saudi Arabia.
(Topik yang akan diketengahkan malam ini adalah nasib TKI di Arab Saudi)
put down menghentikan, memadamkan, mematikan The forest fires has been put down by one hundred
firefighters.
(Kebakaran hutan itu telah dipadamkan oleh seratus petugas pemadam kebakaran.)
put on mengenakan Its better to put on your jacket because the temperature gets colder.
put out memadamkan Please put out the lamp before you sleep.
put up with bersabar terhadap He must put up with his naughty nephew.
Abjad R
red-handed tertangkap basah The thief that was caught red-handed is put into the prison.
red-tape formalitas berlebihan dalam urusan pemerintahan He cut the red tape when he served as the
head goverment.
run a risk menanggung resiko Dian is ready to run a risk by marrying his woman without permission.
(Dian siap menanggung resiko dengan menikahi seorang wanita tanpa restu.)
run out habis The drivers looks disappointed because subsidized fuel has run out.
run short of kekurangan Anorexia nervosa sufferers run short of the essential nutrition for their body.
(Para penderita anorexia nervosa kekurangan nutrisi penting bagi tubuh mereka.)
Abjad S
set up mendirikan The woman set up hospitals in the third world countries.
see eye to eye setuju sepenuhnya They saw eye to eye about my advice.
see to memperhatikan (agar beres) The foreman needs to see to his men.
(Mandor perlu untuk memperhatikan anak buahnya agar bekeja dengan beres.)
set about memulai The police will set about investigating the items of evidence. (Polisi akan memulai
investigasi barang bukti.)
set forth mengemukakan The agricultural scholar is setting forth his opinion in the presence of villagers.
(Feri melepaskan burung yang telah dipeliharanya sejak dua tahun lalu.)
set on foot mulai berjalan She is helping her baby to set on foot for the first time.
(Dia sedang membantu bayinya untuk menginjakkan kaki untuk pertama kalinya.)
Abjad T
take for granted menganggap begitu saja He took for granted the advice of his friends.
take place terjadi The incident took place in front of the police office.
the other day baru-baru ini Davi was appointed to be the marketing manager the other day.
to and fro kesana-kemari, mondar-mandir The children went to and fro in the garden.
(to be) done ditipu Malik has been done by his close friend.
to cope with menghadapi He can be relied to cope with the reduction of company income.
(Dia dapat diandalkan mengatasi penurunan pemasukan perusahaan.)
to hand over menyerahkan Gina handed over her task to the assistant lecturer.
take off berangkat, melepaskan I will stay at the airport until the air plane takes off .
Abjad W
with a view to dengan tujuan She learns to cook in university with a view to be a famous chef.
with reference to berkaitan dengan With reference to your statement on television, I consider to sue
you.
with regard to berkaitan dengan He will be free from duties with regard to Lebaran day.
work out mengetahui dengan jalan belajar memecahkan suatu permasalahan The couple adopts a cat to
work out how to nurture a child.