Idiom dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti "ungkapan" adalah satuan bahasa yang berupa kata atau frase membentuk sebuah arti baru yang berbeda dari makna kata-kata yang menyusunnya.
contoh idiom dalam bahasa Indonesia adalah:
- jago merah yang berarti api
- kambing hitam (orang yang dipersalahkan)
- meja hijau yang berarti pengadilan
- gulung tikar (bangkrut)
Here is a list of the common idioms in English:
- above all = the most important thing
- across the board = everywhere (dimanapun)
- alive and kicking = healthy (sehat)
- all the best = good luck to you (semoga beruntung)
- back number = out of the date (kadaluwarsa)
- back to square one = start again (mulai lagi)
- badly off = having little money (punya uang sedikit)
- behind the times = out of the date (kadaluwarsa)
- big guns = important people (orang penting atau terpandang di suatu komunitas)
- bird in the hand = available opportunity (kesempatan yang tersedia)
- black list = list of unwanted person (daftar orang yang tidak diinginkan)
- blue blood = royal descent (keturunan bangsawan)
- butterflies in (one's) stomach = very nervous (grogi)
- castles in the air = ambitions, dreams (ambisi, mimpi)
- chew the fat = gossip (gosip)
- clear as mud = confusing (membingungkan)
- climb down = apologize (permintaan maaf)
- cost the earth = very expensive (sangat mahal)
- dead to the world = unconscious (pingsan)
- fall from grace = become unpopular (tidak terkenal)
- fight shy of = avoid (menghindari)
- forty winks = a short sleep (tidur singkat)
- go Dutch = pay for yourself (alias bayar sendiri)
- hard lines = bad luck (tidak beruntung)
- knees knocking = afraid (takut)
- learn by heart = memorize (menghafal)
- lose (your) hearth = fall in love (jatuh cinta)
- make good = succeed in life (sukses dalam hidup)
- openhanded = generous (murah hati, suka menolong)
- out of bounds = prohibited (terlarang)
- play apart = pretend (berpura-pura)
- pride of place = priority (prioritas)
- red carpet = a welcome (menyambut kedatangan)
- see red = be angry (marah)
- step by step = gradually (bertahap)
- take a hand in = participate (berpartisipasi)
- turn the corner = improve (meningkatkan)
- walk on air = to be happy (gembira)
- wear and tear = damage (menghancurkan)
Semoga bermanfaat.............
Hmmm...kudu ngapalin bnyk kosakata ey..
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