- after all : pada akhirnya
- about to : hampir/segera (ex : the show is about to begin)
- all in a day's work : tidak ada hal yang istimewa
- all along : dari semula (ex : i had known all along that she was a widow)
- at all : sama sekali
- as well : juga
- be in charge of : bertanggung jawab atas
- be in the same boat : dalam situasi yang sama
- brush up on : mengulang (ex : i'ill have to brush up on
- butterflies in my stomach : Gelisah, gugup (ex : Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.)
- burning the candle at both ends : melakukan terlalu banyak pekerjaan
- call off/put off : menunda
- come up with : menemukan ide atau rencana
- draw the line : tiba-tiba berhenti (ex : Now I draw the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people)
- down for the count : menyerah, lelah (ex : No, you can’t take my dog for a walk – she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day)
- from now on : untuk saat ini dan seterusnya
- get over with : menuntaskan, menyelesaikan
- get rid of : menyelesaikan
- get in touch with : berkomunikasi
- keep an eye on : mengawasi
- lay off : memecat
- no wonder : tidak mengherankan
- on the verge of (a.k.a "close to") : hampir (ex : Sara was on the verge of tears when she heard the news)
- plain as day : sudah jelas (ex : It’s plain as day that you’re in love with her, so just admit it)
- putting his foot in his mouth : mengucapkan hal-hal yg buruk/memalukan (ex: he always putting his foot in his mouth)
- went like clockwork : berjalan dengan lancar
- right away : segera, seketika
- run out of : kehabisan
- stick your nose into something : Ikut campur (ex : Sharon always sticks her nose into everyone else’s business)
- take it easy : santai
- turn down : menolak
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
English's Idiom and Phrase
Today, i have studied about idiom that was often used in TOEFL's test. As we know, An idiom is a group of two or more words that has a special meaning different from the meanings of its component parts. Here is some new idioms and phrases i,ve got.. It is arranged alphabetically
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