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Saturday 2 May 2009

Idiomatic Expressions

1. A bear for : very enthusiastic, very spiritful,.( antusias,. sangat bersemangat )
- She was a bear for holding that party
Ia sangat bersemangat menyelenggarakan pesta itu

2. A blue rose : impossible
- If we always try and try, there is no a blue rose in this world
Jika kita selalu mencoba dan mencoba, tidak ada yang tidak munglin di dunia ini

3. A fish out of water : not in the place, not at the place
- He scolded with his brother before many people. I think it was a fish out of water
Ia memarahi saudaranya di hadapan banyak orang. Saya rasa hal itu tidak pada tempatnya

4. A gone coon : despair, hopeless, ( putus asa )
- A gone coon condition can create a failure
Kondisi putus asa dapat menciptakan satu kegagalan

5. Abreast off : Follow ( mengikuti )
- He is usually abreast of my advice
Ia selalu mengikuti nasehat saya

6. Absorbed by : Passionate, be infatuated ( asyik )
- Sometimes, we are absorbed by ourselves but forget anyone else
Kadang-kadang kita asyik dengan diri kita sendiri namun lupa dengan orang lain

7. As a matter of fact : Fact, truth, reality ( Kenyataan, sebenarnya )
- They are intructed to practice the material given in their home, as a matter of fact They didn't do that
Mereka diinstruksikan untuk melatih materi yang diberikan di rumahnya, namun tidak mereka kerjakan

8. As I see it : In my opinion, I personally think, to my mind ( menurut pendapatku )
- As I see it, you have to go to the psychologist, because your awareness starts to dissapear

9. As the day is long : continously, the whole day ( sepanjang hari, terus-menerus )
- You look so pale, do you work as the day is long ?
Anda nampak pucat, apakah anda bekerja sepanjang hari.


10. At bottom : Pada Dasarnya, pada hakekatnya
- It's a nice at bottom but you have to consider the others
Pad dasarnya hal itu baik namun anda harus mempertimbangkan hal lain


adopted from : "Develop your Vocabulary and Idiom" Yusran Pora

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