COMPARATIVE STUDY
ON IDIOM
English and Indonesia
• Makan garam: have seen the elephant
- Mempunyai banyak pengalaman, have many
experience
Example in sentence:
- Ibuku banyak makan garam dalam hidupnya
- I have seen the elephant in my live
• Naik darah: angry as a bull, angry as a bear, mad as a cut
snake
- Sangat marah, very angry
example in sentence:
- Andi naik darah karena Dodi merusak laptopnya
- Mery angry as a bull after she get bad mark
• Bermuka dua: A walf in sheeps clothing
- Pura-pura terlihat baik, who seem to be a good
person but reall a bad person
example in sentence:
- Mansur bermuka dua dihadapan teman-temannya
- Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep’s
clothing
• Murah hati: good samaritan
- baik hati, very kind/kindly/nobly
Example in sentence:
- Irma sangat bermurah hati kepada orang disekitarnya
- Ilham is a good samatiran boy
• Otak udang: dumb bunny
- Bodoh/mudah tertipu, stupid/gullible person
Example in sentence:
- Anak itu berotak udang dalam pelajaran matematika
- He really is a dumb bunny
• Gulung tikar: to go to the wall/to go bust/to go belly-up
- Bangkrut, to become bankrupt
Example in sentence:
- Para pedagang emas gulung tikar karena emas susah
didapatkan
- My uncle go to the wall after rising prices of fuel
• Kambing hitam: scapegoat
- Orang yang disalahkan atas segala sesuatu yang terjadi
- People are blamed for every thing that happened
Example in sentence:
- Vina menjadi kambing hitam atas kesalahan itu
- He becomes the scapegoat of that problem
• Lapang hati: hold one’s horses
- Sabar, wait/be patient
Example in sentence:
- Ayahku adalah orang yang lapang hati
- Hold your horses for a moment while I make a phone
call
• Banting tulang: eager beaver
- Bekerja keras/rajin bekerja, a person who is always
eager to work or do something extra
Example in sentence:
- Orang tuaku membanting tulang setiap hari agar aku bisa
sekolah
- She is a real eager beaver and I am sure she will
do very well in this company
• Tinggi hati: get on one’s high horse
- Sombong, behave with arrogance
Example in sentence:
- Rio tinggi hati setelah mendapat nilai bagus
- She is always getting on her high horse and telling
people what to do
• Rendah hati: get off one’s high horse
- Tidak sombong, begin to be humble and agreeable
Example in sentence:
- Walaupun menjadi orang kaya Rini tetap rendah hati
- I wish that she would get off her high horse and
begin to think about how other people feel about
things
THANK’S A LOT
May it happen benefit for us
Created by:
Wahyu dyah nur anis wachidah