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Page 1: Study comparative on idiom

COMPARATIVE STUDY

ON IDIOM

English and Indonesia

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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• 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

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- 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

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- 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

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• 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

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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

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THANK’S A LOT

May it happen benefit for us

Created by:

Wahyu dyah nur anis wachidah


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