IDIOM

Di dalam bahasa Indonesia maupun bahasa Inggris kita mengenal adanya istilah idiom, idiom biasanya terdiri dari bebarapa kata yang menjadi kesatuan sehingga membentuk satu arti. Idiom tidak bisa diartikan satu persatu karena akan menghasilkan arti yang berbeda. Disini saya akan memberikan kepada Anda beberapa idiom yang biasa dipergunakan dalam bahasa Inggris beserta artinya :

GET ON = NAIK, MASUK
GOT OFF = TURUN
PUT ON = MENGENAKAN, MEMAKAI
TOOK OFF = MELEPASKAN, MEMBUKA
CALL UP = MENELEPON
TURN ON = MULAI, MENGHIDUPKAN
TURN OFF = BERHENTI, MEMATIKAN
RIGHT AWAY = SECEPATNYA
PICKED UP = MENGAMBIL
AT ONCE = SECEPATNYA, SEKETIKA
GET UP = BANGUN
AT FIRST = AWALNYA
WAIT FOR = MENUNGGU
AT LAST = AKHIRNYA
AS USUAL = BIASANYA
FIND OUT = MENCARI TAHU, MENEMUKAN
LOOK AT = MELIHAT PADA
LOOKING FOR = MENCARI
LITTLE BY LITTLE = SEDIKIT DEMI SEDIKIT
CALLED ON = MENGUNJUNGI
PICK UP = MEMILIH
TAKE YOUR TIME = SANTAI SAJA
TALKED IT OVER = MEMPERTIMBANGKAN
LIE DOWN = REBAHAN
STOOD UP = BERDIRI
SIT DOWN = DUDUK
ALL DAY LONG = SEPANJANG HARI
BY HIM SELFT = SENDIRI
ON PURPOSE = TIDAK SENGAJA
GETTING ALONG = BERHASIL, MENGALAMI
TOOK UP = MENGELUARKAN
TAKE PART = BERPARTISIPASI
AT ALL = SAMA SEKALI
LOOK UP = MENCARI
WAITED ON = MENUNGGU
AT LEAST = SETIDAKNYA
SO FAR = SEJAUH INI
TOOK A WALK ALONG = BERJALAN-JALAN
TAKE A SEAT = DUDUK
TRIED ON = MENCOBA
THINK OVER = BERPIKIR DENGAN HATI2
TOOK PLACE = BERLANGSUNG
PUT IT AWAY = MELETAKAN PADA
SHOOK HANDS = BERJABAT TANGAN
LOOK OUT = BERHATI-HATI
THINK OF = MEMBERIKAN PENDAPAT
GOT BACK = KEMBALI
CATCH COLD = SAKIT FLU
MADE UP HIS MIND = MEMUTUSKAN
CHANGE UP HIS MIND = MERUBAH PIKIRAN
FOR THE TIME BEING = SEMENTARA
GET OVER = SEMBUH DARI
CALLED OFF = BATAL
FOR GOOD = SELAMANYA
IN A HURRY = TERGESA-GESA
HUNG UP = MENGGANTUNG
LEFT OUT = MENGHILANGKAN
COUNTING ON = BERGANTUNG
MAKE FRIENDS = BERTEMAN
OUT OF ORDER = TIDAK DAPAT DI PAKAI
GET TO = SAMPAI, TIBA
AT TIMES = KADANG-KADANG, SESEKALI
LOOK OVER = MENELITI, MEMERIKSA
HAVE TIME OFF = LIBUR, WAKTU SENGGANG
KEPT ON = MENERUSKAN, MELANJUTKAN
PUT OUT = MEMATIKAN
ALL OF SUDDEN = TIBA-TIBA
POINTED OUT = MENUNJUKAN
WAS OVER = SELESAI
IS UP = SELESAI
ON TIME = TEPAT WAKTU
IN TIME = TEPAT WAKTU
BY THE WAY = NGOMONG-NGOMONG
FIGURE OUT = MEMAHAMI
PUT OFF = BATAL
WAS...ABOUT TO = BARU SAJA AKAN
TURNED....AROUND = BERPUTAR, BERBELOK
TAKE TURNS = BERGANTIAN
PAYS ATTENTION = MEMBERIKAN PERHATIAN
WENT ON = MENERUSKAN, MELANJUTKAN
OVER AND OVER = BERULANG-ULANG
WORN OUT = RUSAK, TIDAK DI PAKAI
THROW AWAY = MEMBUANG
FELL IN LOVE = JATUH CINTA
HAVE TO DO WITH = BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN
WOKE UP = BANGUN
IN CHARGE OF = BERTANGGUNG JAWAB
GET IT TOUCH WITH = BERHUBUINGAN
HAD A GOOD TIME = SENANG
TAKE CARE OF = MANANGANI,MEMBERI PERHATIAN
ONCE IN A WHILE = KADANG-KADANG, SESEKALI
QUITE FEW = BANYAK
USED TO = KEBIASAAN DI WAKTU LALU
MADE BELIEVE = BERPURA-PURA
MAKE SURE = YAKIN
NOW AND THEN = KADANG-KADANG, SESEKALI
MAKE OUT = SUKSES, BERHASIL
GO WITH = COCOK, SESUAI
GET RID OF = BEBAS DARI, MEMBUANG
BY HEART = DALAM HATI, INGAT

Sebenarnya masih banyak idiom-idiom lainya tapi untuk saat ini, saya hanya memberikan kepada Anda contoh idiom-idiom yang banyak digunakan sehari-sehari. Saya berharap idiom-idiom di atas dapat bermanfaat dan membantu terutama bagi Anda yang sedang belajar bahasa Inggris.

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