THE COMPARISON BETWEEN

INDONESIAN AND ENGLISH IDIOMS

BY : MANSUR HIDAYAT

{ STUDENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLASS STAIN SALATIGA-}

WHAT IS IDIOM ???

Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally. In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary. Every language has its own idioms. Learning them makes understanding and using a language a lot easier and more fun!

Lead a away ………

Leave = Meninggalkan

Bird brain.....

Stupid = bodoh

Hungry as a bear....

Very hungry = sangat lapar

Bend over backward....

Try as well as possible = berusaha semampunya

All ears...

Be willing to listen= mau dengerin

All ears...

Be willing to listen= mau dengerin

Hard of hearing...

Deaf = tuli

Much the same

.

.

.

.Hampir sama

Heart misses a beat

.

.

.Shocked= terkejut

Arise form...

Get up = bangkit

Play down....

Be lilttle = meremehkan

Prostitute.....

Night butterfly = kupu2 malam

Sleep upon both ears

.

.

.Tidur dengan

nyenyak.

Sunday best...

The best clothes = pakaian paling bagus

Sunday best...

The best clothes = pakaian paling bagus

Blue ribbon...

First gift = hadiah pertama

THANK YOU ……………………..