By : Muhammad Mufti Azharuddin

-{ Student of International Class STAIN Salatiga }-

The Comparison between Indonesian and English Idioms

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!

Hungry as a bear

Hard of hearing

Prostitute

Very Hungry VS Sangat lapar

Deaf VS Tuli

Night Butterfly VS Kupu-Kupu Malam

Bird brain

Heart misses a beat

Have a heart

Sympathetic VS Simpati

Shocked VS Terkejut

Stupid VS Bodoh

Lead a away

Butterflies in my stomach

Bend over backward

Leave VS Meninggalkan

Nervous VS Gugup

Try as well as possible VS Berusaha dengan sebaik-baiknya

Arise from

All ears

Much the same

Almost the same VS Hampir sama

Be willing to listen VS Bersedia untuk mendengarkan

Get up VS Bangkit

Blue ribbonPlay down

Take the labouring

BelittleVS Meremehkan

First gift VS Hadiah pertama

choosing the heavy work VS

Memilih pekerjaan berat

Sunday best

Dead ahead

Sleep upon both ears

Sleep quietly VS Tidur dengan nyenyak

Straight ahead VS lurus ke depan

The best clothes VS

Pakaian paling bagus

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