slang and idiom dalam bahasa berarti seperti bahasa gaul atau istilah gaul..
ni beberapa contoh slang and idiom yang saya dapat...
To look like a million
dollars
= to look great, to be very well dressed!
Example : Julia Roberts looked like a million dollars at the Oscars!
A dime a dozen
= very common, easy to find (countable nouns in plural form)
Example : In North America, shopping malls are a dime a dozen!
You have a one track mind!
= You always think about the same (one) thing!
(we can also say he/she/we/they "has/have a one
track mind")
To have the inside track
= To have an advantage because you know certain people or you have special information
Example : Bob knows what the president is going to announce in his televised speech this evening because he has the inside track!
I would write an article about Julia Roberts'
life if I could get the inside track!
get = obtain
On the wrong side of the tracks
= in a bad/poor/undesirable neighborhood
Example : Sam grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.
Curiosity killed the cat!
= It's not good to be too curious!
The cat's out of the bag!
=The secret is not a secret anymore!
It's raining cats and dogs!
= It's raining hard (a lot)!
There's no time like the present!
= It is best to do it now!
= to look great, to be very well dressed!
Example : Julia Roberts looked like a million dollars at the Oscars!
A dime a dozen
= very common, easy to find (countable nouns in plural form)
Example : In North America, shopping malls are a dime a dozen!
You have a one track mind!
= You always think about the same (one) thing!
(we can also say he/she/we/they "has/have a one
track mind")
To have the inside track
= To have an advantage because you know certain people or you have special information
Example : Bob knows what the president is going to announce in his televised speech this evening because he has the inside track!
I would write an article about Julia Roberts'
life if I could get the inside track!
get = obtain
On the wrong side of the tracks
= in a bad/poor/undesirable neighborhood
Example : Sam grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.
Curiosity killed the cat!
= It's not good to be too curious!
The cat's out of the bag!
=The secret is not a secret anymore!
It's raining cats and dogs!
= It's raining hard (a lot)!
There's no time like the present!
= It is best to do it now!
Time heals all wounds
= With time, sadness will pass
Time out!
= Stop, calm down! (usually said in the middle
of a discussion or argument)
= Let's take a break now!
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!
= A friendly way to say "What are you
thinking about?"
What goes around comes around!
= if you treat people badly, something bad
will happen to you and if you treat people
well, something good will happen to you.
This common idiom proves that Americans
are superstitious!
= With time, sadness will pass
Time out!
= Stop, calm down! (usually said in the middle
of a discussion or argument)
= Let's take a break now!
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!
= A friendly way to say "What are you
thinking about?"
What goes around comes around!
= if you treat people badly, something bad
will happen to you and if you treat people
well, something good will happen to you.
This common idiom proves that Americans
are superstitious!
All that glitters isn't gold!
= Not everything is as wonderful
as it seems (this can refer to material
things and also situations)
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours!
= If you do a favor for me, I will do
a favor for you!
ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY!
= it might take a long time to achieve
something great
Money talks
= Money has power/influence!
= Not everything is as wonderful
as it seems (this can refer to material
things and also situations)
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours!
= If you do a favor for me, I will do
a favor for you!
ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY!
= it might take a long time to achieve
something great
Money talks
= Money has power/influence!
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