- Geek. Arti: seseorang yang sangat menyukai sesuatu.
- Contoh:
- “John is such a football geek.”
- Contoh:
- Crash and burn. Arti:
- gagal total. Contoh:
- “The book told the story of how his company crashed and burned.”
- berusaha menarik lawan jenis. Contoh:
- “You definitely crashed and burned with her.”
- gagal total. Contoh:
- Damn straight. Arti: ungkapan kegembiraan, dukungan.
- Contoh:
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I have some new strategies for the final match.
-
Damn straight!
-
- Contoh:
- Screw up. Arti: membuat kesalahan.
- Contoh:
- “I will fire you if you screw up once again.”
- Contoh:
- Shot. Arti: kesempatan untuk berusaha/mencoba.
- Contoh:
- “I will give them one more shot to play.”
- Contoh:
- Flip out. Arti: kehilangan kendali.
- Contoh:
- “Jason flipped out when he knew that his car was gone.”
- Contoh:
- Rosy. Arti: penuh harapan, optimis.
- Contoh:
- “Things are looking rosy when the economy is improving.”
- Contoh:
- Tag along. Arti: mengikuti ke mana-mana, terkadang tidak diinginkan.
- Contoh:
- “She tagged along after her husband wherever he went.”
- Contoh:
- Line up. Arti: membuat rencana, persiapan.
- Contoh:
- “The coach wants to line them up for some new strategies.”
- Contoh:
- Go belly up. Arti: gagal, bangkrut.
- Contoh:
- “Bass’ company went belly up in a week after the crisis.”
- Contoh:
- Scoop. Arti: kabar, berita.
- Contoh:
- “You need to give your parents the scoop about your sister.”
- Contoh:
- True colors. Arti: karakter diri yang sebenarnya.
- Contoh:
- “You were about to show your true colors when I was starting to like you.”
- Contoh:
Compiled and written by @ChatrineYK at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, November 17, 2011
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