- Early bird. Arti: orang yang rajin, selalu bangun dan datang/bekerja lebih awal dari orang lain.
- Contoh:
- “She is an early bird, she likes to arrive here early.”
- Contoh:
- Crank up. Arti: mengeraskan volume secara signifikan.
- Contoh:
- “Please crank it up, I like that song!”
- Contoh:
- Crash. Arti: tidur.
- Contoh:
- “May I crash at your room tonight?”
- Contoh:
- Nailed. Arti: menangkap orang berbuat salah.
- Contoh:
- “Mr. John nailed his students smoking cigarettes.”
- Contoh:
- Behind bars. Arti: di dalam penjara.
- Contoh:
- “The cops already caught the killer and put him behind bars.”
- Contoh:
- Enough is enough. Arti: sudah cukup, sudah tidak bisa ditolerir.
- Contoh:
- “Enough is enough, I’m tired of doing all of these with you.”
- Contoh:
- Know it all. Arti: merasa tahu akan segala hal, sok tau.
- Contoh:
- “You think you know it all but you don’t know a thing at all.”
- Contoh:
- Fall for. Arti:
- jatuh cinta. Contoh:
- “I think I’m falling for him.”
- percaya sepenuhnya. Contoh:
- “can’t believe he fell for that old trick.”
- jatuh cinta. Contoh:
- You bet. Arti: tentu saja, tidak masalah.
- Contoh:
-
Thanks a lot for helping me today.
-
You bet!
-
- Contoh:
- Hit the spot. Arti: enak, pas, sesuai, memuaskan (makanan).
- Contoh:
- “I like it, your soup really hit the spot.”
- Contoh:
- La-la land. Arti:
- tempat khayalan/impian. Contoh:
- “I don’t understand with her, she seems to be in la-la land.”
- sebutan informal untuk Los Angeles. Contoh:
- “has lived in la-la land for five years.”
- tempat khayalan/impian. Contoh:
- Dawg. Arti: teman dekat.
- Contoh:
- “You’re gonna be my dawg from now on.”
- Contoh:
Compiled and written by @ChatrineYK at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, December 8, 2011
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