#USSlang: American slang (9)

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.”
Crank up. Arti: mengeraskan volume secara signifikan.
- Contoh:
  - “Please crank it up, I like that song!”
Crash. Arti: tidur.
- Contoh:
  - “May I crash at your room tonight?”
Nailed. Arti: menangkap orang berbuat salah.
- Contoh:
  - “Mr. John nailed his students smoking cigarettes.”
Behind bars. Arti: di dalam penjara.
- Contoh:
  - “The cops already caught the killer and put him behind bars.”
Enough is enough. Arti: sudah cukup, sudah tidak bisa ditolerir.
- Contoh:
  - “Enough is enough, I’m tired of doing all of these with you.”
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.”
Fall for. Arti:
1. jatuh cinta. Contoh:
  - “I think I’m falling for him.”
2. percaya sepenuhnya. Contoh:
  - “can’t believe he fell for that old trick.”
You bet. Arti: tentu saja, tidak masalah.
- Contoh:
  - Thanks a lot for helping me today.
  - You bet!
Hit the spot. Arti: enak, pas, sesuai, memuaskan (makanan).
- Contoh:
  - “I like it, your soup really hit the spot.”
La-la land. Arti:
1. tempat khayalan/impian. Contoh:
  - “I don’t understand with her, she seems to be in la-la land.”
2. sebutan informal untuk Los Angeles. Contoh:
  - “has lived in la-la land for five years.”
Dawg. Arti: teman dekat.
- Contoh:
  - “You’re gonna be my dawg from now on.”