Contoh Idiom dan Maknanya

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• Idiom English?
• Simple idioms with their meaning?
• Contoh Idiom?

Referensi Video: Belajar Idiom – Take a Rain Check

Definisi

Idiom merupakan kumpulan kata yang memiliki makna tertentu, yang maknanya akan menjadi salah jika diartikan kata perkata.

Idiom dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti ungkapan dan contohnya seperti ringan tangan, membanting tulang, gelap mata, dll.

Contoh Idiom dan Maknanya

Berikut merupakan beberapa contoh idiom dalam bahasa Inggris yang menggunakan kata rain beserta maknanya.

• Take a rain check

Example:

• Kim: Ann, would you like to accompany me to go to movie?

Ann: I’d love too, but I have so many tasks to do. Can I take a rain check?

• Meaning: is used to refuse an offer in a polite way, implying that you may accept it in the future.
• Arti : digunakan untuk menolak tawaran dengan sopan, dan mengindikasikan bahwa kamu mungkin akan menerima tawaran tersebut di masa yang akan datang.

• Rain on someone’s parade

Example

• I don’t want to rain on your parade, but you can’t go to the beach on Friday, you promised you’d look after your sister.
• Meaning: to do or say something that spoils someone’s plans or draws attention to the negative aspects of their plans.
• Arti : melakukan atau mengatakan sesuatu yang dapat merusak rencana seseorang.

• It’s raining cats and dogs

Example

• I think I’m going to stay in today and watch movies. It’s raining cats and dogs.
• Meaning: It’s raining very hard.
• Arti : Hujan sangat deras.

• It never rains but it pours

Example

• First he got locked out of his house, then he lost his mobile phone and when he was crossing the road he got splashed by a car. It never rains but it pours!
• Meaning: is used to comment on a situation that when something bad happens usually other bad things happen as well.
• Arti : digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kejadian buruk yang terjadi yang kemudian diikuti kejadian buruk lainnya.

• Save it for a rainy day

Example

• I earned extra money by taking a part-time job. I’ll save it for a rainy day.
• Meaning: keep something for a time when it is needed.
• Arti : menyimpan sesuatu contoh uang yang bisa digunakan pada saat yang diperlukan.

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1. Brian is no oil painting but he has many girlfriends.

he is not very clever

he is not very attractive

2. Bob is not a very smart student. He gets a good mark once in a blue moon.

very rare

very often

3. I think I’m not going to the Sue’s party tonight. I feel a bit under the weather.

to be in a bad feeling toward someone

to be in unhealthy condition

4. I know that you don’t like the recent job, but it’s better for you to keep working. You know every cloud has a silver lining.

there is a good thing after a bad one

there is a hope will come to you

5. When I came to your house I saw your sister was shouting. She really had a face like thunder.

Someone that is very angry

Someone that has ugly face

6. The concert was mind-blowing.

the concert was boring

the concert was amazing

7. It has happened. Don’t cry over a spilt milk.

don’t regret something happened in the past

don’t think about something happened in the past

8. Do you think it is me who tell your father that you smoke at school? Well dude, you’re barking up the wrong tree.

to tell the wrong person

to accuse the wrong person

9. Look at Lucy in that dress, she really stole the bride’s thunder.

to take the attention away from the bride

to take the bride’s wedding dress away

10. I feel so lucky that I am invited to Rian’s party. It’s raining men here.

to be in a situation where there are many attractive men around

to be in a situation where many men are crying around

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