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Mendacious

Suka berbohong

- A mendacious child.

Litterbug, litter lout (BrE)

Orang yang suka buang sampah sembarangan.

- This town has a lot of litterbugs.

Without further ado

Tanpa panjang lebar lagi..

- Ladies and gentelmen,without further ado ......................!

Stilt

Enggrang

- To walk with stilts.

Hopscotch

Main jingkat, engklek

- I used to play hopscotch as a child.

Be caught short, be taken short.

Kebelet mau buang air besar.

- Those caught short in the store will have to pay £1 to use the toilets.

There is nothing to it

Sangat mudah

- Worry not boys! There’s nothing to it.

Gratis

Gratis , tidak pake duit.

- A monthly programme was issued gratis.

Nothing but, only

Hanya

- I want nothing but you.

Notorious

Terkenal karena kejahatannya

- He’s notorious for his womanizing.

Mulatto

Anak yang punya orang tua satu berkulit hitam dan satu berkulit putih.

- Dion is a mullato.

Fulsome

Terlalu mudah bilang maaf, menjemukkan, memuakkan, munafik.

- The press are embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation

Meek

Penurut, baik.

- She brought her meek little husband along.

Talk is cheap

Bicara itu mudah

- You think it’s easy, talk is cheap bro!

Fickle

Suka berubah – ubah

- A fickle friend.

Talking point

Pokok masalah

- Let’s get to the talking point!

Conclude

Menutup, mengakhiri sebuah acara.

- We conclude a meeting with a pray.

To be compromised

Ketahuan.

- We have been compromised, it’s better for us to go away.

Muffle

Meredam

- I try to muffle the sound of the clock.

I tell you what.

Begini saja.

- I tell you what, it’s better for us to go to the market first and to the beach afterwards.

You can say that again, I’ll say, don’t I knew it = I agree

Saya setuju.

- A: can we just stop and find some refreshments?

  B: yeah... you can say that again.

Derision

Ejekan

- My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.

What say you?

Apa pendapatmu?

- What say you john about all of it?

Sugar daddy

Tua – tua keladi

- Your father is a sugar daddy, isn’t he?

Freeloader

Orang yang sukanya gratisan.

- Deddy is such a freeloader.

Down under

Australia or New Zealand

- Take a flight down under in September.

Mouthy

Banyak cakap, omong.

- An especially mouthy eleven-year-old.

Make a monkey face at

Mengolok – olok, mengejek.

- Don’t make a monkey face at me!

Sweet-talk

Bicara manis.

- Detectives sweet-talked them into confessing.

You know what?

Kamu tahu tidak?

- Hey.. Andre, you know what?

Footman

Pelayan, tukang buka pintu

- The footman is waiting for the guest.

New man

Lelaki rumah tangga. Lelaki yang mengerjakan perkerjaan wanita.

- He is the epitome of a new man, leaving the office to arrive home in time to bath his daughter

Disown

Memungkiri, tidak mengakui.

- Lovell’s rich family had disowned him because of his marriage.

At a loose end

Lontang lantung, tidak punya tujuan.

- Why don’t you stay to eat, if you’re at a loose end?

Kiss of life = artificial respiration.

Nafas buatan.

- Just give him a kiss of life!

Come again = I beg your pardon.

Maaf, kamu bilang apa?

- Come again sir? I don’t catch what you just said.

Hobson’s choice

Tidak ada pilihan lain cuma tinggal satu pilihan.

- Take it or leave it, cause it’s a hobson’s choice.

 Be a talker than a doer

Lebih banyak bicara dari pada melakukan

- He’s more a talker than a doer.

Gait

Kiprah, gaya berjalan

- I never like your gait.

Disposition

Watak

- His disposition is ever so bad.

Gofer, dogsbody, gopher.

Kacung, pesuruh.

- He had worked his way from a gofer in the front office to general manager.

Freeze

Jangan bergerak! Diam di tempat!

- Freeze! You are under a rest.

Let’s talk over coffee

Mari berbicara sambil minum coffee.

Hear out

Dengarkan dulu baru berbicara

- Please hear me out! Don’t interrupt me like this.

Cling

Menempel

- The dirt clings to my shirt.

Scapegoat, fall guy.

Kambing hitam

- He will be a scapegoat if he doesn’t get out of that company.

Faith healing

Penyembuhan melalui doa atau keyakinan.

- Some believe the faith healing but some don’t.

Crave for

Mengidam

- My wife is craving for manggos.

Dead to the world

Tertidur pulas

- When going home from work I found him dead to the world.

How come

Bagaimana mungkin

- How come I can’t see what you say?

Flat broke

Sangat bokek, tidak punya uang.

- It’s been for four days for me not to go to the movie, i am flat broke.

Share and share alike

Bagi sama rata.

- We all share and share alike in camp.