iTapuih.com - Daftar Idiom Bahasa Inggris Lengkap Abjad A. Dalam mempelajari Idiom, hal yang harus dipahami adalah Apakah Idiom itu? Idiom merupakan satuan-satuan bahasa (bisa berupa kata, frase, maupun kalimat) yang maknanya sudah menyatu dan tidak dapat ditafsirkan dengan makna unsur yang membentuknya. Jadi, cara untuk dapat memahaminya adalah dengan mengenal dan menghapalkannya. Berikut ini saya jelaskan beberapa contoh Idiom yang dimulai dari abjad A.
| No. | Idiom dan Artinya | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | About time | ||
| Sesuatu yang seharusnya terjadi sebelumnya | It is about time that you returned that bag to me. | ||
| 2. | Ahead of time | ||
| Awal | We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early. | ||
| 3. | Air one’s dirty laundry (linen) in public | ||
| Menyebarkan rahasia | The presenter began to air his colleagues' dirty laundry in public. | ||
| 4. | All along | ||
| Setiap saat | I knew all along that he would not get the project. | ||
| 5. | All at once | ||
| Tiba-tiba, tanpa peringatan | All at once the fire alarm rang so we had to leave the Apartment. | ||
| 6. | All day long | ||
| Sepanjang hari | She has been watching the movie all day long. | ||
| 7. | All ears | ||
| Bersemangat untuk mendengarkan seseorang | Okay, I`m all ears, please tell me about the news. | ||
| 8. | All in all | ||
| Dalam ringkasan, setelah mempertimbangkan segalanya | We had a few problems but all in all the contest was successful. | ||
| 9. | All of a sudden | ||
| Tiba-tiba, tanpa peringatan | All of a sudden it became cloudy and began to rain. | ||
| 10. | Absent-minded | ||
| Pelupa | My grandmother is very absent-minded and often forgets his money. | ||
| 11. | According to Hoyle | ||
| Menurut aturan | According to Hoyle you are not allowed to enter this room. | ||
| 12. | Add up | ||
| Wajar | The things that he said about his boss doesn’t really add up. | ||
| 13. | A good deal of | ||
| banyak | There are a good deal of luxury homes. | ||
| 14. | A lot of | ||
| Banyak | She collected a lot of collect stamps. | ||
| 15. | A man of the world | ||
| Orang yang selalu memenuhi janji | He hopes his new friend is a man of the world. | ||
| 16. | About to | ||
| Hampir atau segera | The movie is about to begin. | ||
| 17. | After all | ||
| Bagaimanapun juga | After all, Andy still needs his help for the project. | ||
| 18. | After one’s own heart | ||
| Sesuai dengan keinginan hatinya | Jane always does anything after his own heart. | ||
| 19. | All along | ||
| Dari semula | I had known all along that she was a bad cheater. | ||
| 20. | All the better | ||
| Adalah lebih baik | All the better Randy can do her homework by himself. | ||
| 21. | All the same | ||
| Namun | He is handsome, All the same he doesn’t have good attitude. | ||
| 22. | Antsy | ||
| Kurang istirahat, lelah menunggu, tidak sabar, gelisah | Waiting her mother for hours made her antsy. | ||
| 23. | As to | ||
| Mengenai | None of his friends knew as to his private life. | ||
| 24. | As easy as pie | ||
| Sangat mudah | Solving grammar problems for him is as easy as pie. | ||
| 25. | At all events | ||
| Bagaimanapun juga | I realize that it is hard to finish, but I won’t give up at all events. | ||
| 26. | At any rate | ||
| Bagaimanapun juga | At any rate, I will join with the company next year. | ||
| 27. | At will | ||
| Sesuka hati | You can share your status on Facebook at will. | ||
| 28. | A hot potato | ||
| Berbicara tentang masalah (sedang populer) | The rap battle is an issue hot potato on Youtube. | ||
| 29. | A penny for your thoughts | ||
| Mau tahu apa yang sedang dipikirkan seseorang | She looked at him and said, “A penny for your thoughts, Jack.” | ||
| 30. | Actions speak louder than words | ||
| Apa yang kamu lakukan lebih penting dari apa yang kamu katakan | You keep sharing your problem on Twitter. Remember that actions speak louder than words. | ||
| 31 | Add insult to injury | ||
| Menyakiti perasaan seseorang pada situasi yang buruk | You share the photo to add insult to injury. | ||
| 32. | At the drop of a hat | ||
| Tanpa ragu-raguatau langsung. | John was always ready to go fishing at the drop of a hat. | ||
| 33. | A big cheese | ||
| Orang yang penting atau berpengaruh dalam suatu kelompok | Apparently her father is a big cheese in one of the major company. | ||
| 34. | A bird's eye view | ||
| Melihat dari tempat yang tinngi untuk melihat secara luas | We had a bird's eye view of the old town from the top of the city walls. | ||
| 35. | A bone of contention | ||
| Sesuatu yang orang tidak setuju | It became a bone of contention between him and his brother. | ||
| 36. | A cock and a bull story | ||
| Cerita atau penjelasan yang jelas tidak benar | She started to tell some cock and bull story to the teacher. | ||
| 37. | At the crack of the dawn | ||
| Sangat pagi (saat fajar) | The tsunami hit the shores of Japan at the crack of dawn. | ||
| 38. | A queer fish | ||
| Orang aneh | I knew his father and he was a queer fish too. | ||