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Idiom kiasan dan ungkapan tetap

Figurative idioms and fixed expressions

Gunakan dua belas ungkapan kiasan yang hidup, dari red herrings sampai the tip of the iceberg, dengan bentuk dan situasi yang tepat.

Idiom menambah warna dan keringkasan dalam bahasa Inggris tingkat lanjut, tetapi bentuknya tetap: kamu tidak bisa mengganti satu kata tanpa menghilangkan efeknya. Banyak di antaranya adalah metafora yang meringkas seluruh situasi dalam beberapa kata. Pelajari kerangka tata bahasa tiap idiom (apakah frasa nomina, atau frasa verba yang membutuhkan pronomina atau kata kepemilikan?) serta artinya.

a red herringfrasa nomina
petunjuk atau fakta yang mengalihkan perhatian dari persoalan sebenarnyaThe anonymous letter proved to be a red herring.
the elephant in the roomfrasa nomina
masalah yang jelas dan tidak nyaman, tetapi dihindari oleh semua orang untuk dibicarakanFalling sales were the elephant in the room at the meeting.
grasp the nettlefrasa verba
menghadapi masalah sulit dengan berani alih-alih menghindarinyaWe must grasp the nettle and renegotiate the contract.
a mixed blessingfrasa nomina
sesuatu yang punya dampak baik sekaligus burukFame proved a mixed blessing for the young violinist.
run out of steamfrasa verba
kehilangan tenaga atau semangat sebelum selesai mengerjakan sesuatuThe campaign ran out of steam after the first month.
cut cornersfrasa verba
melakukan sesuatu dengan cara yang lebih murah atau lebih cepat, biasanya dengan menurunkan kualitasThe builders cut corners and the roof leaked within a year.
a damp squibfrasa nomina
peristiwa yang jauh kurang mengesankan atau kurang seru daripada yang diharapkan orangAfter months of publicity, the festival turned out to be a damp squib.
a storm in a teacupfrasa nomina
keributan besar tentang hal yang tidak pentingThe argument over the parking space was a storm in a teacup.
rest on your laurelsfrasa verba
bersantai dan berhenti berusaha karena keberhasilan di masa laluHaving won twice, the team refused to rest on its laurels.
leave no stone unturnedfrasa verba
mencari atau mencoba segala cara untuk menemukan atau mencapai sesuatuThe inspector promised to leave no stone unturned.
the tip of the icebergfrasa nomina
bagian kecil yang terlihat dari masalah yang jauh lebih besarThose three complaints are only the tip of the iceberg.
read between the linesfrasa verba
memahami makna tersembunyi atau yang tidak dinyatakanIf you read between the lines, the letter is a warning.

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Idiom mana yang cocok?

Pilih idiom yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi setiap kalimat.

  1. The detective realised the muddy footprints were _____, laid to lead the search away from the real culprit.

  2. Everyone knew the company was losing money, but nobody dared mention it; it was _____ at every meeting.

  3. Working from home has been _____: I save two hours a day, but I miss my colleagues.

  4. The complaint about the late bus turned out to be _____; by lunchtime everyone had forgotten it.

  5. The three errors we found are only _____; the audit will probably reveal hundreds more.

  6. Do not _____ just because last year's sales were a record; the market is changing fast.

  7. Halfway through the long essay, Aiko began to _____ and could barely finish the paragraph.

  8. The contractor was accused of trying to _____ by using cheaper materials than those specified.

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Lengkapi idiom

Lengkapi setiap idiom dengan satu kata dari daftar ini: nettle, squib, stone, lines, steam, corners, laurels, teacup. Pakai setiap kata satu kali.

  1. After weeks of excited publicity, the grand reopening was a damp : hardly anyone came.

  2. The inspector promised to leave no unturned in her search for the cause of the leak.

  3. The sender was clearly angry, though you had to read between the to see it.

  4. Having put off the difficult conversation for months, she finally decided to grasp the .

  5. I would never cut on safety checks, however tight the deadline.

  6. The campaign started brightly, but after six weeks it began to run out of .

  7. The row over who should wash up was a storm in a ; they had forgotten it by morning.

  8. The former champion was warned not to rest on her .

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