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Idiom kiasan dan ungkapan tetap

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

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.
    • a) a storm in a teacup
    • b) a red herring
    • c) the tip of the iceberg
    • d) a mixed blessing
  2. Everyone knew the company was losing money, but nobody dared mention it; it was ___ at every meeting.
    • a) the elephant in the room
    • b) a red herring
    • c) the tip of the iceberg
    • d) a mixed blessing
  3. Working from home has been ___: I save two hours a day, but I miss my colleagues.
    • a) a storm in a teacup
    • b) the tip of the iceberg
    • c) the elephant in the room
    • d) a mixed blessing
  4. The complaint about the late bus turned out to be ___; by lunchtime everyone had forgotten it.
    • a) a mixed blessing
    • b) the elephant in the room
    • c) a storm in a teacup
    • d) a red herring
  5. The three errors we found are only ___; the audit will probably reveal hundreds more.
    • a) the tip of the iceberg
    • b) a storm in a teacup
    • c) a red herring
    • d) a mixed blessing
  6. Do not ___ just because last year's sales were a record; the market is changing fast.
    • a) run out of steam
    • b) rest on your laurels
    • c) grasp the nettle
    • d) cut corners
  7. Halfway through the long essay, Aiko began to ___ and could barely finish the paragraph.
    • a) leave no stone unturned
    • b) grasp the nettle
    • c) read between the lines
    • d) run out of steam
  8. The contractor was accused of trying to ___ by using cheaper materials than those specified.
    • a) rest on his laurels
    • b) grasp the nettle
    • c) cut corners
    • d) leave no stone unturned

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 ___.

Kunci jawaban

Idiom mana yang cocok?

  1. b) a red herringSesuatu yang mengalihkan perhatian dari kebenaran adalah a red herring.
  2. a) the elephant in the roomMasalah yang jelas tetapi dihindari semua orang untuk dibicarakan adalah the elephant in the room.
  3. d) a mixed blessingHal itu punya dampak baik dan buruk sekaligus, yaitu a mixed blessing.
  4. c) a storm in a teacupKeributan tentang hal sepele yang cepat hilang adalah a storm in a teacup.
  5. a) the tip of the icebergBagian kecil yang terlihat dari masalah yang jauh lebih besar adalah the tip of the iceberg.
  6. b) rest on your laurelsBersantai karena keberhasilan di masa lalu adalah resting on your laurels.
  7. d) run out of steamKehilangan tenaga sebelum selesai adalah running out of steam.
  8. c) cut cornersMemilih cara yang lebih murah dan berkualitas lebih rendah untuk berhemat adalah cutting corners.

Lengkapi idiom

  1. squibA damp squib adalah peristiwa yang jauh kurang mengesankan daripada yang diharapkan orang.
  2. stoneTo leave no stone unturned berarti mencoba segala cara.
  3. linesReading between the lines berarti menemukan makna yang tidak dinyatakan.
  4. nettleTo grasp the nettle berarti menghadapi kesulitan dengan berani.
  5. cornersTo cut corners berarti melakukan sesuatu dengan cara murah atau asal-asalan untuk menghemat usaha.
  6. steamRunning out of steam berarti kehilangan tenaga dan semangat.
  7. teacup / tea cupA storm in a teacup adalah keributan besar tentang hal yang kecil.
  8. laurelsTo rest on your laurels berarti bersantai karena keberhasilan sebelumnya.