1. As Cool As a Cucumber: very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising.
1. As Cool As a Cucumber (harfiah: sedingin mentimun): sangat tenang, terkhusus semasa ada hal yang mengejutkan.
Example: She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened. (Dia berjalan dengan tenang sangat (as cool as a cucumber), seakan tak terjadi apa - apa. )
2. Hold Your Horses: used to tell someone to stop and carefully consider their decision or opinion about something.
2. Hold Your Horses (harfiah: tahan kudamu): biasa diucapkan kepada seseorang untuk menghentikan dan memfikirkan keputusan atau pendapat mereka mengenai sesuatu.
Example: Just hold your horses, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment. (Tahanlah dulu (hold your horse), Bill! Mari fikirkan ini sekejap. )
3. Blue in the Face: weakened or tired after trying many times.
3. Blue in the Face (harfiah: biru di muka): lemah atau lesu selepas mencuba berkali - kali.
Example: You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she won’t do it. (Awak boleh suruh dia membersihkan bilik dia sampai muka awak biru, akan tetapi dia takkan mahu melakukannya. )
4. Storm in a Teacup: a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important.
4. Storm in a Teacup (harfiah: ribut di dalam cangkir): kemarahan dan kekhuatiran yang tak perlu mengenai sesuatu yang juga tak perlu.
Example: My brother and sister had a big argument about the television yesterday, but it was just a storm in a teacup. (Adik - adikku berdebat mengenai siaran televisyen semalam, yang sebetulnya tak perlu (a storm in a teacup).
5. Bob is Your Uncle: used to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply. This is used to indicate that 'everything will be fine'.
5. Bob is Your Uncle (harfiah: Bob ialah Paman Awak): biasa dipergunakan untuk menggambarkan bahawa sesuatu yang dicakapkan akan lekas terjadi dan tak sukar. Ini biasa menunjukkan bahawa kesemua perkara akan baik - baik sahaja.
Example: Put it in the oven for 20 minutes and Bob is your uncle, your dinner will be done. (Taruh di dalam ketuhar selama 20 minit, dan tak lama selepas itu (Bob is your uncle), makan malam anda akan siap. )
6. Head In The Clouds: living in a fantasy. To be separate from reality, to dream.
6. Head In The Clouds (harfiah: kepala berawan): hidup di dunia fantasi, berpisah dengan kenyataan, untuk bermimpi.
Example: He’s not right for this role, he has his head in the clouds. (Dia tak sesuai untuk tugas ini, dia hanya bermimpi (head in the clouds).
7. Dead as a door nail: completely dead.
7. Dead as a door nail (harfiah: mati macam paku pintu): mati sepenuhnya.
Example: The fox on the road was as dead as a door nail. (Rubah di jalanan sudah mati sepenuhnya (as a door nail).
8. A Piece Of Cake: something that is very easy to do.
8. A Piece of Cake (harfiah: sepotong kuih): sesuatu yang sangat mudah untuk dilakukan.
Example: The test was a piece of cake.
9. Heart In Your Mouth: feeling nervous or scared.
9. Heart In Your Mouth (harfiah: hati di dalam mulut): merasa gugup atau takut.
Example: My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter from my boss.
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