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Take the bull by the horns !!!
| Maxine | You don’t look too cheerful, what’s the matter ? |
| Jeanie | I’ve just moved in with a new roommate and she smokes quite a lot. |
| Maxine | Oh dear, that’s not very healthy for either of you. You should have a word with her about it. |
| Jeanie | I know, but I don’t want to offend her, she’s very nice otherwise. |
| Maxine | Look, it’s so important that you’ll just have to take the bull by the horns and suggest that she smoke outside. |
| Jeanie | Well, I’ll think about it. |
Explanation :
If you take the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
Penjelasan :
Conversation-nya terjemahin sendiri yah…. lagi males buka kamus neh :p . Arti dari take the bull by the horns, kita akan melakukan sesuatu yang tidak kita senangi walaupun hal tersebut sangat sulit, berbahaya ato bahkan tidak menyenankan bagi kita.
maRi BelAjar
Merasa klo english saya su*k… pengen belajar ah 🙂 . Mulai hari ini saya canangkan untuk menerbitkan berbagai istilah (term) atau peribahasa (proverb) ato idiom setiap harinya. Itung-itung buat belajar sendiri. Sumber tulisan.
She needed a shoulder to cry on
| Oliver | Why are you so late ? Problems with your make-up ? |
| Dodie | Don’t be sarcastic. It was my girlfriend Susie. |
| Oliver | What’s her problem this time ? |
| Dodie | She’s just broken up with her boyfriend so she needed a shoulder to cry on. |
| Oliver | She never seems to be able to hang on to anyone for very long. |
| Dodie | It’s not her fault, she just seems to have bad luck with men. |
| Explanation : |
| If someone offers you a shoulder to cry on, they listen sympathetically to all your troubles. |
| Example : Roland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on. |
tak terjemahin :
| Oliver | Kenapa kamu terlambat ? Apakah ada masalah dengan make-up mu ? |
| Dodie | Jangan kasar gitu donk. itu tuh… temen saya Susie. |
| Oliver | Emang ada masalah apa dia ? |
| Dodie | Dia barusan putus sama pacarnya, jadi dia butuh simpati. |
| Oliver | Hubungan dia ko’ gak pernah bertahan lama yah. |
| Dodie | Bukan salah dia lagi, dia kaya’nya kurang beruntung klo soal laki-laki. |
| Penjelasan : |
| jika seseorang mengatakan a shoulder to cry on, orang tersebut menaruh simpati terhadap masalah yang kita alami. |
| Contoh : Roland terkadang menaruh simpati kepada saya. |
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