What is an idiom (ideeum)? An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose sense means something different from what the words literally imply. Idioms usually do not translate well. In some cases, when an idiom is translated into another language, either its meaning is changed or it is meaningless. On this post, we are going to learn common idioms using "ALL", including their closest meaning(s) in Bahasa Indonesia.Happy learning.
| IDIOMS | MEANING | INDONESIAN | EXAMPLE |
| All-nighter | Work or study all night | Bekerja/belajar semalam-suntuk | Pulling an all-nighter before exams is not a good habit. |
| All over | Very fond (of something) | Sangat menyukai sesuatu | She's all over the latest fashions. |
| All shook up | Extremely excited, worried, or disturbed about something | Sangat senang, khawatir, atau terganggu oleh sesuatu | She's all shook up about her mother's illness. |
| All that and then some | More than what has been mentioned | Lebih dari yang sudah dikatakan | He did all that and then some to get the new job. |
| Go all the way | Do something completely | Mengerjakan dengan sepenuhnya | They went all the way for the championship. |
| Dash it all! | Expression used when very upset | Ungkapan yang dipakai saat merasa sangat kecewa | Dash it all! I didn't do well in the test. |
| For all I know | Based on what I know (mostly implying displeasure) | Setahu saya (umumnya untuk mengisyaratkan kekecewaan | For all I know, the government will increase the fuel price this month. |
| Free for all | Crazy, free, non-restricted activity (generally a fight) | Gila, Bebas (biasanya untuk pertarungan | It was a free for all! Everyone went crazy! |
| Have it all together | Be very poised, successful | Sangat mapan, sukses | He has it all together. The house, the wife, the kids, the great job - everything! |
| Hold all the aces | Have all the advantages | Unggul, memiliki keuntungan atau kendali | Unfortunately, Rita holds all the aces right now. We'll have to do what she says. |
| Know all the angles | Be very clever about something | Sangat pandai dalam suatu hal | He knew all the angles and answered our questions satisfactorily. |
| Not all there | Not intelligent, not completely focused on an activity | Kurang cerdas, tidak benar-benar fokus pada sesuatu | The student was not all there. He couldn't answer my questions. |
| Of all the nerve! | Expression of anger at someone's behavior | Ungkapan kemarahan atas perilaku seseorang | Of all the nerve! Did you see how she treated me? |
| Once and for all | Finally (usually putting an end to something) | Akhirnya (dipakai untuk mengakhiri sesuatu | We need to stop this conflict once and for all! |
| Pull out all the stops | Make every possible effort | melakukan segala upaya | I pulled out all the stops on the test. |
| Can't win them all. | Expression of acceptance after a loss or disappointment | Ungkapan setelah mengalami kekecewaan atau kekalahan | You did your best in the match and I'm proud of you. You can't win them all. |
