INSEPARABLE IDIOMS :
1.
Ask after = menanyakan (kabar / keadaan mu)
§ I
met Robert at the party and he asked after you.
·
Saya jumpa Robert di pesta dan menanyakanmu.
2.
Ask for = bertanya pada
§ Ask
for the man where the hotel near here is.
·
Tanyalah pada orang itu dimana hotel yang terdekat
disini.
= minta
§ The
man ask for more pay and shorter hours
·
Orang itu minta bayaran lebih banyak dan jam sedikit.
3.
Bear on = bersangkutan
dengan
§ Yours
opinion bears on the subject we will discuss
·
Pendapatmu berhubungan dengan masalah yang akan kita
bahas
.
4.
Break into = masuk dengan paksa (a thief atau buglar)
§ A
thief broke into my house when I was sleeping soundly last night
·
Seorang pencuri masuk ke dalam rumah ku ketika aku
sedang tidur nyenyak.
5.
Call at = mampir
§ If
you go to Surabaya, call at my house.
6.
Call for
= mengambil / menjemput
§ I
am calling for you at 10 am. Tomorrow
·
Saya akan menjemputmu pada jam 10 besok pagi.
7.
Come across = menemukan / bertemu secara tiba tiba
§ I
come across my old friend wen I was taking a walk.
8.
Catch up with = mengejar ( ketinggalan)
§ Go
on in front, I’ll soon catch up with you.
9.
Count on = menggantungkan / bergantung (pada) /
mengandalkan
§ If
you count on your sallary, it would be enough, you should get extra work.
·
Kalau kamu bergantung pada gajimu itu tidak akan
cukup, kamu harus kerja tambahan.
10.
Drop out of = meninggalkan keluar dari
§ Mr.
Smith has drop out of the team
11.
Get away from = lolos / melarikan diri / menjauh
§ Two
prisons got away from the jail
·
Dua narapidana itu melarikan diri dari penjara.
12.
Get over = melupakan
§ I
can get over her.
= sembuh (dari penyakit)
§ Ruri
has just got over malaria
13.
Go over = mengulangi
§ Don’t
go over such a mistake anymore
14.
Look for = mencari
§ He
has been looking for his lost car but he hasn’t fount it.
·
Dia sudah mencari mobilnya yang hilang tetapi dia
belum menemukannya.
15.
Look after = menjaga memelihara
§ I
had to look after the baby because his mother went out.
·
Saya harus menjaga bayi itu sebab ibunya pergi.
16.
Look into = memeriksa.
§ The
policeman looked into the house yesterday.
17.
Look at = melihat
§ Why
are you looking at me?
18.
Look forward to =
berharap / menanti dengan senang
hati.
§ I
am looking forward to seeing you again.
·
Saya berharap bisa bertemu kamu lagi.
19.
Run across = come across = bertemu / menemukan secara
tiba-tiba
§ I
ran across Leo in the bookstore last night.
20.
Run into = menubruk / bertemu secara kebetulan.
§ The
bus ran into the tree last week.
21.
See to = menanggung / bertanggung jawab
§ If
you can privide the wine, I’ll see to the food.
