| trifle | vi; ~ with, main-main dgn: don’t ~ with me. Give me a straight answer, jangan main-main dgn saya. Jawab terus terang; the child only ~d with his food, budak itu hanya main-main makanannya | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| muck | ~ /about, around/, (colloq) main-main: stop ~ing about and get down to work, jangan main-main dan buatlah kerja; ~ so. /about, around/, (colloq), /mempermainkan, memain-mainkan/ sso: I don’t know when the plumber is g | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fun | ~ and games, (colloq) main-main: haven’t you had enough ~ and games yet?, tak puaskah kamu main-main lagi?; figure of ~, bahan ketawa; for ~, for the ~ of it, utk /seronok-seronok, suka-suka/; in ~, melawak: it was said in ~, but Rahim took it seriously, dia melawak saja berkata begitu, tetapi Rahim menganggapnya serius; make ~ of, poke ~ at, mentertawai, mengetawai: he continually poked ~ at me, dia tdk habis-habis mentertawai saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| playful | adj 1. full of fun, frolicsome, suka main-main: a ~ little kitten, seekor anak kucing yg suka main-main; 2. pleasantly funny, bergurau: he made a ~ attempt at grabbing the letter from my hand, dia bergurau hendak merampas surat itu dr tangan saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| light-headed | adj 1. dizzy, pening-pening lalat; 2. frivolous, main-main: a ~ excuse, jawapan yg main-main. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| light-headed | adj 1. dizzy, pening-pening lalat; 2. frivolous, main-main: a ~ excuse, jawapan yg main-main. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fiddle | vi (colloq) 1. play a fiddle, /menggesek, bermain/ biola; 2. also ~ /about, around/, main-main: stop fiddling about and eat your dinner, makan, jangan main-main; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| business | mean ~, sungguh-sungguh, bukan main-main; mind o’s own ~, (men)jaga /urusan, hal/ sendiri; be none of so’s ~, tak kena-mengena dgn sso: where I go and what I do is none of your ~, ke mana saya pergi dan apa saya buat, tak kena-mengena dgn kamu; be nobody’s ~, saya punya fasal: it’s nobody’s ~ how I spend my money, saya punya fasallah bagaimana saya membelanjakan wang saya; on ~, (connected with work in general) atas urusan kerja; (connected with commercial or trading activity) atas urusan perniagaan; put so. out of ~, membuat sso menggulung tikar; send so. about his ~, menyuruh sso menjaga /urusannya, halnya/ sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| goat | /act, play/ the (giddy) ~, (colloq) main-main; get so’s ~, (colloq) buat sso geram. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| play | you’re not to enter the garage and ~ about with the things in there, kamu jangan masuk ke garaj dan menyepah-nyepahkan barang-barang di situ; e. fiddle with, main-main: will you stop ~ing around with the blind cord?, tolong jangan main-main tali bidai itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |