| daylight robbery | n (colloq), (men)cekik darah: six ringgit for a cup of coffee is ~, enam ringgit utk secawan kopi mencekik darah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extortion | n 1. crime of obtaining (money) by force etc, pemerasan: he faces three charges of ~, dia menghadapi tiga tuduhan melakukan pemerasan; 2. act of obtaining (confesion, promise, etc) by use of force, pemaksaan; 3. (derog) robbery, (perbuatan) cekik darah: twenty dollars for this? That’s ~!, dua puluh dolar utk ini? Cekik darah betul!. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hands | crawl on o’s ~ and knees, merangkak; get o’s ~ on, a. obtain, mendapat: do you know where I can get my ~ on an original batik painting?, anda tahu di mana saya boleh mendapat lukisan batik yg tulen?; b. get near enough to seize, hit, etc, menangkap: if I get my ~ on the thief, I’ll strangle him, jika saya dapat menangkap pencuri itu saya akan cekik dia; be good with o’s ~, pandai membuat kerja tangan; have o’s ~ full, be very busy, sangat sibuk: at the end of term teachers will have their ~ full with the correction of papers, writing of reports and the like, pd hujung penggal, guru-guru sangat sibuk menyemak kertas peperiksaan, menulis laporan dan sebagainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |