| cut | ~ no ice, (colloq) tak termakan, tak ada kesan: his clever talk ~ no ice with her, kepetahannya bercakap tdk termakan oleh gadis itu; ~ o’s teeth on st, (fig.) mencari pengalaman dlm sst; ~ slits in, mengelar; ~ so. dead, buat tdk kenal pd sso; ~ so. to the /heart, quick/, melukakan /hati,perasaan/ sso; ~ so. short, memotong cakap sso: I tried to explain it to him but he ~ me short, saya mencuba menerangkan hal itu kepadanya tetapi dia memotong cakap saya; ~ st short, i. (of so.) memendekkan, menyingkatkan: the prime minister ~ short his holiday on learning of the attempted coup, perdana menteri itu terpaksa memendekkan cutinya selepas mengetahui ttg percubaan rampasan kuasa tersebut; ii. (of st), (act.) menyebabkan sst terhenti; (pass.) terhenti: a career ~ short by illness, kerjaya yg terhenti disebabkan penyakit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| All | b. (with n only) i. consisting solely of, semata-mata: she thinks life in the city is ~ feasting and dancing, sangkanya hidup di kota besar semata-mata berpesta dan menari; this piece of meat is ~ bone, potongan daging ini tulang semata-mata; ii. (as intensifier), [usu not translated]: the girl was sitting ~ huddled up in the corner, gadis itu duduk meringkuk di sudut; their drinking-water had ~ gone, air minum mereka sudah habis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |