| father-in-law | n bapa mertua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| green fingers | n tangan dingin: my mother-in-law has ~ – anything she plants, flourishes, ibu mertua saya bertangan dingin – apa saja yg ditanamnya hidup subur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| in-laws | n (colloq) relative by marriage, a. (spouse’s parents) mertua; b. (spouse’s brothers, sisters) ipar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | ~ luck, (colloq) nasib tak baik; ~ luck story, kisah malang; a ~ nut to crack, /orang, sst/ yg sukar + approp v: the problem of unemployment is a ~ nut to crack, masalah pengangguran ialah sst yg sukar diatasi; my mother-in-law is a ~ nut to crack, ibu mertua saya ialah orang yg sukar dipujuk; the ~ way, a. the least convenient method etc, dgn cara yg /susah, sukar/: even though there are so many electrical gadgets in the house she prefers to do things the ~ way, walaupun terdapat banyak alat elektrik di rumah, dia lebih suka bekerja dgn cara yg sukar; b. by going through bitter experience, setelah melalui pengalaman pahit: she rose to her present position the ~ way, dia naik ke kedudukannya sekarang setelah melalui pengalaman pahit; take a ~ look at st, examine st closely, mengkaji sst secara mendalam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |