| bolt2 | a ~ from the blue, (sst yg) mengejutkan: his resignation came as a ~ from the blue, peletakan jawatannya itu memang mengejutkan; shoot o’s ~, a. make o’s final effort prematurely, kehabisan tenaga: the runner had shot his ~ in the fourth lap, pelari itu telah kehabisan tenaganya dlm pusingan yg keempat; b. make o’s final effort, approp v phr + yg terakhir: he had shot his ~ and took no further part in the argument, dia telah memberi hujahnya yg terakhir dan akan mengambil bahagian selanjutnya dlm perbahasan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grape-vine | n 1. pokok anggur; 2. (fig.) khabar-khabar angin: the ~ carried the story about his resignation even before the papers got hold of it, khabar-khabar angin membawa cerita ttg peletakan jawatannya sebelum pihak akhbar sempat mendapat cerita tersebut; she heard it on the ~, dia mendengar hal itu melalui khabar-khabar angin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| behind | prep 1. at, in the rear of, di belakang: the river ~ the house, sungai di belakang rumah itu; 2. towards the rear of, ke belakang: he looked ~ him, dia memandang ke belakang; 3. on the farther side of, di balik, di belakang: no one knows what lies ~ the wall, tdk seorang pun tahu apa yg ada di balik tembok itu; 4. to the farther side of, ke balik, ke belakang: she ran ~ the tree, dia berlari ke balik pokok; 5. gone by for, [various translations]: I have got the exams ~ me now, peperiksaan saya sudah berlalu; your youth will soon be ~ you, masa remajamu akan berlalu tdk lama lagi; 6. later than, /terlambat, (ter)lewat/ dr: a train ~ schedule, kereta api yg terlambat drpd jadual; 7. in the background of, concealed by, di balik: ~ the sweet words is an evil intention, di balik kata-kata manis itu ada niat yg buruk; the reason ~ his resignation, sebab di balik peletakan jawatannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |