Definisi : ~ up (on st), (sl) belajar (sst) /kuat-kuat, bersungguh-sungguh/: she’s boning up on her maths for the exam, dia sedang belajar matematik bersungguh-sungguh utk menghadapi peperiksaan. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : will not make old ~s, tdk akan /hidup lama, panjang umur/; (all) skin and ~s, tinggal kulit dgn tulang sahaja: the child was reduced to skin and ~s by hunger, krn kelaparan, kanak-kanak itu tinggal kulit dgn tulang sahaja; work o’s finger to the ~, membanting tulang; vt menulangi: the butcher ~d the beef, penjual daging itu menulangi daging lembu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : cut st to the ~, (salary, expenses, etc) memotong sst habis-habisan; /feel st, have a feeling/ in o’s ~s, terasa sst /di hati, dlm diri/ sso: I’ve a feeling in my ~ that something is going to happen, terasa di hatiku bahawa sst akan berlaku; have a ~ to pick with so., ada yg hendak diselesaikan dgn sso; make no ~s about st, a. be honest, berterus terang ttg sst; b. not hesitate, tdk /ragu-ragu, teragak-agak/ [v]; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : a bag of ~s, (spt) cicak kubin, kurus /kering, kelengkeng/; the bare ~s, perkara pokok, bahagian penting, intisari; be in o’s (very) ~s, sudah menjadi darah dagingnya: smuggling was in his very ~s, menyeludup telah menjadi darah dagingnya; a ~ of contention, punca /perbalahan, pertelingkahan, perselisihan/; /chilled, frozen/ to the ~, dingin /sampai, hingga/ ke tulang sumsum; /close to, near/ the ~, agak /lucah, cabul/; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. part of skeleton, tulang: this fish has a lot of ~s, ikan ini banyak tulangnya; 2. (pl) mortal remains, mayat: his ~s were laid to rest, mayatnya dikebumikan; 3. (pl) skeleton, rangka: at the back of the cave he found the ~s of an elephant, dia menjumpai rangka gajah di belakang gua itu; the ~s of the lost ship have been found, rangka kapal yg hilang itu telah dijumpai; 4. (pl) body, badan, tubuh: my poor ~s cannot take anymore of this waiting, kasihan badanku ini, tdk tahan menunggu lebih lama lagi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)