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Peribahasa

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Give him an inch and he will take a yard

Diberi sedikit tetapi hendak lebih lagi.

Diberi betis hendak peha.

Since she is too poor to take care of her nine children, I agreed to bear one of her son's education expenses. Unfortunately, people like to take advantage of the generosity of others. Now she expects me to do same for her other children. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile, indeed.

Oleh sebab wanita itu terlalu miskin untuk menjaga sembilan anaknya, saya pun bersetuju untuk menanggung perbelanjaan salah seorang anak lelakinya. Malangnya, orang suka mengambil kesempatan daripada kemurahan hati orang lain. Sekarang dia mengharapkan saya menanggung anak-anaknya yang lain pula! inilah yang dikatakan diberi betis hendak peha.

Peribahasa dan Ungkapan Inggeris - Melayu


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Kamus Bahasa Inggeris

KataTakrifSumber
successor Cromwell chose his son as his ~, Cromwell memilih anak lelakinya sbg penggantinya; the new model is ~ to the old one, model baru itu ialah pengganti model lama.Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
gripdeath he has been in the ~ of sadness, sejak kematian anak lelakinya, dia dicengkam kesedihan; 5. understanding, pemahaman: he seemed to have a good ~ of the subject, dia nampaknya mempunyai pemahaman yg baik ttg perkara itu; 6. ability to hold attention, mempesona: the speaker had a good ~ on his audience, penceramah itu betul-betul mempesona pendengarnya; 7. see HAIR-GRIP; 8. handle, pemegang;Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
moonjarang-jarang sekali, sekali sekala: her son visits her once in a blue ~, anak lelakinya jarang-jarang sekali datang melawatinya; over the ~, (colloq) seronok sangat: she’s over the ~ at winning the award, dia seronok sangat krKamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pain3. mental suffering , kesengsaraan, keseksaan, seksa, sengsara: his son caused him much ~, anak lelakinya menyebabkannya sengsara; the ~ of divorce, sengsara perceraian; 4. also ~ in the neck, (colloq) annoying, irritating, boring person or thing, [various translations]: she’s always whining. She’s a real ~, dia selalu merungut. Betul-betul menyakitkan hati; we left the key at home. What a ~!, Kita tertinggal kunci di rumah. Leceh betul;Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
argue~ so. into, memujuk sso /supaya, utk/: he ~d his son into buying the shares, dia memujuk anak lelakinya supaya membeli saham itu; he will not be ~d into signing the document, dia tdk dapat dipujuk utk menandatangani dokumen itu;Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
take~ after, serupa dgn: his son ~s after him he has the same blue eyes and short temper, anak lelakinya serupa dgn bapanya, matanya biru dan cepat berang;Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
pointto the ~ of, hingga, sampai: she worries about her son to the ~ of distraction, dia bimbang ttg anak lelakinya sehingga fikirannya terganggu; up to a ~, tdk semuanya: we can accept the chairman’s suggestions but only up to a ~, kita boleh terima cadangan pengerusi tetapi tidaklah semuanya; /when if/ it comes to the ~, apabila tiba masanya: she threatened to give up her job but when it came to the ~, she lost her courage, dia mengugut utk berhenti kerja, tetapi apabila tiba masanya, dia tdk berani;Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
understandablyadv memang difahami: she was ~ displeased at her son’s behaviour, memang difahami dia tdk senang dgn kelakuan anak lelakinya.Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
steer ~ clear of, avoid, menjauhi, menghindari: he advised his son to ~ clear of those women, dia menasihati anak lelakinya supaya menjauhi perempuan-perempuan itu;Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
consummatevt 1. make perfect, menyempurnakan: the birth of a son ~d his happiness, kelahiran anak lelakinya menyempurnakan kebahagiaannya; 2. (fml) (marriage), (menyempurnakan [sst] dgn) bersatu: the marriage was never ~d, pasangan suami isteri itu tdk pernah menyempurnakan perkahwinan mereka dgn bersatu.Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan
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