| 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 |
| tough | ~ luck, (colloq) nasib (tak baik): what ~ luck!, apalah nasib!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| luck | b. unfortunately, malangnya, nasib tak baik: she was fifteen minutes late getting to the office and, as ~ would have it, the boss was standing at the entrance, dia terlewat lima belas minit sampai ke pejabat dan malangnya bos sedang berdiri di pintu masuk; bad ~, nasib tdk baik; be down on o’s ~, (colloq) tengah susah: he’s down on his ~ and will grab any job you give him, dia tengah susah dan akan merebut apa saja kerja yg kamu bagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| job | a (bloody, jolly, very, etc) good /~, thing/, (colloq) nasib baik(lah), untung(lah), mujur(lah): it’s a good ~ you didn’t buy the watch; it’s a fake!, mujur kamu tak beli; jam itu palsu!; give st up as a bad ~, (colloq) tdk mahu meneruskan usaha itu lagi: after weeks of trying to assemble the model plane he gave it up as a bad ~, setelah berminggu mencuba memasang model kapal terbang itu, dia tdk mahu meneruskan usaha itu lagi; give so. up as a bad ~, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| luck | any ~, (colloq), [various translations]: “I can’t find it here. Any ~ over there?”, “Saya tak jumpa barang itu di sini, di sana ada tak?”; “I’ve seen the manager himself about the job.” “Any ~?”, “Saya dah jumpa pengurus sendiri ttg kerja itu.” “Dapat tak?”; as ~ would have it, (colloq) a. fortunately, nasib baik, mujurlah: as ~ would have it, they arrived there at the right time, nasib baik mereka dapat sampai di situ pd masa yg ditetapkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |