| all out | adv sedaya-upaya: they went ~ to get the contract, mereka berusaha sedaya-upaya utk mendapatkan kontrak itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| main | by ~ force, (dgn) /sedaya upaya, sekuat-kuatnya/: he lifted the stone by ~ force, dgn sedaya upaya, dia mengangkat batu itu; for the ~ part, sebahagian besar: for the ~ part, the coast is swampy, sebahagian besar pantai itu ber | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stone | leave no ~ unturned, berusaha sedaya upaya: he left no ~ unturned in his efforts to find the solution, dia berusaha sedaya upaya utk mencari penyelesaian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spare | not ~ os, sedaya upaya: the men did not ~ themselves in their efforts to free their trapped comrades, orang-orang itu berusaha sedaya upaya utk menyelamatkan kawan-kawan mereka yg terperangkap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| move | ~ heaven and earth, /mencuba, berusaha/ sedaya upaya: he ~d heaven and earth to get the charges dropped, dia mencuba sedaya upaya supaya tuduhan itu digugurkan; ~ house, berpindah rumah: I’ve lost count of how many times they’ve ~d | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strain 1 | ~ every nerve, berusaha sedaya upaya: he promised to ~ every nerve to get the dictionary out on time, dia berjanji utk berusaha sedaya upaya bagi menyiapkan kamus itu tepat pd masanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| length | go to /great, some, etc/ ~s, mencuba sedaya upaya: the organizer went to great ~s to ensure the conference ran smoothly, pihak penganjur mencuba sedaya upaya utk memastikan agar persidangan itu berjalan lancar; go to the ~ of, sampai ke tahap sanggup: he even went to the ~of calling me a liar to prove his point, dia sampai ke tahap sanggup mengatakan saya penipu utk membuktikan kebenaran kata-katanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| length | go to /great, some, etc/ ~s, mencuba sedaya upaya: the organizer went to great ~s to ensure the conference ran smoothly, pihak penganjur mencuba sedaya upaya utk memastikan agar persidangan itu berjalan lancar; go to the ~ of, sampai ke tahap sanggup: he even went to the ~of calling me a liar to prove his point, dia sampai ke tahap sanggup mengatakan saya penipu utk membuktikan kebenaran kata-katanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| damnedest | n ; /do, try/ o’s ~, (colloq ) mencuba sedaya upaya: he did his ~ to rescue the children from the burning house, dia mencuba sedaya upaya utk menyelamatkan anak-anak itu dr rumah yg sedang terbakar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperately | adv 1. hopelessly, incurably, teruk, kuat, keras: to be ~ ill, sakit teruk; 2. with all-out effort, sedaya upaya: ~ fighting cancer of the bone, berusaha sedaya upaya melawan penyakit barah tulang; the new government struggled ~ to restore order in the war-torn country, kerajaan baru itu berusaha sedaya upaya utk memulihkan keadaan dlm negara yg dilanda perang; 3. with reckless abandon, bermati-matian; 4. appallingly, shockingly, amat, terlalu, sangat: ~ poor, amat miskin; ~ overcrowded, terlalu sesak; 5. extremely, intensely, amat, sangat: ~ bored, amat bosan; ~ urgent, amat mendesak; ~ worried, sangat risau; to need st ~, amat memerlukan sst. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |