| tooth | fight ~ and nail, bermati-matian, berhabis-habisan: he fought ~ and nail for the post, dia bermati-matian utk mendapatkan jawatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hammer | ~ away at, a. work hard at, bermati-matian + approp v: he ~ed away at the pile of letters to get it done by midday, dia bermati-matian menjawab timbunan surat itu supaya selesai sebelum tengah hari; all night he ~ed away at the solution to the problem, sepanjang malam dia bermati-matian memikirkan penyelesaian kpd masalah itu; b. repeat forcefully, menubikan, menubi-nubikan: the lawyer kept on ~ing away at the same point to no effect, peguam tersebut terus menubi-nubikan perkara yg sama tetapi tdk berkesan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| battle | ~ against, a. (an enemy etc) see vi; b. struggle against, (bermati-matian) melawan; (adversity, difficulties, etc) bergulat dgn: to ~ against the wind, bermati-matian melawan angin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stake 1 | be burnt at the ~, dibakar di kayu pancang; go to the ~ (/for st, over st/) bermati-matian mempertahankan: I would certainly support the cause but I wouldn’t go to the ~ for it, saya memang menyokong perjuangan itu tetapi saya tdk akan bermati-matian mempertahankannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| steadfast | the front-line defenders remained ~ and managed to beat the attack back, barisan hadapan pertahanan bermati-matian menentang serangan itu dan berjaya mematahkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neck | break o’s ~, (colloq) a. exert os, work hard, bekerja bermati-matian, bertungkus lumus: we’d have to break our ~s to meet the deadline, kami terpaksa bertungkus-lumus supaya menepati tarikh akhir; b. be killed doing st, patah tengkuk: don’t climb the tree, you’ll break your ~, jangan panjat pokok itu, nanti patah tengkuk; get it in the ~, (colloq) teruk sso: if your father finds out, you’ll get it in the ~, kalau ayah kamu tahu, teruk kamu; risk o’s ~, menggadai nyawa: he risked his ~ to save the child, dia menggadai nyawa utk menyelamatkan budak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flat1 | ~ out, (colloq) a. with all o’s strength, bermati-matian, bertungkus-lumus, berhempas pulas; b. at full speed, selaju-lajunya, secepat-cepatnya: because we were late we drove ~ out all the way to the airport, disebabkan kami terlewat, kami memandu selaju-lajunya ke lapangan terbang; c. exhausted, sangat letih; knock (so.) ~, /menumbangkan, merebahkan/ sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grim | adj 1. resolute, teguh, kuat: it was only through ~ determination, that he was able to finish the job, hanya dgn azam yg kuat dia dapat menyudahkan kerjanya; /hold on, hang on/ like ~ death, berpaut bermati-matian: he hung on to the tree like ~ death to avoid being swept away by the current, dia berpaut bermati-matian pd pokok itu utk mengelakkan drpd dihanyutkan oleh arus; 2. serious, unsmiling, serius, garang: looking rather ~, the director came out to talk to the reporters, dgn wajah yg agak serius, pengarah itu keluar utk bercakap dgn para wartawan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| All | ~ one (to so.) sama saja (bagi sso); ~ out, (ber)mati-matian, (ber)habis-habisan: our team must go ~ out to win, pasukan kita harus berusaha bermati-matian utk menang; [see also ALL-OUT adj]; ~ over, a. (of place) i. everywhere, merata-rata, di merata(-rata) tempat, di serata tempat; (on, in every part of body etc) seluruh, serata: I’ve looked ~ over for you, saya sudah mencari kamu merata-rata; her body was bruised ~ over, seluruh badannya lebam-lebam; the gown was covered ~ over with sequins, seluruh gaun itu dihiasi labuci; ii. everywhere in, di /seluruh, merata(-rata), serata/, di /merata(-rata), serata/ tempat di; (as intensifier), [various translations]: ~ over the world, di seluruh dunia; you’ve got mud ~ over our shoes, kasutmu berlumuran lumpur; there are ants ~ over the food, makanan itu dikerumuni semut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deadly | adj 1. fatal, lethal, (boleh) membawa maut: the poison of the taipan is ~, bisa ular taipan boleh membawa maut; a ~ disease, penyakit yg boleh membawa maut; 2. implacable, a. (of enemy, foe) ketat: ~ enemies, musuh ketat; b. (of feeling) meluap-luap: ~ hatred, kebencian yg meluap-luap; ~ vengeance, dendam kesumat; 3. with aim to kill, destroy, bermati-matian: to be locked in ~ combat, terlibat dlm pertarungan bermati-matian; 4. deathlike, a. (of paleness, pallor) spt mayat: a ~ paleness spread over her features, wajahnya beransur-ansur pucat spt mayat; b. (of silence) sepi; c. (of stillness) sesepi-sepinya; 5. excessive, sangat: he was in ~ haste to leave town, dia sangat tergesa-gesa hendak meninggalkan bandar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |