| backfire | ~ on so., /menikam, makan/ diri (sso) sendiri, menimbulkan akibat yg menimpa diri (sso) sendiri, terkena pd batang hidung sendiri, berkesudahan sebaliknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abstinence | n ; ~ from, a. (gen) menahan diri drpd /(me)makan, (me)minum/: ~ from certain kinds of food, menahan diri drpd memakan jenis-jenis makanan yg tertentu; b. (alcoholic drink ) menjauhi, menahan diri drpd. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abstain | ~ from, refrain voluntarily from, a. (gen) menahan diri drpd: to ~ from comment, menahan diri drpd membuat ulasan; b. (food, drink) menjauhi, menahan diri drpd /(me)makan, (me)minum/; (for health or religious reasons) memantang(kan), berpantang /(me)makan, (me)minum/: to ~ from fatty foods, memantang makanan berlemak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spruce 2 | vt; ~ os up, mengemaskan diri: ~ yourself up a bit, we’ve got company for dinner, kemaskan diri kamu sedikit, kita ada tetamu utk makan malam nanti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| horse | a ~ of /another, a different/ colour, soal lain; eat like a ~, makan dgn banyak; (as a habit) kuat makan; /be, get/ on o’s high ~, (colloq) marah dan meninggi diri; hold o’s ~s, (colloq) sabar dulu: hold your ~s, he may be telling the truth, sabar dulu, mungkin dia bercakap yg benar; put the cart before the ~, do things in the wrong order, buat kerja balik bokong; /straight, right/ from the ~’s mouth, (colloq) drpd mulut sso sendiri; a willing ~, orang yg rela bekerja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fend | vi & vt; ~ for os, a. look after os , menjaga diri sendiri; b. earn o’s own living, mencari nafkah sendiri; (of animal) mencari makan sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wash | vi 1. clean os or a part of o’s body with water or other liquid, mencuci diri sso: she ~ed before dinner, dia mencuci dirinya sebelum makan malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prostitute | vt 1. sell (os) physically for money, melacurkan, menyundal: she ~d herself in order to feed and clothe her children, dia melacurkan diri or menyundal utk memberi anaknya makan dan pakai; 2. sell or use for unworthy purposes, debase, a. (talent, knowledge, etc) menyalahgunakan: a painter who ~d his art, seorang pelukis yg menyalahgunakan lukisannya; b. debase (prestige, honour, etc) mencemarkan, merosakkan: he accused his son of prostituting the family name, dia menuduh anaknya mencemarkan nama keluarga mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dress | ~ up, a. dress formally, elaborately, memakai /pakaian, baju/ yg elok: must we ~ up for dinner?, mestikah kita memakai pakaian yg elok utk makan malam?; b. put on costume for masquerade, berpakaian: to ~ up as a shogun, berpakaian spt syogun; c. disguise, menyamar: the prisoners ~ed up as guards to escape, banduan-banduan itu menyamar sbg pengawal utk melepaskan diri; ~ os up, memakai pakaian yg elok; ~ so. up, memakaikan sso pakaian yg elok; (be) ~ed (up) to kill, (colloq) memakai pakaian yg mengancam; ~ st up, make facts, argument, statement, etc, seem better, different, more interesting, membungai sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fool | /act, play/ the ~, mengada-ada; any ~, si bodoh mana pun: any ~ would have realized that he was lying, si bodoh mana pun akan sedar bahawa dia berbohong; be /no, nobody’s/ ~, (colloq) tak makan kelentong; /be sent, go/ on a ~’s errand, /disuruh membuat, membuat/ kerja sia-sia; make a ~ of os, membodohkan diri sso; make a ~ of so., membodoh-bodohkan sso; (the) more ~ you, bodohnya kamu; not suffer ~s gladly, (colloq) tdk sabar dgn orang yg bodoh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |