| purse-strings | n; hold the ~, menjaga perbelanjaan, memegang duit: she cannot make any decision because she doesn’t hold the ~, dia tdk dapat membuat sebarang keputusan krn bukan dia yg menjaga perbelanjaan; loosen the ~, berbelanja lebih; tighten the ~, mengurangkan belanja, berjimat cermat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purse | vt memuncungkan: one of the customers ~d her lips in annoyance, salah seorang pelanggan itu memuncungkan bibirnya krn marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purse | beyond o’s ~, tdk termampu oleh sso: that diamond ring is beyond my ~, cincin berlian itu tdk termampu oleh saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purse | n 1. small bag for coins, beg duit, dompet: I lost my ~, beg duit saya hilang; 2. (US) handbag, /beg, tas/ tangan; 3. prize money, (hadiah) wang tunai: the prize is a ~ of $10,000, hadiah pertama ialah wang tunai $10,000; 4. funds, wealth, wang: these services will have to be paid for out of the public ~, perkhidmatan itu mesti dibayar dr wang orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| line 2 | ~ o’s (own) /pocket, purse/, memenuhkan /poket, kocek, kantung/ sendiri: they have been lining their pockets at the company’s expense, mereka memenuhkan poket sendiri sehingga menjejaskan syarikat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| snatch | ~ st up, menyambar sst: she ~ed up her purse and ran after him, dia menyambar beg tangannya lalu mengejar lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | b. search st, menggeledah sst; (pocket, purse, etc) meraba-raba sst: the police went through the house looking for drugs, polis menggeledah rumah itu utk mencari dadah; his wife went through his pockets looking for the keys, isterinya meraba-raba koceknya utk mencari anak kunci itu; c. inspect or examine st, memeriksa sst: the customs officer went through his bags, pegawai kastam memeriksa beg-begnya; d. scrutinize st, meneliti sst: he will ~ through your report before it is sent up to the committee, dia akan meneliti laporan kamu sebelum dihantarkan kpd jawatankuasa itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| light 1 | ~ upon, ternampak: her eyes lit upon a small purse under the chair, matanya ternampak beg duit kecil di bawah kerusi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| light 1 | ~ upon, ternampak: her eyes lit upon a small purse under the chair, matanya ternampak beg duit kecil di bawah kerusi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| silly | adj 1. foolish, bodoh: how ~ of me to leave my purse on the table, betapa bodohnya aku meninggalkan dompet wang di atas meja itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |