IDIOM
In English, certain idioms among
those of the “two-word verb” class are separable by their direct object or
complement; that is, the pronoun direct object is placed between the verb and
its accompanying prepositional particle.
For example, in speaking of turning off the light, we can
say : John put them out. Less frequency among the group of separable
idiom we can similarly insert a noun direct object, as in : John put the
light out. Which has the same meaning as John put out the light
• Note that the pronoun direct object never appears after the
particle of a separable idiom as it often does after a noun separable noun.
• For example it is wrong to say : John put out it instead
of John put it out; but we can say The firm got rid of her, since
get rid of is in separable
• In essential idiom we have place the symbol (S) after the
definition of those term that are separable and have provided illustrative
variations in word order.
1. to get along:
(to do, succeed, make progress) :
berhasil
a. John is
getting along very well in his study of English
b. How is
Mr. Frank getting along in his new job?
- to
take out: ( to remove, extract)
(S) : mengambil
a.
William took out his handkerchief and wipe his forehead.
b. The
thief suddenly took out a knife and attacked the policeman.
3. to wait on
(upon) : ( to serve, attend to – in a store or shop) : melayani
a. A very
pleasant young woman waited on me in Indomaret’s yesterday.
b The clerk
asked, “ Have you been waited on yet, sir?”
- at
least : ( a minimum of) : setidak-tidaknya.
a. Every
student should spend at least two hours on his homework every night.
b. Tina has
been sick in bed for at least two months.
- to think over : (to consider carefully before deciding) (S) : mempertimbangkan
a. I shall think
over your offer and give you my answer tomorrow.
b. You
don’t have to decide this matter at once. You can think over and give me
your decision tomorrow.
- to
take place : ( to happen, occur) : terjadi
a. The
meeting took place in the Constitution Hall
b. Where
did the accident take place?
- to
put away : (to set aside, return something to its proper place) (S) :
mengembalikan ketempat semula
a. After
finished reading the report, he put it away in his safe.
b. The
mother told the child to put her toys away.
c. Put your
book away: it is time for lunch.
- to
think of : (to have an opinion about ) (S) : punya pendapat
a. What did
you think of that movie which you saw last night?
b. I don’t think
much of him as a baseball player.
- For
the time being : ( for the present, temporarily) : sekarang ini
a. For
the time being my sister is clerking in department store.
b. We are
living in a hotel for the time being, but latter we will try to find a
small apartment.
10.to get over : (to recover from ) : sembuh
a. It took
me more than a month to get over my cold.
b. I do not
think he will get over the loss of his wife.
11.to call off : ( to cancel) (S) : membatalkan
a. The game
was called off on account of darkness.
b. The
doctor had to call off his appointments for the day and rush to the
hospital.
c. At first the workers planned to strike, but
later they called it off.
12.for good : ( permanently, forever) : selamanya
a. Ruth has gone back to California for good. She will not return to the Texas anymore.
b. Has your friend returned to South
America for good?
13.to count on : (depend upon) : tergantung
a. We are counting
on you to help us with today’s assignment.
b. Don’t count
on Frank to lend you any money because he has none.
14.to make friends : (to win or gain friends) :
mengungguli
a. During
the cruise William made friends with every one on the ship.
b. Patricia
is a very shy girl and does not make friends easily.
15. to look over : (to examine) (S) : memeriksa
a. I want to look over these exercises before I give them to
the teacher.
b. He signed the contract without even looking it over.
16.to keep on : (to continue) : meneruskan
a. John
kept on talking although the teacher ask him several times to stop
b. They
kept on playing their radio until three o’clock in the morning.
17. to put out : (to extinguish) (S) : memadamkan (api)
a. You can put out your cigarette in that ashtray.
b. The firemen worked hard but were not able to put out the
fire.
c. Be sure to put out the light before you leave. Yes, I’ll
put it out.
18. to take turns : (to alternate) : bergiliran
a. During the trip John and I took turn driving the car .
b. Siska and her sister take turn helping their mother each
night.
19. to be in charge of : ( to manage, be responsible for)
: bertugas
a. Hendry is in charge of the office while Mr. Smith is
away.
b. Who is in charge of the arrangements for the dance next
week?
20. to look after : ( to watch, take care of) : menjaga
a. Grandma will look after the baby while we go to the
lecture
b. Who is going to look after your correspondence while you
are away?
21. as the matter of fact : (in fact, really) :
sesungguhnya
a. Frank thinks he knows English well but, as a matter of
fact, he speaks very poorly.
b. As a matter of fact, I prefer the Barbados island to Florida .
22. to look forward to : ( to expect, anticipate, usually
pleasurably) : menanti/mengharap
a. We are looking forward to my uncle’s visit with great
pleasure.
b. He says that he has nothing to look forward to except the
same monotonous work every day.
23. to take up : (to study, begin a course leading to a
career) (S) : belajar / mengikuti
a. William wants to take up medicine when he goes to
college.
b. What is your brother taking up at Columbia university?
c. If you want to study dentistry, why don’t you take it up?
24. to take after : ( to resemble a parent or a close
relative) : mirip
a. With her light hair and blue eyes Eris seems to take
after her mother, but in her character she is more like her father.
b. Which of your parents do you take after?
25. to think up : ( to invent, discover, find) (S)
menemukan
a. I wish I could think up a good excuse to give the teacher
for my not having prepared my homework.
b. Every day they think up some new trick to play on him.
c. That was a clever idea. Who thought it up?
- She and Helen alternated helping the teacher after school. (took turn)
- How is John doing in his new French class? (getting along)
- Who is responsible for that work while Mr. Stein is away? (in charge of)
- Did a young man or a young woman attend to you in that store? (wait on)
- The
accident occurred in the corner of Broadway and
- You ought to spend two hours as a minimum in the fresh air every day. (at least).
- I will consider your plan and give you an answer next week. (think over)
- John likes to travel and, in this, he resembles his uncle Bill. (takes after)
- Suddenly the man removed a revolver from his pocket and began to shoot. (took out)
- What course do you plan to undertake in college? (take up)
- If the meeting is call off, It is (begun, crowded, canceled, interesting).
- To look over something is to (examine it, wait for it, look it up, purchase it)
- For the time being means (up to now, in the near future, for the present)
4. To count on someone is to (like
him, depend upon him, arrest him, doubt him)
5. To keep on something is to
(stop doing it, to continue doing it, begin doing it)
6. someone in United States
for good, he is there (permanently, to do good, temporarily, to rest
well.)
7. When I put out my cigarette, I
(light it, smoke it, enjoy it, extinguish it)
Exercise 3 : Find and underline
the expression corresponding to the italicized idiom above.
- If I look forward to something, I…
a.
look it over
b.
anticipate it
c.
look it up
9. If I look after someone, I…
a.
follow him everywhere
b.
take care of him
c.
call on him
10. If she puts his book away,
she…
a.
sets it aside
b.
escape it from her
c.
burns it to the ground
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