Advanced Indonesian vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Indonesian word, phrase, or idiom. Back: English meaning.
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- Memiliki dua tangan kanan
- Being exceptionally skilled or efficient
- Mencari jarum di tumpukan jerami
- Looking for a needle in a haystack, an impossible task
- Buah bibir
- The talk of the town, subject of gossip
- Mata keranjang
- Blinded by love, head over heels in love
- Hati nurani
- Conscience, moral compass
- Menggigit tangan sendiri
- To regret one's own actions, self-inflicted damage
- Lidah berbisa
- Venomous tongue, malicious or cutting speech
- Panjang umur
- Long-lived, blessed with longevity
- Mati gaya
- To lose face, to be mortified or embarrassed
- Naik darah
- To become very angry, to get one's blood up
- Mencuci tangan
- To wash one's hands of, to disassociate from
- Berpura-pura buta
- To feign ignorance, to deliberately not see
- Debu mata
- A trifle, something insignificant
- Kepit di dada
- Suppressed feelings, heartache or frustration held inside
- Kilat mata
- In the blink of an eye, lightning fast