Common Indonesian idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Indonesian idiom or proverb. Back: English meaning.
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- Berlari sebelum belajar berjalan
- Running before learning to walk, attempting something before being ready
- Seperti mencari jarum di tumpukan jerami
- Looking for a needle in a haystack, searching for something nearly impossible to find
- Buah jatuh tidak jauh dari pohonnya
- The fruit does not fall far from the tree, children resemble their parents
- Menabur angin menuai badai
- Sow the wind, reap the storm, suffer consequences for one's actions
- Air di bawah jembatan sudah berlalu
- Water under the bridge has passed, the past is past and should be forgotten
- Lempar batu sembunyi tangan
- Throw a stone and hide one's hand, do something mean secretly
- Naik pitam
- Having one's blood rise, becoming very angry
- Kerbau sudah hilang baru menutup kandang
- Close the barn after the buffalo is lost, taking action too late
- Berlumpur sampai ke telinga
- Muddy up to the ears, deeply involved in something bad or shameful
- Sekali dayung dua tiga pulau terlampaui
- One paddle, three islands passed, accomplishing two or more things at once
- Seperti tupai dalam penjara
- Like a squirrel in a cage, feeling trapped or confined
- Mencuci tangan
- Washing one's hands, staying uninvolved in a situation
- Berkeringat air mata
- Sweating tears, working extremely hard
- Memakai sepatu orang lain
- Wearing someone else's shoes, putting oneself in another person's position
- Membawa batu ke gunung
- Carrying stones to a mountain, engaging in a futile or pointless effort
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