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Indonesian Idioms & Proverbs

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Common Indonesian idioms and proverbs with their literal meaning and real-world sense.

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  1. 1It's raining heavily
    Hujan deras / Hujan lebat
  2. 2Between a rock and a hard place
    Buah simalakama (lit: the simalakama fruit - damned if you do, damned if you don't)
  3. 3Empty vessels make the most noise
    Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya
  4. 4Like water off a duck's back
    Seperti air di daun talas (lit: like water on taro leaves)
  5. 5Actions speak louder than words
    Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian (lit: raft to the upstream, swim to the shore)
  6. 6Practice makes perfect
    Alah bisa karena biasa
  7. 7United we stand, divided we fall
    Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh
  8. 8Time is money
    Waktu adalah uang
  9. 9Strike while the iron is hot
    Menimba air di keramba
  10. 10A frog in a well (narrow-minded)
    Seperti katak dalam tempurung
  11. 11Don't count your chickens before they hatch
    Jangan menghitung anak ayam sebelum menetas
  12. 12Two heads are better than one
    Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing
  13. 13There's no smoke without fire
    Tak ada asap tanpa api
  14. 14Little by little
    Sedikit demi sedikit, lama-lama menjadi bukit (lit: little by little becomes a hill)
  15. 15Birds of a feather flock together
    Burung sama burung, besi dengan besi
  16. 16Where there's a will, there's a way
    Ada kemauan, ada jalan
  17. 17The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
    Buah jatuh tidak jauh dari pohonnya
  18. 18Like father, like son
    Air cucuran atap jatuhnya ke pelimbahan juga
  19. 19Better late than never
    Terlambat lebih baik daripada tidak sama sekali
  20. 20You reap what you sow
    Siapa yang menabur, dia yang menuai
  21. 21Once bitten, twice shy
    Sekali terkena, selamanya takut
  22. 22Still waters run deep
    Air tenang menghanyutkan
  23. 23To add fuel to the fire
    Menambah minyak ke api
  24. 24To cry over spilled milk
    Menangisi susu yang tumpah
  25. 25To kill two birds with one stone
    Sekali dayung, dua tiga pulau terlampaui
  26. 26To beat around the bush
    Berputar-putar
  27. 27To turn a blind eye
    Menutup mata / Pura-pura tidak tahu
  28. 28To have a big mouth
    Mulut besar
  29. 29To be in the same boat
    Senasib sepenanggungan
  30. 30To get cold feet
    Kaki dingin / Kehilangan keberanian

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