Idiom Bahasa Inggris yang Sering Dipakai dengan Teman

Idiom bikin bahasa Inggrismu terdengar lebih natural saat ngobrol santai dengan teman. Ingat: idiom punya makna kiasan yang tetap — kamu tidak bisa mengartikannya kata per kata atau mengubah susunannya.

Menyapa dan basa-basi

Idiom	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
break the ice	mencairkan suasana	He told a joke to break the ice at the party.
catch you later	sampai jumpa lagi	I have to go now, catch you later!
what's up?	ada apa? / apa kabar?	Hey, what's up? Long time no see!
for real	sungguhan/serius	Wait, you got the job? For real?
my bad	salahku	Oh, my bad, I forgot to text you back.
no worries	tidak apa-apa/santai saja	No worries, it happens to everyone.

Bereaksi dan setuju

Idiom	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
I'm down	aku setuju/mau ikut	Movie night? I'm down!
sounds like a plan	kedengarannya oke	Meet at 7? Sounds like a plan.
on the same page	sepaham/sepikiran	Good, we're on the same page about the trip.
piece of cake	gampang banget	The test was a piece of cake.
hang in there	tetap semangat/bertahan	I know it's hard, but hang in there.
that's on me	itu traktiranku	Don't worry about the bill, that's on me.
kill two birds with one stone	sekali mendayung dua tiga pulau terlampaui	By biking to work, I kill two birds with one stone — exercise and saving money.

Membicarakan hidup dan keberuntungan

Idiom	Arti	Contoh Kalimat
under the weather	kurang enak badan	I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.
once in a blue moon	jarang sekali	We only meet up once in a blue moon.
cost an arm and a leg	mahal sekali	That new phone costs an arm and a leg.
let the cat out of the bag	membocorkan rahasia	She let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party.
up in the air	belum pasti	Our holiday plans are still up in the air.
out of the blue	tiba-tiba/tanpa diduga	He called me out of the blue after years.
hit the books	belajar dengan giat	I need to hit the books before my exam.

• Contoh percakapan: "I need to hit the books, I'm feeling a bit under the weather too." — "Hang in there, you've got this!"

Kesalahan umum

• ❌ "He broke the literal ice on the table to start the conversation." → ✅ "He broke the ice by telling a funny story." (idiom adalah frasa tetap dengan makna kiasan — jangan diartikan secara harfiah atau diubah katanya)
• ❌ "That's very cost an arm and a leg." → ✅ "That costs an arm and a leg." (idiom mengikuti tata bahasa normal — jangan menambah kata seperti very di tengahnya)
• ❌ "I hit the book yesterday." → ✅ "I hit the books yesterday." (beberapa idiom memakai bentuk jamak yang tetap — hit the books, bukan hit the book)