All Bark And No Bite:

Daftar Idiom Bahasa Inggris When someone is threatening and/or aggressive

Lengkap Dengan Arti but not willing to engage in a fight.
All Greek to me:
Part A Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush: who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the
Having something that is certain is much better Greek languages would be.
than taking a risk for more because chances are All In The Same Boat:
you might lose everything. When everyone is facing the same challenges.
A Blessing In Disguise: An Arm And A Leg:
Something good that isn’t recognized at first. Very expensive. A large amount of money.
A Chip On Your Shoulder: An Axe To Grind:
Being upset about something that happened in the To have a dispute with someone.
past. Apple of My Eye:
A Dime A Dozen: Someone who is cherished above all others.
Anything that is common and easy to get. As High As A Kite:
A Doubting Thomas: Anything that is high up in the sky.
A skeptic who needs physical or personal At The Drop Of A Hat:
evidence in order to believe something. Willing to do something immediately.
A Drop in the Bucket:
A very small part of something big or whole.
A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It’s easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money. Part B
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: Back Seat Driver:
Everyone involved must unify and function People who criticize from the sidelines, much like
together or it will not work out. someone giving unwanted advice from the back
A Leopard Can’t Change His Spots: seat of a vehicle to the driver.
You cannot change who you are. Back To Square One:
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: Having to start all over again.
By not spending money, you are saving money Back To The Drawing Board:
(little by little). When an attempt fails and it’s time to start all over.
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: Baker’s Dozen:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than Thirteen.
words. Barking Up The Wrong Tree:
A Piece of Cake: A mistake made in something you are trying to
A task that can be accomplished very easily. achieve.
A Slap on the Wrist: Beat A Dead Horse:
A very mild punishment. To force an issue that has already ended.
A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: Beating Around The Bush:
When you are mistreated the same way you Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly
mistreat others. about the issue.
A Toss-Up: Bend Over Backwards:
A result that is still unclear and can go either way. Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: anything.
It’s better to actually do something than just talk Between A Rock And A Hard Place:
about it. Stuck between two very bad options.
Add Fuel To The Fire: Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
Whenever something is done to make a bad To take on a task that is a way to big.
situation even worse than it is. Bite Your Tongue:
Against The Clock: To avoid talking.
Rushed and short on time. Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.

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Blue Moon: Dark Horse:
A rare event or occurrence. One who was previously unknown and is now
Break A Leg: prominent.
A superstitious way to say ‘good luck’ without Dead Ringer:
saying ‘good luck’, but rather the opposite. 100% identical. A duplicate.
Buy A Lemon: Devil’s Advocate:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives Someone who takes a position for the sake of
problems or stops running after you drive it away. argument without believing in that particular side of
the argument. It can also mean one who presents
a counter-argument for a position they do believe
in, to another debater.
Part C Dog Days of Summer:
Can’t Cut The Mustard : The hottest days of the summer season.
Someone who isn’t adequate enough to compete Don’t count your chickens before they hatch:
or participate. Don’t rely on it until you’re sure of it.
Cast Iron Stomach: Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth:
Someone who has no problems, complications or When someone gives you a gift, don’t be
ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything. ungrateful.
Charley Horse: Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket:
Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp. Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
Chew someone out: Doozy:
Verbally scold someone. Something outstanding.
Chip on his Shoulder: Down To The Wire:
Angry today about something that occurred in the Something that ends at the last minute or last few
past. seconds.
Chow Down: Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures:
To eat. When you are extremely desperate you need to
Close but no Cigar: take extremely desperate actions.
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but Drink like a fish:
fall short. To drink very heavily.
Come Hell Or High Water: Drive someone up the wall:
Any difficult situation or obstacle. To irritate and/or annoy very much.
Crack Someone Up: Dropping Like Flies:
To make someone laugh. A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
Cross Your Fingers: Dry Run:
To hope that something happens the way you Rehearsal.
want it to.
Cry Over Spilt Milk:
When you complain about a loss from the past.
Cry Wolf: Part E
Intentionally raise a false alarm. Eighty-Six:
Cup Of Joe: A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom
A cup of coffee. can also mean, to throw away.
Curiosity Killed The Cat: Elvis has left the building:
Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous The show has come to an end. It’s all over.
situation. Ethnic Cleansing:
Cut to the Chase: The killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on
Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get a massive scale.
to the point. Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better
days.

Part D
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Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Funny Farm:
Almost everything and anything has been A mental institutional facility.
included.
Excuse my French:
Please forgive me for cussing.
Cock and Bull Story: Part G
An unbelievable tale. Get Down to Brass Tacks:
Cock and Bull Story: To become serious about something.
An unbelievable tale. Get Over It:
To move beyond something that is bothering you.
Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed:
Someone who is having a horrible day.
Part F Get Your Walking Papers:
Feeding Frenzy: Get fired from a job.
An aggressive attack on someone by a group. Give Him The Slip:
Field Day: To get away from. To escape.
An enjoyable day or circumstance. Go Down Like A Lead Balloon:
Finding Your Feet: To be received badly by an audience.
To become more comfortable in whatever you are Go For Broke:
doing. To gamble everything you have.
Finger-Lickin’ good: Go Out On A Limb:
A very tasty food or meal. Put yourself in a tough position in order to support
Fixed In Your Ways: someone/something.
Not willing or wanting to change from your normal Go The Extra Mile:
way of doing something. Going above and beyond whatever is required for
Flash In The Pan: the task at hand.
Something that shows potential or looks promising Good Samaritan:
in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the Someone who helps others when they are in need,
end. with no discussion for compensation, and no
Flea Market: thought of a reward.
A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy Graveyard Shift:
and sell inexpensive goods. Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am.
Flesh and Blood: The time of the day when most other people are
This idiom can mean a living material of which sleeping.
people are made of, or it can refer to someone’s Great Minds Think Alike:
family. Intelligent people think like each other.
Flip The Bird: Green Room:
To raise your middle finger at someone. The waiting room, especially for those who are
Foam at the Mouth: about to go on a tv or radio show.
To be enraged and show it. Gut Feeling:
Fools’ Gold: A personal intuition you get, especially when feel
Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real something may not be right.
gold.
French Kiss:
An open mouth kiss where tongues touch.
From Rags To Riches: Part H
To go from being very poor to being very wealthy. Haste Makes Waste:
Fuddy-duddy: Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.
An old-fashioned and foolish type of person. Hat Trick:
Full Monty: When one player scores three goals in the same
This idiom can mean either, “the whole thing” or hockey game. This idiom can also mean three
“completely nude”. scores in any other sport, such as 3 home runs, 3
touchdowns, 3 soccer goals, etc.
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Have an Axe to Grind: It Takes Two To Tango:
To have a dispute with someone. A two person conflict where both people are at
He Lost His Head: fault.
Angry and overcome by emotions. It’s A Small World:
Head Over Heels: You frequently see the same people in different
Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love. places.
Hell in a Handbasket: Its Anyone’s Call:
Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster. A competition where the outcome is difficult to
High Five: judge or predict.
Slapping palms above each other heads as Ivy League:
celebration gesture. Since 1954 the Ivy League has been the following
High on the Hog: universities: Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth,
Living in Luxury. Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Harvard.
Hit The Books:
To study, especially for a test or exam.
Hit The Hay:
Go to bed or go to sleep. Part J
Hit The Nail on the Head: Jaywalk:
Do something exactly right or say something Crossing the street (from the middle) without using
exactly right. the crosswalk.
Hit The Sack: Joshing Me:
Go to bed or go to sleep. Tricking me.
Hocus Pocus:
In general, a term used in magic or trickery.
Hold Your Horses:
Be patient. Part K
Keep An Eye On Him:
You should carefully watch him.
Keep body and soul together:
Part I To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to
Icing On The Cake: keep yourself alive.
When you already have it good and get something Keep your chin up:
on top of what you already have. To remain joyful in a tough situation.
Idle Hands Are The Devil’s Tools: Kick The Bucket:
You are more likely to get in trouble if you have Die.
nothing to do. Kitty-corner:
If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another: Diagonally across. Sometimes called Catty-Corner
When one thing goes wrong, then another, and as well.
another… Knee Jerk Reaction:
In Like Flynn: A quick and automatic response.
To be easily successful, especially when sexual or Knock On Wood:
romantic. Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some
In The Bag: bad luck.
To have something secured. Know the Ropes:
In The Buff: To understand the details.
Nude.
In The Heat Of The Moment:
Overwhelmed by what is happening at the
moment. Part L
In Your Face: Last but not least:
An aggressive and bold confrontation. An introduction phrase to let the audience know
that the last person mentioned is no less important
than those introduced before him/her.
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Lend Me Your Ear: Not Playing With a Full Deck:
To politely ask for someone’s full attention. Someone who lacks intelligence.
Let Bygones Be Bygones:
To forget about a disagreement or argument.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie:
To avoid restarting a conflict. Part O
Let The Cat Out Of The Bag: Off On The Wrong Foot:
To share a secret that wasn’t supposed to be Getting a bad start on a relationship or task.
shared. Off The Hook:
Level playing field: No longer have to deal with a tough situation.
A fair competition where no side has an Off the Record:
advantage. Something said in confidence that the one
Like a chicken with its head cut off: speaking doesn’t want to be attributed to him/her.
To act in a frenzied manner. On Pins And Needles:
Liquor someone up: Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipation of
To get someone drunk. something.
Long in the Tooth: On The Fence:
Old people (or horses). Undecided.
Loose Cannon: On The Same Page:
Someone who is unpredictable and can cause When multiple people all agree on the same thing.
damage if not kept in check. Out Of The Blue:
Something that suddenly and unexpectedly
occurs.
Out On A Limb:
Part M When someone puts themselves in a risky
Make No Bones About: situation.
To state a fact so there are no doubts or Out On The Town:
objections. To enjoy yourself by going out.
Method To My Madness: Over My Dead Body:
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless When you absolutely will not allow something to
but in the end are done for a good reason. happen.
Mumbo Jumbo: Over the Top:
Nonsense or meaningless speech. Very excessive.
Mum’s the word:
To keep quiet. To say nothing.

Part P
Pass The Buck:
Part N Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else.
Nest Egg: Pedal to the metal:
Savings set aside for future use. To go full speed, especially while driving a vehicle.
Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You: Peeping Tom:
Don’t hurt anyone that helps you. Someone who observes people in the nude or
New kid on the block: sexually active people, mainly for his own
Someone new to the group or area. gratification.
New York Minute: Pick up your ears:
A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in To listen very carefully.
a fast-paced environment. Pig In A Poke:
No Dice: A deal that is made without first examining it.
To not agree. To not accept a proposition. Pig Out :
No Room to Swing a Cat: To eat a lot and eat it quickly.
An unusually small or confined space. Pipe Down:
To shut-up or be quiet.
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Practice Makes Perfect: Skid Row:
By constantly practicing, you will become better. The rundown area of a city where the homeless
Pull the plug: and drug users live.
To stop something. To bring something to an end. Smell A Rat:
Pulling Your Leg: To detect someone in the group is betraying the
Tricking someone as a joke. others.
Put a sock in it: Smell Something Fishy:
To tell a noisy person or a group to be quiet. Detecting that something isn’t right and there might
be a reason for it.
Son of a Gun:
A scamp.
Part Q Southpaw:
Queer the pitch: Someone who is left-handed.
Destroy or ruin a plan. Spitting Image:
The exact likeness or kind.
Start From Scratch:
To do it all over again from the beginning.
Part R
Raincheck:
An offer or deal that is declined right now but
willing to accept later. Part T
Raining Cats and Dogs: The Ball Is In Your Court:
A very loud and noisy rain storm. It is your decision this time.
Ring Fencing: The Best Of Both Worlds:
Separated usual judgment to guarantee protection, There are two choices and you have them both.
especially project funds. The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall:
Rise and Shine: While the bigger and stronger opponent might be a
Time to get out of bed and get ready for lot more difficult to beat, when you do they suffer a
work/school. much bigger loss.
Rome Was Not Built In One Day: The Last Straw:
If you want something to be completed properly, When one small burden after another creates an
then it’s going to take time. unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small
Rule Of Thumb: burden that one can take.
A rough estimate. The Whole Nine Yards:
Run out of steam: Everything. All of it.
To be completely out of energy. Third times a charm:
After no success the first two times, the third try is
a lucky one.
Tie the knot:
Part S To get married.
Saved By The Bell: Til the cows come home:
Saved at the last possible moment. A long time.
Scapegoat: To Make A Long Story Short:
Someone else who takes the blame. Something someone would say during a long and
Scot-free: boring story in order to keep his/her audience from
To escape and not have to pay. losing attention. Usually, the story isn’t shortened.
Sick As A Dog: To Steal Someone’s Thunder:
To be very sick (with the flu or a cold). To take the credit for something someone else did.
Sitting Shotgun: Tongue-in-cheek:
Riding in the front passenger seat of a car. humor, not to be taken seriously.
Sixth Sense: Turn A Blind Eye:
A paranormal sense that allows you to Refuse to acknowledge something you know is
communicate with the dead. real or legit.
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Twenty-three skidoo:
To be turned away.
Part Y
You Are What You Eat:
In order to stay healthy, you must eat healthy
Part U foods.
Under the weather: You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover:
Feeling ill or sick. Decisions shouldn’t be made primarily on
Up a blind alley: appearance.
Going down a course of action that leads to a bad You Can’t Take it With You:
outcome. Enjoy what you have and not what you don’t have
Use Your Loaf: since when you die you cannot take things (such
Use your head. Think smart. as money) with you.
Your Guess Is As Good As Mine:
I have no idea.

Part V
Van Gogh’s ear for music:
Tone deaf. Part Z
Variety Is The Spice Of Life: Zero Tolerance:
The more experiences you try the more exciting No crime or law-breaking big or small will be
life can be. overlooked.

Part W
Wag the Dog:
A diversion away from something of greater
importance.
Water Under The Bridge:
Anything from the past that isn’t significant or
important anymore.
Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve:
To openly and freely express your emotions.
When It Rains, It Pours:
Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge
storm.
When Pigs Fly :
Something that will never ever happen.
Wild and Woolly:
Uncultured and without laws.
Wine and Dine:
When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.
Without A Doubt:
For certain.

Part X
X marks the spot:
A phrase that is said when someone finds
something he/she has been looking for.