1.
What has many keys but can’t open the single
lock?
a
piano
2.
What tastes better than it smells
A tongue
3.
What has a bottom at the top?
legs
4.
I am odd number, take away a letter and I become
even. What number am i?
sevent
5.
What goes through cities, but never moves?
A road
6.
During which month do people sleep least?
February
7.
What has hand but can’t clap?
A clock
8.
What has eye but can’t see?
A needle
9.
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A towel
10.
What is the end of rain bow
W
11.
If you have me you want to share me, you haven’t
got me what am i?
secret
1. Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use
it?
Answer: An egg
Answer: An egg
2. Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short
when I’m old. What am I?
Answer: A candle
Answer: A candle
3. Riddle: What month of the year has 28 days?
Answer: All of them
Answer: All of them
4. Riddle: What is full of holes but still holds
water?
Answer: A sponge
Answer: A sponge
5. Riddle: What question can you never answer yes to?
Answer: Are you asleep yet?
Answer: Are you asleep yet?
6. Riddle: What is always in front of you but can’t
be seen?
Answer: The future
Answer: The future
7. Riddle: There’s a one-story house in which
everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color
are the stairs?
Answer: There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
Answer: There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
8. Riddle. What can you break, even if you never pick
it up or touch it?
Answer: A promise
Answer: A promise
9. Riddle: What goes up but never comes down?
Answer: Your age
Answer: Your age
10. Riddle: A man who was outside in the rain without
an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
Answer: He was bald.
Answer: He was bald.
11. Riddle: What gets wet while drying?
Answer: A towel
Answer: A towel
12. Riddle: What can you keep after
giving to someone?
Answer: Your word
Answer: Your word
13. Riddle: I shave every day, but my beard stays the
same. What am I?
Answer: A barber
Answer: A barber
14. Riddle: You see a boat filled with people, yet there
isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
Answer: All the people on the boat are married.
Answer: All the people on the boat are married.
15. Riddle: You walk into a room that contains a
match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
Answer: The match
Answer: The match
16. Riddle: A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday.
How is this possible?
Answer: He was born on February 29.
Answer: He was born on February 29.
17. Riddle: I have branches, but no
fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
Answer: A bank
Answer: A bank
18. Riddle: What can’t talk but will reply when spoken
to?
Answer: An echo
Answer: An echo
19. Riddle: The more of this there is, the less you
see. What is it?
Answer: Darkness
Answer: Darkness
Riddles
for Kids
20. Riddle: David’s parents have three sons: Snap,
Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
Answer: David
Answer: David
21. Riddle: I follow you all the time and copy your
every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Answer: Your shadow
Answer: Your shadow
22. Riddle: What has many keys but can’t open a single
lock?
Answer: A piano
Answer: A piano
23. Riddle: What can you hold in your
left hand but not in your right?
Answer: Your right elbow
Answer: Your right elbow
24. Riddle: What is black when it’s
clean and white when it’s dirty?
Answer: A chalkboard
Answer: A chalkboard
25. Riddle: What gets bigger when more is taken away?
Answer: A hole
Answer: A hole
26. Riddle: I’m light as a feather, yet
the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Answer: Your breath
Answer: Your breath
27. Riddle: I’m found in socks, scarves
and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Answer: Yarn
Answer: Yarn
28. Riddle: Where does today come before yesterday?
Answer: The dictionary
Answer: The dictionary
29. Riddle: What invention lets you look right through
a wall?
Answer: A window
Answer: A window
30. Riddle: If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if
you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
Answer: A secret
Answer: A secret
31. Riddle: What can’t be put in a
saucepan?
Answer: It’s lid
Answer: It’s lid
32. Riddle: What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
Answer: A staircase
Answer: A staircase
33. Riddle: If you’re running in a race
and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Answer: Second place
Answer: Second place
34. Riddle: It belongs to you, but
other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Answer: Your name
Answer: Your name
Funny
Riddles
35. Riddle: What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?
Answer: A potato
Answer: A potato
36. Riddle: What has one eye, but can’t see?
Answer: A needle
Answer: A needle
37. Riddle: What has many needles, but doesn’t sew?
Answer: A Christmas tree
Answer: A Christmas tree
38. Riddle: What has hands, but can’t clap?
Answer: A clock
Answer: A clock
39. Riddle: What has legs, but doesn’t walk?
Answer: A table
Answer: A table
40. Riddle: What has one head, one foot and four legs?
Answer: A bed
Answer: A bed
41. Riddle: What can you catch, but not throw?
Answer: A cold
Answer: A cold
42. Riddle: What kind of band never plays music?
Answer: A rubber band
Answer: A rubber band
43. Riddle: What has many teeth, but can’t bite?
Answer: A comb
Answer: A comb
44. Riddle: What is cut on a table, but is never
eaten?
Answer: A deck of cards
Answer: A deck of cards
45. Riddle: What has words, but never speaks?
Answer: A book
Answer: A book
46. Riddle: What runs all around a backyard, yet never
moves?
Answer: A fence
Answer: A fence
47. Riddle: What can travel all around the world
without leaving its corner?
Answer: A stamp
Answer: A stamp
48. Riddle: What has a thumb and four fingers, but is
not a hand?
Answer: A glove
Answer: A glove
49. Riddle: What has a head and a tail but no body?
Answer: A coin
Answer: A coin
50. Riddle: Where does one wall meet the other wall?
Answer: On the corner
Answer: On the corner
51. Riddle: What building has the most stories?
Answer: The library
Answer: The library
52. Riddle: What tastes better than it
smells?
Answer: Your tongue
Answer: Your tongue
53. Riddle: What has 13 hearts, but no
other organs?
Answer: A deck of cards
Answer: A deck of cards
54. Riddle: It stalks the countryside with ears that
can’t hear. What is it?
Answer: Corn
Answer: Corn
55. Riddle: What kind of coat is best
put on wet?
Answer: A coat of paint
Answer: A coat of paint
56. Riddle: What has a bottom at the
top?
Answer: Your legs
Answer: Your legs
57. Riddle: What has four wheels and
flies?
Answer: A garbage truck
Answer: A garbage truck
Math
Riddles
58. Riddle: I am an odd number. Take away a letter and
I become even. What number am I?
Answer: Seven
Answer: Seven
59. Riddle: If two’s company, and three’s a crowd,
what are four and five?
Answer: Nine
Answer: Nine
60. Riddle: What three numbers, none of which is zero,
give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
Answer: One, two and three
Answer: One, two and three
61. Riddle: Mary has four daughters, and each of her
daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Answer: Five—each daughter has the same brother.
Answer: Five—each daughter has the same brother.
62. Riddle: Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton
of feathers?
Answer: Neither—they both weigh a ton.
Answer: Neither—they both weigh a ton.
63. Riddle: Three doctors said that Bill was their
brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually
have?
Answer: None. He has three sisters.
Answer: None. He has three sisters.
64. Riddle: Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet
there are only three people in the car. How?
Answer: They are a grandfather, father and son.
Answer: They are a grandfather, father and son.
65. Riddle: The day before yesterday I was 21, and
next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
Answer: December 31; today is January 1.
Answer: December 31; today is January 1.
66. Riddle: A little girl goes to the store and buys
one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are
left unbroken?
Answer: Three
Answer: Three
67. Riddle: A man describes his daughters, saying,
“They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but
two.” How many daughters does he have?
Answer: Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead
Answer: Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead
68. Riddle: If there are three apples and you take
away two, how many apples do you have?
Answer: You have two apples.
Answer: You have two apples.
69. Riddle: A girl has as many brothers as sisters,
but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers
and sisters are there in the family?
Answer: Four sisters and three brothers
Answer: Four sisters and three brothers
Word
Riddles
70. Riddle: What five-letter word becomes shorter when
you add two letters to it?
Answer: Short
Answer: Short
71. Riddle: What begins with an “e” and
only contains one letter?
Answer: An envelope
Answer: An envelope
72. Riddle: A word I know, six letters it contains,
remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?
Answer: Dozens
Answer: Dozens
73. Riddle: What would you find in the middle of
Toronto?
Answer: The letter “o”
Answer: The letter “o”
74. Riddle: You see me once in June,
twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
Answer: The letter “e”
Answer: The letter “e”
75. Riddle: Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a
house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
Answer: The letter “r”
Answer: The letter “r”
76. Riddle: I am the beginning of everything, the end
of everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What
am I?
Answer: Also the letter “e”
Answer: Also the letter “e”
77. Riddle: What 4-letter word can be
written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to
right?
Answer: NOON
Answer: NOON
78. Riddle: Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not.
What am I?
Answer: The word “not”
Answer: The word “not”
79. Riddle: What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
Answer: Chicago
Answer: Chicago
80. Riddle: I am a word of letters three; add two and
fewer there will be. What word am I?
Answer: Few
Answer: Few
81. Riddle: What word of five letters has one left
when two are removed?
Answer: Stone
Answer: Stone
82. Riddle: What is the end of everything?
Answer: The letter “g”
Answer: The letter “g”
83. Riddle: What word is pronounced the
same if you take away four of its five letters?
Answer: Queue
Answer: Queue
84. Riddle: I am a word that begins with the letter
“i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different
meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?
Answer: Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”)
Answer: Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”)
85. Riddle: What word in the English
language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first
three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while
the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Answer: Heroine
Answer: Heroine
Really
Hard Riddles
86. Riddle: What is so fragile that saying its name
breaks it?
Answer: Silence.
Answer: Silence.
87. Riddle: What can run but never walks, has a mouth
but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
Answer: A river
Answer: A river
88. Riddle: Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog
from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting
wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
Answer: The river was frozen.
Answer: The river was frozen.
89. Riddle: What can fill a room but takes up no
space?
Answer: Light
Answer: Light
90. Riddle: If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give
me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
Answer: A mirror
Answer: A mirror
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91. Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave
behind. What are they?
Answer: Footsteps
Answer: Footsteps
92. Riddle: I turn once, what is out
will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I?
Answer: A key
Answer: A key
93. Riddle: People make me, save me,
change me, raise me. What am I?
Answer: Money
Answer: Money
94. Riddle: What breaks yet never falls, and what
falls yet never breaks?
Answer: Day, and night
Answer: Day, and night
95. Riddle: What goes through cities and fields, but
never moves?
Answer: A road
Answer: A road
96. Riddle: I am always hungry and will die if not
fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Answer: Fire
97. Riddle: The person who makes it has
no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it
can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
Answer: A coffin
Answer: A coffin
98. Riddle: A man looks at a painting in a museum and
says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s
son.” Who is in the painting?
Answer: The man’s son
Answer: The man’s son
99. Riddle: With pointed fangs I sit
and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming
might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
Answer: A stapler
Answer: A stapler
100. Riddle: I have lakes with no water,
mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?
Answer: A map
Answer: A map
101. Riddle: What does man love more than life, hate
more than death or mortal strife; that which contented men desire; the poor
have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men
carry to their graves?
Answer: Nothing
Answer: Nothing
PROVERB KUMOULAN
Berikut beberapa
peribahasa terkenal dalam Bahasa Inggris beserta arti dan maknanya.
- A bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush. (Seekor burung di tangan
berharga seperti dua burung di semak-semak.)
Maknanya: mensyukuri apa
yang dimiliki lebih baik daripada mencari sesuatu yang tidak tentu pasti ada.
- A friend in need is a friend
indeed. (Teman yang ada saat
dibutuhkan adalah sebenar-benarnya teman.)
Maknanya: orang yang
membantu kita saat kita kesusahan adalah teman kita yang sebenarnya.
- A jack of all trade is a master
of none. (Pemimpin semua perdagangan
bukan penguasa apapun.)
Maknanya: orang yang
menguasai segala hal sebenarnya tidak menguasai apapun.
- A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step. (Perjalanan seribu mil
dimulai dari satu langkah.)
Maknanya: pencapaian
besar dimulai dari keberhasilan melakukan satu hal kecil.
- A little learning is dangerous
thing. (Sedikit pengetahuan itu berbahaya.)
Maknanya: untuk memahami
suatu hal harus menggunakan seluruh informasi yang ada, tidak hanya
setengah-setengah.
- A merry heart makes a long
life. (Hati yang gembira membuat umur panjang.)
Maknanya: berbahagia dan
berpikir positif berdampak baik pada kesehatan.
- A penny saved is a Penny
earned. (Uang yang disimpan adalah uang
yang diperoleh.)
Maknanya: kita harus
paham bahwa menabung itu sangat penting.
- A person is known by the
company he keeps. (Seseorang dikenal dari
rekan yang ia miliki.)
Maknanya: seseorang
dinilai dari siapa teman-temannya.
- A poor workman blames his
tools. (Pekerja menyalahkan alat yang digunakannya.)
Maknanya: orang yang
menyalahkan orang atau hal lain atas perbuatan yang dilakukannya.
- A stitch in time saves
nine. (Satu jahitan dalam satu waktu
menyelamatkan sembilan jahitan.)
Maknanya: mengerjakan
banyak hal sedikit demi sedikit lebih baik daripada tidak mengerjakan semuanya
sama sekali.
- Absence makes the heart grows
fonder. (Ketidakhadiran membuat hati
semakin suka.)
Maknanya: hati selalu
merindukan sesuatu hal yang tidak lagi ada.
- Action speak louder than
words. (Tindakan berbicara lebih
lantang daripada kata-kata.)
Maknanya: bertindak akan
lebih bisa membuat perubahan daripada hanya memberikan nasihat untuk berubah.
- Advisers run no risks. (Penasihat
tidak menanggung risiko apapun.)
Maknanya: memberi
nasihat itu lebih mudah daripada melakukannya.
- All that glitters is not gold. (Semua
gemerlap itu bukan emas.)
Maknanya: seseorang
seharusnya tidak boleh menilai orang lain atau sesuatu berdasarkan penampilan
karena penampilan bisa menipu.
- An apple a day keeps the doctor
away. (Sebutir apel setiap hari mencegah dokter
datang.)
Maknanya: melakukan
kebiasaan sehat bisa mencegah penyakit.
- All good things must come to an
end. (Semua hal yang baik pasti akan
berakhir.)
Maknanya: semua hal di
dunia, termasuk hal baik, pasti juga akan berakhir.
- As you sow, so shall you reap. (Yang
kamu tabur adalah apa yang kamu tuai.)
Maknanya: seseorang akan
mendapatkan sesuai dengan yang dikerjakannya.
- Cut your coat according to your
cloth. (Potong mantelmu sesuai dengan
kainmu.)
Maknanya: sesuaikan
pengeluaran dengan pendapatan.
- Discretion is the better part
of valor. (Kebijaksanaan adalah
keberanian yang lebih baik.)
Maknanya: orang yang
memiliki sikap berhati-hati lebih baik daripada orang yang hanya main berani
saja.
- Don’t put all your eggs in one
basket. (Jangan letakkan semua
telurmu dalam satu keranjang.)
Maknanya: selalu miliki
rencana cadangan agar jika satu rencana tidak berhasil, semua usaha tidak
hancur.
- Easy come, easy go. (Mudah
datang, mudah pergi.)
Maknanya: sesuatu hal
yang mudah didapatkan akan dengan mudah hilang.
- Hope for the best, but prepare
for the worst. (Berharaplah untuk yang
terbaik, tetapi bersiaplah untuk hal terburuk.)
Maknanya: selain
berharap akan kebaikan, kita juga harus bersiap karena hal buruk bisa menimpa
sewaktu-waktu.)
- Keep your friends close and
your enemies closer. (Dekati teman-temanmu dan
lebih dekati musuhmu.)
Maknanya: setiap orang
harus berlaku baik dengan teman, apalagi musuh untuk mengetahui apa saja yang
mereka rencanakan.
- Make hay while the sun shines. (Buatlah
tumpukan jerami ketika matahari bersinar.)
Maknanya: kerjakan
sesuatu tepat pada waktunya.
- Old is gold. (Sesuatu
yang lama itu berarti.)
Maknanya: sesuatu yang
telah terjadi akan menjadi pelajaran berarti di saat nanti.
- There’s no such thing as free
lunch. (Tidak ada makan siang yang
gratis.)
Maknanya: sesuatu yang
diberikan secara gratis biasanya akan membawa biaya yang tidak terduga.
- You can’t make an omelet
without breaking a few eggs. (Kamu tidak bisa membuat
omelet tanpa memecah beberapa telur.
Maknanya: kita tidak
akan mendapatkan hal yang kita inginkan tanpa usaha dan pengorbanan.
1. Absence
Makes The Heart Grows Fonder
Jika
kita ditinggalkan seseorang, kita akan merindukannya, bukan? Peribahasa ini
menggambarkan hati yang lebih menginginkan sesuatu saat hal itu tidak ada.
2. The
Early Bird Catches The Worm
Gunakan
peribahasa ini untuk mengingatkanmu atau orang lain bahwa orang yang cepat akan
mendapatkan manfaat. Di bahasa indonesia, peribahasanya adalah ‘siapa cepat dia
dapat’.
3. An
Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
Kesehatan
itu penting. Ingatkan dirimu untuk memiliki kebiasaan sehat dengan peribahasa
ini.
4. Action
Speaks Louder Than Words
Kata-kata
bukan apa-apa jika tidak ada bukti yang menguatkannya. Dalam hal ini, bukti itu
adalah aksi.
5. All
Good Things Must Come To An End
Di
kehidupan, semuanya akan memiliki akhirnya, bahkan hal-hal yang menyenangkan
sekalipun.
6. A
Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step
Tak
akan ada hal yang dicapai jika kamu tidak memulai dari sekarang adalah hal yang
berusaha disampaikan proverb ini.
7. Better
Late Than Never
Penting
untuk tetap melakukan sesuatu daripada mengabaikannya sepenuhnya.
8. Birds
Of The Same Feather Flock Together
Peribahasa
ini menggambarkan orang-orang yang memiliki kesamaan biasanya selalu bergaul
bersama. Apakah teman-temanmu punya kesamaan denganmu?
9. Fortune
Favors The Bold
Untuk
memotivasi dirimu, ingat peribahasa ini. Peribahasa ini mengatakan bahwa
keberuntungan selalu berada di tangan orang yang berani mengambil langkah.
10. Don’t
Judge A Book By It’s Cover
Jangan
mudah menilai orang dari tampilannya, seperti halnya kita menilai buku dari
sampulnya.
11. Don’t
Bite The Hands That Feeds You
Peribahasa
ini menyampaikan bahwa kita harus selalu berterima kasih terhadap orang yang
menjaga atau merawat kita.
12. The
Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence
Pelajaran
penting tentang kecemburuan ada di peribahasa ini. Intinya adalah manusia
selalu membandingkan dirinya dan merasa kurang. Ayo mulai hilangkan pikiran
buruk itu!
13. Too
Many Cooks Spoil The Broth
Kadang
jika terlalu banyak orang yang mengambil alih, pekerjaan akan menjadi buruk.
Kondisi ini digambarkan oleh peribahasa ini.
14. Many
Hands Make Light Work
Dengan
cara kerja sama, semua pekerjaan akan terasa lebih ringan. Peribahasa ini
mengingatkanmu untuk meminta bantuan jika sesuatu terasa lebih berat.
15. Practice
Makes Perfect
Tak
ada orang yang mahir dalam sekali percobaan. Peribahasa ini memberi pelajaran
tentang disiplin dan kesabaran hati dalam melakukan sesuatu dalam jangka waktu
yang lama agar kamu bisa menjadi yang terbaik.
16. Honest
Is The Best Policy
Berbohong
akan selalu merugikanmu walau pada saat ini tidak terlihat. Ingat, kejujuran
adalah hal yang harus kita junjung.
17. Where
There’s A Will There’s A Way
Layaknya
lirik lagu Moulin Rouge ‘no mountain too high no river too’, jika kamu sudah
memiliki tekad untuk melakukan sesuatu,selalu ada cara untuk mendapatkannya.
18. It’s
Better To Be Safe Than Sorry
Kita
harus berhati-hati dalam mengambil langkah dalam hidup karena sebuah langkah
dapat menuju kehancuran. Lebih baik aman daripada menyesali sesuatu.
19. Don’t
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Kadang
orang terlalu meremehkan sesuatu sehingga mereka menyesali mengambil tantangan
itu. Selalu ketahui kemampuanmu sebelum kamu ‘menggigit’ sebuah tantangan.
20. There’s
No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk
Menyesali
hal yang terjadi tidak akan membuat hal itu diperbaiki, bukan? Oleh karena itu
tidak ada gunanya menyesali susu yang tumpah.
21. First
Things First
Peribahasa
ini memiliki makna terdalam untuk mengajari kita agar dapat memprioritaskan hal
yang lebih penting agar penggunaan waktu kita lebih efektif.
22. Blood
Is Thicker Than Water
Peribahasa
ini mengingatkanmu bahwa hubunganmu dengan keluargamulah yang paling penting.
23. A Dog
Is A Man’s Best Friend
Anjing
telah lama menjadi hewan peliharaan dan bahkan diklaim menjadi sahabat manusia.
24. A
Leopard Cannot Change It’s Spot
Sama
halnya dengan manusia yang tidak dapat mengubah karakternya walaupun dia
mencoba dengan sangat keras. Oleh karena itu, kita harus bisa menerimanya.
25. All
Publicity Is Good Publicity
Di
dunia entertainmen khususnya, tidak ada publisitas yang tidak baik karena pada
akhirnya hal itu membuat sang artis lebih terkenal dari sebelumnya.
26. As You
Sow You Shall Reap
Hati-hati,
hal yang kamu lakukan sekarang akan kamu terima balasannya di masa depan.
27. Be
Careful What You Wish For
Jangan
meminta hal yang aneh-aneh karena kamu akan mendapatkannya suatu saat nanti.
28. Barking
Dogs Seldom Bites
1. "TWO WRONGS
DON'T MAKE A RIGHT."
When someone has done
something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.
Ketika seseorang
melakukan sesuatu yang buruk padamu, mencoba membalas dendam hanya akan
memperburuk keadaan.
2. "THE PEN IS
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD."
Trying to convince
people with ideas and words is more effective than trying to force people to do
what you want.
Mencoba meyakinkan orang
dengan ide dan kata-kata lebih efektif daripada mencoba memaksa orang melakukan
apa yang Anda inginkan.
3. "WHEN IN ROME,
DO AS THE ROMANS."
Act the way that the
people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you're
traveling abroad notice that people do things differently than you're used to.
Bertindak seperti yang
dilakukan orang-orang di sekitar Anda. Frasa ini mungkin berguna ketika Anda
bepergian ke luar negeri, perhatikan bahwa orang melakukan sesuatu dengan cara
yang berbeda dari yang biasa Anda lakukan.
4. "THE SQUEAKY
WHEEL GETS THE GREASE."
You can get better
service if you complain about something. If you wait patiently, no one's going
to help you.
Anda bisa mendapatkan
layanan yang lebih baik jika Anda mengeluh tentang sesuatu. Jika Anda menunggu
dengan sabar, tidak ada yang akan membantu Anda.
5. "WHEN THE GOING
GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING."
Strong people don't give
up when they come across challenges. They just work harder.
Orang kuat tidak
menyerah ketika mereka menemukan tantangan. Mereka hanya bekerja lebih keras.
6. "NO MAN IS AN
ISLAND."
You can't live
completely independently. Everyone needs help from other people.
Anda tidak dapat hidup
sepenuhnya mandiri. Setiap orang membutuhkan bantuan dari orang lain.
7. "FORTUNE FAVORS
THE BOLD."
People who bravely go
after what they want are more successful than people who try to live safely.
Orang-orang yang berani
mengejar apa yang mereka inginkan lebih berhasil daripada orang yang mencoba
hidup dengan aman.
8. "PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES."
Don't criticize other
people if you're not perfect yourself.
Jangan mengkritik orang
lain jika Anda sendiri tidak sempurna.
9. "HOPE FOR THE
BEST, BUT PREPARE FOR THE WORST."
Bad things might happen,
so be prepared.
Hal-hal buruk mungkin
terjadi, jadi bersiaplah.
10.
"BETTER LATE THAN NEVER."
It's best to do
something on time. But if you can't do it on time, do it late.
Lebih baik melakukan
sesuatu tepat waktu. Tetapi jika Anda tidak dapat melakukannya tepat waktu,
lakukan terlambat.
11.
"BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER."
People like to spend
time with others who are similar to them.
Orang suka menghabiskan
waktu dengan orang lain yang mirip dengan mereka.
12.
"KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE AND YOUR ENEMIES
CLOSER."
If you have an enemy,
pretend to be friends with them instead of openly fighting with them. That way
you can watch them carefully and figure out what they're planning.
Jika Anda memiliki
musuh, berpura-pura berteman dengan mereka daripada berkelahi secara terbuka
dengan mereka. Dengan cara itu Anda dapat memperhatikan mereka dengan hati-hati
dan mencari tahu apa yang mereka rencanakan.
13.
"A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS."
Pictures convey emotions
and messages better than written or spoken explanations. That's why PhraseMix
has illustrations :)
Gambar menyampaikan
emosi dan pesan lebih baik daripada penjelasan tertulis atau lisan. Itu
sebabnya PhraseMix memiliki ilustrasi :)
14.
"THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH."
Things that are offered
for free always have a hidden cost.
Hal-hal yang ditawarkan
secara gratis selalu memiliki biaya tersembunyi.
15.
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME."
Your own home is the
most comfortable place to be.
Rumahmu sendiri adalah
tempat yang paling nyaman.
16.
"DISCRETION IS THE GREATER PART OF VALOR."
Sometimes it's important
to know when to give up and run away, instead of always acting brave and maybe
getting hurt.
Terkadang penting untuk
mengetahui kapan harus menyerah dan melarikan diri, daripada selalu bertindak
berani dan mungkin terluka.
17.
"THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM."
You should wake up and
start work early if you want to succeed.
Anda harus bangun dan
mulai bekerja lebih awal jika ingin sukses.
18.
"NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH."
If someone offers you a
gift, don't question it.
Jika seseorang
menawarkan Anda hadiah, jangan mempertanyakannya.
19.
"YOU CAN'T MAKE AN OMELET WITHOUT BREAKING A FEW
EGGS."
When you try to do
something great, you'll probably make a few people annoyed or angry. Don't
worry about those people; just focus on the good results.
Ketika Anda mencoba
melakukan sesuatu yang hebat, Anda mungkin akan membuat beberapa orang kesal
atau marah. Jangan khawatir tentang orang-orang itu; fokus saja pada hasil yang
bagus.
20.
"GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES."
Don't just wait for good
things to happen to you. Work hard to achieve your goals.
Jangan hanya menunggu
hal-hal baik terjadi pada Anda. Bekerjalah dengan keras untuk mencapai tujuan
Anda.
21.
"YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT."
Don't whine and complain
if you don't get what you wanted.
Jangan mengeluh dan
mengeluh jika Anda tidak mendapatkan apa yang Anda inginkan.
22.
"CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS."
Be clean. God likes
that.
Bersihkan. Tuhan suka
itu.
23.
"A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS."
If something takes time to
finish, don't watch it too closely because it will seem like it's taking
forever.
Jika ada yang butuh
waktu untuk selesai, jangan terlalu memperhatikannya karena akan terlihat
seperti mengambil selamanya.
24.
"BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS."
If you're asking for a
favor from someone else, you have to take whatever they give you.
Jika Anda meminta
bantuan dari orang lain, Anda harus mengambil apa pun yang mereka berikan
kepada Anda.
25.
"ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS."
Just saying that you'll
do something doesn't mean much. Actually doing it is harder and more
meaningful.
Hanya mengatakan bahwa
kamu akan melakukan sesuatu tidak berarti banyak. Sebenarnya melakukan itu
lebih sulit dan lebih bermakna.
26.
"IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT."
Don't try to improve
something that already works fairly well. You'll probably end up causing new
problems.
Jangan mencoba
memperbaiki sesuatu yang sudah berhasil dengan baik. Anda mungkin akan berakhir
menyebabkan masalah baru.
27.
"PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT."
You have to practice a
skill a lot to become good at it.
Anda harus banyak
berlatih keterampilan untuk menjadi baik dalam hal itu.
28.
"TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH."
When there are too many
people trying to lead and give their opinions, it's confusing and leads to bad
results. Jobs and projects should have one or two strong leaders.
Ketika ada terlalu
banyak orang yang mencoba untuk memimpin dan memberikan pendapat mereka, itu
membingungkan dan mengarah pada hasil yang buruk. Pekerjaan dan proyek harus
memiliki satu atau dua pemimpin yang kuat.
29.
"EASY COME, EASY GO."
When you get money
quickly, like by winning it, it's easy to spend it or lose it quickly as well.
Ketika Anda mendapatkan
uang dengan cepat, seperti dengan memenangkannya, mudah untuk membelanjakannya
atau kehilangannya dengan cepat juga.
30.
"DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU."
If someone's paying you
or helping you out, you have to be careful not to make them angry or say bad
things about them.
Jika seseorang membayar
Anda atau membantu Anda, Anda harus berhati-hati agar tidak membuat mereka
marah atau mengatakan hal-hal buruk tentang mereka.
31.
"ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END."
You can't keep having
good luck or fun forever; eventually it will stop.
Anda tidak bisa terus
memiliki keberuntungan atau kesenangan selamanya; akhirnya akan berhenti.
32.
"IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM."
When you try to change
someone's behavior and it doesn't work, you might have to change instead. For
example, if you're trying to get your classmates to focus on studying but they
want to party, maybe you should just party with them.
Ketika Anda mencoba
mengubah perilaku seseorang dan itu tidak berhasil, Anda mungkin harus
mengubahnya. Misalnya, jika Anda mencoba membuat teman sekelas Anda fokus
belajar tetapi ingin berpesta, mungkin Anda harus berpesta dengannya.
33.
"ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S
TREASURE."
Different people have
different ideas about what's valuable.
Orang yang berbeda
memiliki ide berbeda tentang apa yang berharga.
34.
"THERE'S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT."
If you need to do
something, don't wait until later. Do it now.
Jika Anda perlu
melakukan sesuatu, jangan menunggu sampai nanti. Lakukan sekarang.
35.
"BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER."
Different people have
different ideas about what's beautiful.
Orang yang berbeda
memiliki ide berbeda tentang apa yang indah.
36.
"NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION."
When you're really in
need, you think of creative solutions to your problems.
Ketika Anda benar-benar
membutuhkan, Anda memikirkan solusi kreatif untuk masalah Anda.
37.
"A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED."
Save your money. Saving
money is just like making money.
Simpan uang Anda.
Menyimpan uang sama seperti menghasilkan uang.
38.
"FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT."
When you're around
someone for too long, you get tired of them and annoyed by them.
Ketika Anda berada di
sekitar seseorang terlalu lama, Anda bosan dengan mereka dan terganggu oleh
mereka.
39.
"YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER."
Things sometimes look
different than they really are. A restaurant that looks old and small might
have amazing food, for example.
Kadang-kadang terlihat
berbeda dari yang sebenarnya. Sebuah restoran yang terlihat tua dan kecil
mungkin memiliki makanan yang luar biasa, misalnya.
40.
"GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT."
Be patient. Eventually
something good will happen to you.
Sabar. Akhirnya sesuatu
yang baik akan terjadi pada Anda.
41.
"DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET."
Have a backup plan.
Don't risk all of your money or time in one plan.
Miliki rencana cadangan.
Jangan mempertaruhkan semua uang atau waktu Anda dalam satu rencana.
42.
"TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE."
When two people
cooperate with each other, they come up with better ideas.
Ketika dua orang bekerja
sama satu sama lain, mereka muncul dengan ide-ide yang lebih baik.
43.
"THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HILL."
People tend to want
whatever they don't have.
Orang cenderung
menginginkan apa pun yang tidak mereka miliki.
44.
"DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO
YOU."
Don't do mean things to
people.
Jangan melakukan hal-hal
jahat kepada orang lain.
45.
"A CHAIN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST
LINK."
If one member of a team
doesn't perform well, the whole team will fail.
Jika salah satu anggota
tim tidak berkinerja baik, seluruh tim akan gagal.
46.
"HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY."
Don't lie.
Jangan berbohong.
47.
"ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER."
Sometimes it's good to
be away from your partner, because it makes you want to see each other again.
Terkadang ada baiknya
berada jauh dari pasangan Anda, karena itu membuat Anda ingin bertemu lagi.
48.
"YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T
MAKE HIM DRINK."
If you try to help
someone, but they don't take your advice or offers, give up. You can't force
someone to accept your help.
Jika Anda mencoba
membantu seseorang, tetapi mereka tidak mengambil nasihat atau penawaran Anda,
menyerahlah. Anda tidak dapat memaksa seseorang untuk menerima bantuan Anda.
49.
"DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY
HATCH."
Your plans might not
work out, so don't start thinking about what you'll do after you succeed. Wait
until you've already succeeded, and then you can think about what to do next.
Rencana Anda mungkin
tidak berhasil, jadi jangan mulai berpikir tentang apa yang akan Anda lakukan
setelah Anda berhasil. Tunggu sampai Anda telah berhasil, dan kemudian Anda
dapat memikirkan apa yang harus dilakukan selanjutnya.
50.
"IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT, YOU HAVE TO
DO IT YOURSELF."
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