Enrich Your Vocabulary

• Every cloud has a silver lining = Every troble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud.
- The doctor told Rudy to cheer up when he had measles (penyakit campak).
“Every cloud has a silver lining,” he said.( The doctor tod Rudy that he would
soon be better again).
•Every dog has his day = Everyone will have his chance or turn , everyone is lucky or popular at some time.
-Diana will be able to go to dances like her sister when she grows up. Every dog has his day . ( Diana’s chance to go to dances will come).
•First things first = Other things must wait until the most important and necessary things are done.
- Study your lesson before you go out to play . First things first.(Your lessons are more important and must be done before play)
•For good = Permanently , forever , for always.
- The lost money was one gone for good . ( the never found the lost )
•Or so = About , or a little more.
- The dictionary cost $ 10 or so .(It cost about $10)
•Here goes = I am ready to begin. Said especially before beginning something that takes skill, luck, or courage.
- “Here goes !” said Sianti as she started the test.( I hope I’m lucky and know the answer).
•Name is mud = (you) are in trouble.
- Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we did. ( we won’t like you if you tell the teacher).
•Double – date = to go on double – date, date with another couple.
- Joko and Linda and Ratna and Budi double – date. (They go out on dates together)
•Do dutch = to go for fun together but have each person pay for himself.
- They girl knew her boy friend had a little money , so she offered to go dutch.(She knew herboy friend had a little money , so she offered to pay her way while he paid his).
•Road test = A test to see if you can drive a car
- Supar took the road test and got his driving license ast week.
•Go steady = to go on dates with the same person all the time.
- At first Sinatra and Santi were not serious about each other , but now there are going steady. (now they go to all the dances and parties together , Sinatra does not date other girls and santi does not other boys).
•Play hooky = to stay out of school to play.
- Indrawati is failed in school because she had played hooky so many times during the year. (She often stayed out of school doing nothing during the year)