Pengertian Avoid (Someone/Something) Like The Plague
Avoid something or someone like the plague merupakan idiom (ungkapan Bahasa Inggris) yang berarti “to avoid something or someone completely” (menghindari sesuatu atau seseorang sepenuhnya).
Plague sendiri artinya “a deadly infectious disease” (penyakit infeksi yang mematikan). Frasa ini digunakan pada situasi informal.
Contoh Kalimat Avoid (Someone/Something) Like The Plague dan Artinya
- If I were you, I would avoid it like the plague.
(Jika saya ini kamu, saya akan menghindari itu sepenuhnya.) - I don’t like dogs. I avoid them like the plague.
(Saya tidak suka anjing. Saya menghindarinya sepenuhnya.) - She has been avoiding me like the plague ever since I lent her $1,000.
(Dia telah mengindari saya sepenuhnya sejak saya meminjamkannya $1,000.) - Avoid secondhand smoke like the plague.
(Hindari menjadi perokok pasif sepenuhnya.) - I’m still mad at him, but I think I have to stop avoiding him like the plague.
(Saya masih marah padanya, tapi saya pikir saya harus berhenti menghindarinya seperti penyakit menular mematikan.)
Lihat juga:
- Take for Granted (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
- From the Get-Go (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
- In No Uncertain Terms: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
- Through Thick and Thin (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
- Have/Get Cold Feet (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
References:
- Meaning of “avoid sth like the plague” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/avoid-sth-like-the-plague. Accessed on January 6, 2019.
- Definition of ‘to avoid someone or something like the plague’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-avoid-someone-or-something-like-the-plague. Accessed on January 6, 2019.
- avoid someone/something like the plague – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/avoid-someone-something-like-the-plague. Accessed on January 6, 2019.
- avoid (someone or something) like the plague. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avoid%20(someone%20or%20something)%20like%20the%. Accessed on January 6, 2019.
- avoid like the plague. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/avoid+like+the+plague. Accessed on January 6, 2019.