Pengertian “down the road”
Down the road adalah frasa bahasa Inggris yang bermakna “in the future” (di masa depan). Frasa yang bersifat informal ini digunakan untuk membicarakan tentang masa depan dan apa yang mungkin terjadi. Penggunaannya terutama pada North American English. Alternatif lainnya yaitu: down the line.
Lihat juga:
- let somebody down
- put your foot down
- down in the dumps
- go the extra mile
- be miles away
- a mile a minute
- run a mile
- miles from anywhere
- go the extra mile
- go for a spin
Contoh Kalimat “down the road” dan Artinya
| 1 | A few years down the road, you might be interested in a permanent job. (Beberapa tahun dari sekarang, kamu mungkin tertarik pada pekerjaan tetap.) |
| 2 | I can’t stop thinking about something that’s two years down the road. (Saya tidak bisa berhenti memikirkan tentang sesuatu yang terjadi dua tahun dari sekarang.) |
| 3 | It’s a problem that will arise down the road. (Itu adalah masalah yang akan muncul di masa depan.) |
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- stand your ground (phrase)
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- from/out of nowhere (phrase)
- take something with a grain of salt (phrase)
- the ball is in someone’s court
- string someone along (phrase)
- for good (phrase)
References:
- Meaning of “down the road” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/down-the-road. Accessed on February 5, 2018.
- down the road. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/down+the+road. Accessed on February 5, 2018.
- down the road – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/down-the-road. Accessed on February 5, 2018.
- Meaning of “down the road” – Learner’s Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/down-the-road. Accessed on February 5, 2018.