Pengertian Fresh off the Boat
Fresh off the boat adalah phrase (frasa Bahasa Inggris) yang berarti “newly immigrated, especially without having yet assimilated into the host nation’s culture, language, and behavior” (baru berimigrasi, khususnya belum berasimilasi dengan budaya, bahasa, dan perilaku negara tuan rumah). Frasa ini bersifat informal dan sering dianggap offensive (kasar/menghina).
Lihat juga:
- blow something/someone off
- Come off it!
- hit it off
- no offense
- right off the bat
- from the get-go
- down in the dumps
- down the road
- be the case
- at the end of the day
Contoh Kalimat Fresh off the Boat dan Artinya
- In 1990 We were still fresh off the boat and missed our street food of Sri Lanka.
(Tahun 1990 kamu baru berimigrasi dan merindukan makanan jalanan Sri Lanka.) - Just because she is fresh off the boat doesn’t mean she speaks in broken English.
(Hanya karena dia baru berimigrasi tidak berarti dia berbicara dalam Bahasa Inggris yang buruk.)
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:
- Fresh off the Boat. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fresh+off+the+boat. Accessed on January 23, 2018.
- Fresh off the boat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_off_the_boat. Accessed on January 23, 2018.