Pengertian In The Dark
In the dark adalah phrase (frasa Bahasa Inggris) yang bermakna “not knowing about something that other people know about” (tidak mengetahui tentang sesuatu yang orang-orang lain ketahui). Frasa ini biasanya diawali verb (kata kerja) “be”, “keep (someone)”, atau “stay”.
Keep someone in the dark about something berarti “to deliberately keep someone uninformed” (dengan sengaja tidak memberitahukan seseorang tentang sesuatu).
Lihat juga:
- in a nutshell
- in all honesty
- in any case (phrase)
- in every way (phrase)
- in front of / opposite
- in no uncertain terms
- in order that / so that
- in order to
- in the slightest
- in the way / on the way
Contoh Kalimat In The Dark dan Artinya
- Can somebody tell me what’s going on, please? I’m in the dark here.
(Dapatkah seseorang memberitahu saya apa yang sedang terjadi? Saya tidak mengerti.) - We were completely in the dark about his plans for the evening.
(Kami sepenuhnya tidak tahu tentang rencana-rencananya untuk malam itu.) - Her ex husband has historically kept her in the dark about his financial problems.
(Mantan suaminya secara historis merahasiakan kepadanya tentang masalah-masalah keuangannya.) - The team decided to keep me in the dark about their plans for the project.
(Tim memutuskan untuk menyembunyikan rencana mereka dari saya untuk proyek tersebut.) - It’s frustrating to be left in the dark when everyone else seems to know what’s going on.
(Sangat membuat frustrasi dibiarkan dalam kegelapan ketika semua orang tampaknya tahu apa yang sedang terjadi.) - The government’s decision was made behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark.
(Keputusan pemerintah dibuat secara tertutup, membuat publik tidak tahu apa-apa.)
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 “be in the dark” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-in-the-dark. Accessed on July 22, 2018.
- be in the dark. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+in+the+dark. Accessed on July 23, 2018.
- in the dark. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/in+the+dark. Accessed on July 23, 2018.
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in the dark (about something) – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/in-the-dark-about-something. Accessed on July 23, 2018.