English Idiom: Idiom Tentang Kesedihan

Saat bicara soal perasaan, kita tidak mungkin menghindari atau menyingkirkan hal-hal yang berhubungan dengan kesedihan. Pun seringkali kita akan menggunakan idiom untuk mengekspresikan perasaan tersebut.

Dalam tulisan kali ini, kami akan membahas bagaimana cara mengekspresikan kesedihan dengan menggunakan idiom dalam bahasa Inggris. Berikut beberapa di antaranya yang mungkin dapat mewakili untuk mengungkapkan perasaan Anda.

1. Cry one’s eyes out

Menangis menderu dalam kurun waktu yang lama.

Grandma was fine and mom was still talking to her yesterday. But when she suddenly got a heart attack and passed last night, mom cried her eyes out and wouldn’t leave grandma’s side for hours.

2. Tug at the heartstrings

Perasaan amat sedih atau kasihan.

Her abuse story tugs at the heartstrings of the audience. They sympathize with what she’s been through and feel like they should help one way or another.

3. Go to pieces

Mengalami kekalutan batin atau emosi.

It’s normal if somebody goes to pieces when their closed ones died. We’ve all been there or will be in the same position one day.

4. To be out of sorts

Merasa agak sedih.

The news made him a little bit out of sorts, so he decided to just stay home and write down his feelings.

5. Heartbroken

Merujuk pada kesedihan saat putus cinta, serasa seperti hati yang patah.

He’s so heartbroken after she left him to marry another guy. He literally wouldn’t eat for a few days after the day she got married.

6. To have the blues

Warna biru memang identik dengan kesedihan, mood yang buruk, hingga tertekan. Sehingga idiom ini merujuk pada seseorang yang sedang merasa sedih.

Jean has the blues for those orphan kids. She feels like she can do something to help them, or at least make them feel better, but she doesn’t really know where to begin.

7. Open old wounds

Mengingat kembali hal-hal, kejadian, bahkan pertengkaran di masa lalu yang membuat sedih.

Ben doesn’t want to talk about what happened that night because he doesn’t want to open old wounds.

8. Down in the mouth

Merujuk pada seseorang yang nampak sedih atau sedang mengekspresikan kesedihan. Sudut-sudut mulut seseorang yang sedih biasanya akan menekuk turun.

What’s wrong? You look down in the mouth. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?

9. Groan inwardly

Keinginan untuk mengekspresikan kekecewan, ketidaksetujuan, atau kesedihan tetapi justru memilih untuk diam.

Mom groans inwardly every time dad puts his wet towel on their bed.

10. Grin and bear it

Menerima segala sesuatu, terutama situasi yang sulit, karena memang tidak ada cara lain.

Having been rejected multiple times by job recruiters, he learns to grin and bear it and won’t let it bothers him so much anymore. He believes he will find a suitable job soon.

11. Sadder but wise

Hal yang menyedihkan, tetapi sekaligus memberi pengetahuan dan pengalaman.

The whole shenanigan was sadder but wise for me. I’ve learned to be carefull and think first the next time I open my mouth.

12. Down in the dumps

Merasa amat sedih, suram, dan tertekan.

Denny has been down in the dumps since his last thesis proposal was rejected by his professor.

13. Sinking feeling

Merasa sangat tidak nyaman, khawatir, gelisah, atau terganggu akan sesuatu.

I always get that inking feeling when the phone rings in the middle of the night. It rarely happens, but when it does, I worry it would bear bad news.

14. Bear the brunt

Merujuk pada seseorang yang paling menderita saat suatu hal buruk atau tidak menyenangkan terjadi.

When his alcoholic husband comes home at night after getting drunk, she has to bear the brunt of his rudeness and abusive behaviors.

15. Reduce to tears

Merujuk pada sesuatu yang membuat seseorang sedih hingga menangis.

Patrick Ness’ book called A Monster Calls is one of those books that will reduce anybody to tears, no matter how old they are.

16. Lump in one’s throat

Merasa amat sedih akan sesuatu (bisa dari kejadian atau pengalaman pribadi, bisa karena film, lagu, atau buku) sehingga serasa seperti ada gumpalan di tenggorokan yang menghalangi untuk bersuara dan justru serasa ingin menangis.

I feel like there’s a lump in my throat every time the scene comes up. I can never understand why they can’t just be together at the very end of the movie?

17. Face like a wet weekend

Nampak sedih. Mengalami sesuatu yang membuat seseorang merasa sedih atau tertekan. Idiom ini hanya ditemukan di UK.

You have a face like a wet weekend. Tell me, what’s wrong?

18. One’s heart sinks

Hati yang “tenggelam” merujuk pada saat-saat di mana seseorang mengetahui hal buruk yang terjadi.

Our heart sank to the deepest ocean when we heard all the passengers in the plane crash died.

Meski kami berharap Anda tidak perlu sering-sering menggunakannya dalam percakapan sehari-hari, semoga daftar idiom tentang kesedihan di atas bermanfaat.