Appendix

Common Idioms

Idiom ko Eļaptata Kōjerbali

Idiom ko rej naan ko me ko aer roktak jān kajjojo naan ak naan ko ippān doon. Jen lale naan in “piece of cake.” Eļan̄n̄e ij ba, “I want a piece of cake,” meļeļein bwe ikōņaan kōm̧aolaļ. Ak eļan̄n̄e ij ba, “Learning English with EnglishConnect is a piece of cake,” meļeļe eo aō bwe ekkatak kajin Pālle ippān EnglishConnect epidodo. Idiom eo “piece of cake” meļeļein “pidodo.”

Kōjerbali idiom ko ej juon wāween kōnono eo me ej kōm̧m̧an am̧ kōnono āinwōt juon armej an kajin eo. Idiom ko rej kōm̧m̧ani pija ko ilo bōrar im letok n̄an kōj jet en̄jake ko. Ilo kajin Pālle, n̄e aolep rej pād ilo ejja jekjek eo wōt, jej ba, “We’re all in the same boat.” Menin ej kōm̧m̧ane juon pija in armej ro rej jerbal ippān doon ilo juon booj n̄an etal n̄an juon jikin. Ba, “We’re all in the same boat” ej ejaake juon en̄jake jān jukjukinpād eo im meļeļe.

Jeļā im kōjerbale idiom ko ej juon men eo ekalimomo! Ijin ilaļ ej juon laajrak in idiom ko eļaptata kōjerbali ilo kajin Pālle.

Ewi wāween ekkatak idiom ko:

1. Lale idiom ko. Katak meļeļe eo im waanjon̄ak eo.

2. Ļōmņak kōn idiom ko āinwōt juon ilo kajin eo am̧.

3. Ļōmņak kōn wāween ko n̄an kōjerbali idiom eo.

4. Je jentōj ko kōn idiom eo. Kōjerbale ilo ekōnono ko.

5. Kile idiom ko ilo am̧ riit ak ron̄jake ilo kajin Pālle.

Idiom	Meļeļe eo	Waanjon̄o̧k
Idiom a piece of cake	Meļeļe eo epidodo	Waanjon̄o̧k That test was a piece of cake!
Idiom a blessing in disguise	Meļeļe eo juon men em̧m̧an enaaj āinwōt enana ilo jinoin	Waanjon̄o̧k She lost her job, but it was a blessing in disguise. She found a better job.
Idiom all in the same boat	Meļeļe eo aolep rej pād ilo juon wōt jekjek	Waanjon̄o̧k Nobody can leave this room. We’re all in the same boat.
Idiom barking up the wrong tree	Meļeļe eo kajjieon̄ bōk juon men ak kōm̧m̧ane ilo juon wāween me ebōd.	Waanjon̄o̧k If you think I’m going to loan you more money, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
Idiom better late than never	Meļeļe eo em̧m̧anļo̧k n̄e ej rum̧wij an waļo̧k jān an jab waļo̧k.	Waanjon̄o̧k A: He didn’t repay the money until last week. B: That’s okay. Better late than never.
Idiom birds of a feather flock together	Meļeļe eo armej kōn ejja kadkad kein, m̧wil kein, itok limo kein, ak nōm̧ak kein emakijkij aer ippān doon ilo kūrub	Waanjon̄o̧k I was right that Paul and Ben would get along. Birds of a feather flock together.
Idiom no use crying over spilled milk	Meļeļe eo ejjab jipan̄ n̄an inepata ak reilikļo̧k n̄an men ko rekar bōd me rejjab maron̄ oktak	Waanjon̄o̧k We can’t get the money back, so let’s make a new plan. It’s no use crying over spilled milk.
Idiom don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched	Meļeļe eo kwojjab jeļā bwe juon men renaaj waļo̧k, bwe kwojjab aikuj kar karōke	Waanjon̄o̧k A: I will probably get a raise soon, so I bought a new bed! B: Well, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. You might not get the raise.
Idiom get all your ducks in a row	Meļeļe eo kōpooje aolep men im pojak n̄an bun̄tōn eo juon	Waanjon̄o̧k We have to get all our ducks in a row before the family comes for a visit. Let’s start cleaning and cooking right now.
Idiom give me a hand	Meļeļe eo jipan̄ eō	Waanjon̄o̧k I can’t lift this sofa on my own. Can you give me a hand?
Idiom hang in there	Meļeļe eo jab ebbweer	Waanjon̄o̧k I know learning English is very difficult. Hang in there.
Idiom it takes two to tango	Meļeļe eo jim̧or armej ro rej bōk koņaer ilo m̧akūtkūt ak bōd rej ribōk bōk eddo in	Waanjon̄o̧k It is partially my fault that we were fighting. It takes two to tango.
Idiom keep an eye on	Meļeļe eo lukkuun lale	Waanjon̄o̧k My son has been misbehaving a lot lately, so please keep an eye on him to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Idiom let the cat out of the bag	Meļeļe eo jatiljek ak jibadbad in kwaļo̧k juon men ettiņo̧	Waanjon̄o̧k I heard that someone let the cat out of the bag, so I might as well tell you myself—I’m pregnant!
Idiom out of the frying pan and into the fire	Meļeļe eo etal jān juon jekjek enana n̄an juon jekjek aaet eļapļo̧k an nana	Waanjon̄o̧k He didn’t like his previous job, so he quit, but now he can’t find a new job. He’s out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Idiom go out on a limb	Meļeļe eo kajjieon̄ e juon men ekauwōtata emaron̄ likūt eok ilo juon jekjek emōjņo̧ ļo̧k	Waanjon̄o̧k I’m going to go out on a limb here and invest some money in this project, even though I don’t know if the project will be successful.
Idiom preaching to the choir	Meļeļe eo kajjieon̄ in kareel armej ro em̧ōj aer errā kadede ippam̧	Waanjon̄o̧k They are already going to vote for him. He’s just preaching to the choir.
Idiom rub salt in the wound	Meļeļe eo kōm̧m̧ane juon jekjek enana ilo am̧ kōm̧m̧an an armej eo en̄jake an ajļo̧k ak kakeememej er kōn bōd eo aer	Waanjon̄o̧k I know I shouldn’t have done it. You don’t have to remind me and rub salt in the wound.
Idiom so far, so good	Meļeļe eo m̧ae iien in, men ko rej em̧m̧an wōt	Waanjon̄o̧k This first month, they haven’t had any problems building the house. So far, so good.
Idiom the straw that broke the camel’s back	Meļeļe eo juon jorrāān edik me eļap bōd ko rej waļo̧k jāne kōnke ej pād ilo jejjo jorrāān ko ilo juon row	Waanjon̄o̧k We had a terrible week. Everything was going wrong. So when we missed the bus, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Idiom you’re pulling my leg	Meļeļe eo kajjieon̄ kōm̧m̧an bwe juon armej eo ej tōmak juon men ebōd ilo juon wāween ikkure; kabwbweik er	Waanjon̄o̧k No, that celebrity isn’t calling me. You’re pulling my leg.

Note

Kakeememej

Rūkkatak ro rej lan̄lōn̄ in ekkatak idiom ko. Erkein jet ļōm̧ņak ko n̄an jipan̄ er ekkatak.

• Kāālet juon idiom juon raan n̄an katakin rūkkatak ro. Kōmeļeļeik meļeļe eo im kōnono kōn waanjon̄ak ko.

• Kōtļo̧k bwe rūkkatak ro ren bōk koņaer kwaļo̧k juon idiom n̄an ro uwaan kūrub eo aer. Remaron̄ kwaļo̧ke juon idiom jān laajrak eo ilōn̄ ak kālet bar juon rej jeļā kake. Kajjojo rūkkatak emaron̄ kwaļo̧k āinwōt ilo kajjojo armej, ak rūkkatak ro remaron̄ kōm̧m̧ane ruo iaan ruo.

• Kajjitōk ippān rūkkatak ro n̄an keidi idiom kein n̄an idiom ko ilo kajin eo am̧ make. N̄an waanjon̄o̧k, leļo̧k naan in rōjan̄ ilo juon jekjek epen, armej ro jān United States rej ba, “Hang in there!” Ta kowaļo̧k ko ewōr ie ejja meļeļe eo an ippān rūkkatak ro ilo kajin eo am̧?