to [have] another thing coming

to say that someone's opinion or judgment is completely wrong

salah besar, bakal kaget sendiri

salah besar, bakal kaget sendiri

Ex: If you think this project will be easy, you have another thing coming when you face the challenges ahead. 
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to [beat|bang|hit] {one's} head against (a|the) (brick|) wall

to repeatedly try to do or achieve something without success

berusaha sia-sia, membuang tenaga percuma

berusaha sia-sia, membuang tenaga percuma

Ex: I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall with this problem. 
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come to think (of|about) it

used to introduce a thought or realization that occurred to one during a conversation

kalau dipikir-pikir, setelah dipikirkan

kalau dipikir-pikir, setelah dipikirkan

Ex: Come to think of it, I haven't seen Sarah at the office for a few days. 
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in {one's} shoes

in a similar or identical situation to someone else, particularly a difficult or unpleasant one

di posisinya, dalam keadaannya

di posisinya, dalam keadaannya

Ex: I wouldn't know what to do in her shoes. 
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[let] {sb} have it

to violently criticize or punish a person over what they did or said

memarahi habis-habisan, mengomeli habis-habisan

memarahi habis-habisan, mengomeli habis-habisan

Ex: Upset with the repeated mistakes, the manager finally let the employee have it during the performance review. 
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to [give] it to {sb} straight

to directly tell a person a fact, usually one that is unpleasant

mengatakannya terus terang, bicara apa adanya

mengatakannya terus terang, bicara apa adanya

Ex: I appreciate when my friends give it to me straight and offer their honest opinions, even if it's not what I want to hear. 
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to [nip] {sth} in the bud

to immediately prevent something, particularly something problematic, before it has time to develop

menghentikan sejak awal, mencegah sebelum berkembang

menghentikan sejak awal, mencegah sebelum berkembang

Ex: The teacher nipped the bullying in the bud before it spread through the class. 
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to [take] {sth} in stride

to calmly cope with something that is difficult or disturbing

menghadapinya dengan tenang, tidak terlalu terguncang

menghadapinya dengan tenang, tidak terlalu terguncang

Ex: She took the bad news in stride and started looking for a solution. 
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to [let] {sth} slide

to intentionally not take action or not address an issue or problem, especially when one should have, often resulting in a negative consequence

Ex: He noticed the mistake but decided to let it slide. 
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to [take] {sth} lying down

to suffer or endure something unfair without ever complaining or protesting

Ex: He can't treat you like that! Surely you're not going to take that lying down! 
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out of the question

not allowed or possible

tidak mungkin, tidak boleh sama sekali

tidak mungkin, tidak boleh sama sekali

Ex: A pay cut is out of the question after all the extra hours we worked. 
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to [turn] over a new leaf

to make changes to one's behavior or mindset in order to become a better and more responsible person

membuka lembaran baru, berubah menjadi lebih baik

membuka lembaran baru, berubah menjadi lebih baik

Ex: Apparently he's turned over a new leaf and he's not smoking any more. 
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