"Roar"

Hi guys J This time we’ll learn about idioms which can be found in the songs. Hmm, it sounds interesting right? First, let’s us understand what idiom is. From Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, the meaning of idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.

Now, let’s check some idioms in the Katty Perry’s famous song, Roar. Check it out J

 

"Roar"

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready 'cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar

Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...

Ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar

 

 

1.        Bite my tounge/ bite your tounge= to avoid talking = menghindar untuk berbicara

 

2.        Hold my breath/hold your breath= wait for a moment/event to happen

= menunggu sesuatu terjadi

 

3.        Rock the boat = act in a way contrary to tradition or normalcy = melawan arus

 

4.        Stand for nothing/fall for everything= be easily changed = mudah terganti/diganti

 

5.        Hold me down= prevent me from being myself = menghentikanku untuk menjadi diri sendiri

 

6.        Already brushing off the dust/ brush off the dust = forget about the hardships you’ve been through = bangkit dari situasi tersebut

 

7.        Got the eye of tiger/ have the eye of the tiger = be focused on winning and ready for a challenge = fokus untuk menang atau bersiap menghadapi tantangan

 

8.        Walk through the fire= experience severe affliction
*The speaker uses “dance through the fire” instead, to emphasize that she is resilient to the affliction she’s experiencing.* = tabah menghadapi kesusahan yang sedang dialami

 

9.        Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee = act with grace and power

= bertindak dengan anggun dan kuat

 

10.    Earn your stripes= show that you deserve a certain position or rank

= menunjukkan bahwa ia layak mendapatkan posisi tertentu, layak mendapatkan apa yang diperjuangkan.

 

11.    Go from zero to hero= become popular, respected, or fortunate

= menjadi populer dan dihormati

 

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