mendapat pisang terkubak — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Indonesiacolloquialidiomaticproverbial
  • Literally, 'to receive an upturned/overturned banana'; a concrete image referring to an easily obtained object.

  Examples

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  • Di kebun belakang rumah, saya melihat mendapat pisang terkubak yang jatuh dari pohon dengan mudah.

    In the backyard garden, I saw an upturned banana that fell easily from the tree.

  • Anak-anak senang mendapat pisang terkubak yang bisa mereka ambil tanpa susah payah.

    The children were happy to get overturned bananas that they could take easily.

  • Saat panen, petani sering menemukan mendapat pisang terkubak yang jatuh sebelum dipetik.

    During harvest, farmers often find overturned bananas that fell before being picked.

  • Saya memungut mendapat pisang terkubak di kebun itu untuk dimakan bersama keluarga.

    I picked up overturned bananas in that garden to eat with my family.

• 2.

  Indonesiacolloquialidiomaticproverbial
  • Figuratively, to gain a profit, benefit, or windfall effortlessly or without hard work; to receive an unexpected or easy reward.

  Examples

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  • Dapat proyek besar tanpa usaha keras itu benar-benar seperti mendapat pisang terkubak bagi tim kami.

    Getting a big project without hard work was truly like a windfall for our team.

  • Aku merasa mendapat pisang terkubak ketika warisan tak terduga datang tepat saat aku butuh uang.

    I felt like receiving an unexpected windfall when an unexpected inheritance came right when I needed money.

  • Jangan berharap selalu mendapat pisang terkubak, terkadang kerja keraslah yang menentukan sukses.

    Don't always expect windfalls; sometimes hard work determines success.