Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
strike while the iron is hot
Malay translation:
menggunakan peluang dengan segera
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Nasima Sarwar
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English term
strike while the iron is hot
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menggunakan peluang dengan segera
menggunakan peluang dengan segera / bertindak ketika keadaan masih baik
make use of an opportunity immediately / act while conditions are favourable
Ref: Oxford Fajar Adv Dict
make use of an opportunity immediately / act while conditions are favourable
Ref: Oxford Fajar Adv Dict
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malaybuddy
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membuat sesuatu apabila tiba masanya
to do something when the time is ripe.
the time is ripe = "sudah tiba masanya; sudah sampai masanya" (Ref. KIMD, p. 1356)
the time is ripe = "sudah tiba masanya; sudah sampai masanya" (Ref. KIMD, p. 1356)
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Hari ini terlebih baik daripada besok
The Malay peribahasa "Hari ini terlebih baik daripada besok" whhich means "Yang dapat diusahakan hari ini janganlah ditangguhkan sampai besok" ie what you can do today do not procrastinate till tomorrow, is a most apt BM equivalent for the source term.
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kualalumpur
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Capailah peluang sementara ada
The proverb means to take advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
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