Indonesian idioms

7 curated idioms words at A1 / A2 / B1 levels. Pronunciation, example sentence, and teacher's notes on the trickier ones.

• makan hati — eat one's heart out (to suffer silently) /MAH-kahn HAH-tee/
• gigit jari — bite one's finger (regret missing out) /GEE-geet JAH-ree/
• buah tangan — souvenir / hand-fruit /BOO-ah TAH-ngahn/
• kepala dingin — cool head (calm) /keh-PAH-lah DEE-ngeen/
• panjang tangan — long hand (thief) /PAHN-jahng TAH-ngahn/
• muka tembok — thick-skinned (no shame) /MOO-kah TEHM-bohk/
• naik darah — to get angry (rise of blood) /nah-EEK DAH-rah/